Rev. Dr. Mark Davies is available to speak in a variety of settings including churches, universities, and community organizations that have interest in exploring issues related to working for a just, peaceful, participatory, and sustainable society. Topics include:

• Education for Social and Ecological Responsibility
• The Church, Climate Change, and Caring for Creation
• Climate Justice
• Food Ethics
• Medical Ethics
• Social and Ecological Ethics
• Higher Education and Service Learning
• Ethics and Climate Change
• Higher Education and 21st Century Global Challenges
• The Ethics and Philosophy of Personalism
• Martin Luther King, Jr.’s World House Vision

To schedule a presentation with your organization, please contact Dr. Davies at myadavies@gmail.com.

Upcoming Presentations

When Justice and Peace Kiss – July 24, 2022, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC, Norman, OK, USA

The Mutually Reinforcing Relationship Between Social Justice and Ecological Justice – July 31, 2022, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC, Norman, OK, USA

TBA – August 7, 2022, Red River Unitarian Univeralist Church, Denison, TX, USA

TBA – August 14, 2022, Red River Unitarian Univeralist Church, Denison, TX, USA

Fauna – Season of Creation – August 21, 2022, Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

TBA – September 4, 2022, Red River Unitarian Univeralist Church, Denison, TX, USA

TBA – September 18, 2022, Red River Unitarian Univeralist Church, Denison, TX, USA

Recent Presentations

The Power of Humility – July 17, 2022, Red River Unitarian Univeralist Church, Denison, TX, USA

Bringing Ruin to the Poor – July 17, 2022, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC, Norman, OK, USA

Fixing the Road – July 10, 2022, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC, Norman, OK, USA

Being Too Nice – July 3, 2022, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC, Norman, OK, USA

Justice Interconnected – July 3, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA

Fighting the Merchants of Death – June 26, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA

A Rebellious People – June 19, 2022, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

Fighting Theocracy – June 12, 2022,Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Book Discussion Facilitation, The Honk and Hollar Opening Soon, May 24, 2022, Mabel C. Fry Public Library, Yukon, OK, USA

Going Local – May 22, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Pernicious Propaganda – May 15, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

The Importance of Diversity for Human and Ecological Communities – April 24, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Building Resilient Community – April 10, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Democracy in Danger, March 20, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Waging Peace in a Climate of Conflict, March 6, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

The Power of Justice: The Life and Legacy of Desmond Tutu, February 20, 20, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Mindful Peacemaking: The Life and Legacy of Thich Nhat Hanh, February 6, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

The Sin of Nicaea, January 23, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Making the Empire Great Again, January 9, 2022, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Expecting Wild Jesus – December 12, 2021, Weatherford Federated Church, Weatherford, OK, USA.

Justice as Equality of Opportunity – December 5, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

God is Near – November 28, 2021, Weatherford Federated Church, Weatherford, OK, USA.

Intergenerational Justice- November 21, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Searching for Beloved Community in a Global Pandemic – November 14, 2021, Morning Star Center for Spiritual Living, Norman, OK, USA.

The Walking Dead: Ways in Which the Dead Are Among the Living – October 31, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA.

Community Engagement For Social Transformation – October 28, 2021, a global webinar for United Methodist Discipleship Ministries

Recovering Humility – October 17, 2021, Weatherford Federated Church and First Congregational Church of Norman, Weatherford and Norman, OK, USA.

Recovering Humility- October 14, 2021, Chapel Service, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.

“Look for the Helpers” – September 26, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA

“For the Love of All Creation,” September 12, 2021, Mayfair United Methodist Church and Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Searching for Beloved Community in a Global Pandemic,” September 5, 2021, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“No Time for Apathy,” August 1, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA

“Speaking Prophetic Truth to Power” – July 11, 2021, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“Global Methodist Perspectives on Climate Change” – July 8, 2021, Panelist for Webinar, Wesley House Cambridge, Cambridge, England.

“All Persons Are Created Equal” – July 4, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, TX, USA

Repair the World – May 16, 2021, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Red Dirt: Growing Up Okie by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, April 27, 2021, 5:30 p.m., Ada Public Library, Ada OK, USA

“Where Do We Go from Here: Climate Chaos or Ecological Community?” – April 20, 2021, Oklahoma Conference of Churches Earth Day Program, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Saving the Earth and Ourselves Through Food” – April 18, 2021, The Wesley Center at the University of Illinois Urbana Campus, Urbana, Illinois, USA

“Creation Justice and Food Justice” April 18, 2021, The Wesley Center at the University of Illinois Urbana Campus, Urbana, Illinois, USA

“Where Do We Go from Here: Climate Chaos or Ecological Community?” – April 15, 2021, The Fleer Lecture at Central Methodist University, Fayette, MO, USA

“Good Habits: Cultivating Virtue” – April 11, 2021, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

We’re Fracked: The Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing on Water In Oklahoma” – March 27, 2021, Global Water Summit, The Wesley Center at the University Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Climate Chaos or Ecological Community? – March 14, 2021, Morning Star Center for Spiritual Living, Norman, OK, USA

“One of My Favorite Books”: MLK’s Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? – February 2, 2021, Let’s Talk About It Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Responsible Religious Freedom – January 17, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Existentialism in a Time of Existential Threat – December 13, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

What is my Duty? – November 29, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

The Land Ethic and the Importance of Soil – November 15, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Land Sunday – September 13, 2020, Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Is Religion Good? – September 6, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Loving Persons We Don’t Like – August 9, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Truth and Reconciliation – July 19, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Food Justice in a Global Pandemic – June 14, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Contextual Ethics: What is the Fitting Thing to Do? – May 24, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA – via YouTube

Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day – April 26, 2020, Mayflower Congregational Church UCC, Oklahoma City, OK, USA – via YouTube and Vimeo

Creative, Intentional, and Resilient Community – April 19, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA – Via YouTube

Hartshorne and Brightman Correspondence – March 8, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Communitarian Personalism – February 2, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

20/20 Vision – January 12, 2020, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Resisting Herod” – December 29, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“What is Truth and Why Does It Matter?” – December 22, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“Good News for the Poor” – December 15, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“Prepare the Way” – December 8, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“What is Truth and Why Does It Matter?” – December 1, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on The Activist by Alec Connon, November 14, 2019, 5:30 p.m., Ada Public Library, Ada OK, USA

“God of the Living” – November 10, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“From Fundamentalism to Freedom” – November 3, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“The Church, Climate Change, and Caring for Creation” – 7:00 p.m., October 22, 2019, GREENSpeak, The University Lutheran Church, Norman, OK, USA

“Our First Breath Comes from the Ocean” – October 20, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“Our First Breath Comes from the Ocean” – October 13, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Faith and Justice” – September 29, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“The Poor at the Gate” – September 29, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“The Paths of Life” – September 22, 2019, Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Persons in Ecological Community” – September 15, 2019, Church of the Open Arms UCC and Cathedral of Hope UCC, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Meliorism: Living Between Optimism and Pessimism” – September 8, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Honored Guests” – September 1, 2019, Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“Earthlings First” – August 25, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“The Earth Community” – August 18, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Prophets and Priests” – TBA – August 11, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“Ethics of Water” – August 9, 2019, 6 p.m. Norman Library East, Norman, OK, USA

Facilitating Discussion on the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park, August 5, 2019, 6 p.m. Norman Library East, Norman, OK, USA

“Prophets and Priests” – August 4, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

Senior High Assembly (Keynote Speaker) – July 24-27, 2019, University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, AR, USA

“Prophets and Priests” – July 21, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Shaking Off the Dust- July 7, 2019, Afternoon service at First Congregational Church, Norman, OK, USA

“Shaking Off the Dust” – July 7, 2019, Morning service at Federated Church of Weatherford, Weatherford, OK, USA

“Shaking Off the Dust” – July 7, 2019, Early morning service at Columbian Memorial Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

Humanities for Humanity – June 16, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“Education for Human and Ecological Good: Why Our World Needs the Liberal Arts” – June 9, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Values and Culture: Medical Ethics” – May 9-18, 2019, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Singapore

“New Vision” – May 5, 2019, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, Oklahoma, USA

“Resurrection of Creation” – April 28, 2019, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and the Alton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

“Motivating Yourself to Movement on Climate Change” – April 27, 2019,  Arkansas Climate Accord 2.0- Bridges to Climate Solutions, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and the Alton Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on My Last Days as Roy Rogers by Pat Cunningham Devoto – April 22, 2019, 6-8 p.m., Guthrie Public Library, Guthrie, Oklahoma, USA

“Regeneration” – April 21, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Turtle Diary by Russell Hoban – April 18, 2019, 9-11 a.m., Warr Acres Community Center, Warr Acres, Oklahoma, USA

“Embracing Religious Pluralism and Celebrating Interdependent Community” – April 14, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Resistance Against Church Sanctioned Discrimination” – April 7, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Resist evil, injustice, and oppression in whatever forms they present themselves”  – March 31, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Embracing Religious Pluralism and Celebrating Interdependent Community” – March 24, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Values and Culture” – March 11-20, 2019, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Singapore

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on The Activist by Alec Connon – March 5, 2019, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Convening – United Methodist Higher Education and Ecological Responsibility, March 1-3, 2019, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Hanging on to Hope” – February 24, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“Hanging on to Hope” – February 17, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Catching People” – February 10, 2019, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA

“Hometown Prophet” – February 3, 2019, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, USA

“Good News to the Poor” – January 27, 2019, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“Water is Life” – January 20, 2019, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison, Texas, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls – January 19, 2019, 1-3 p.m., Ponca City Libary, Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA

“Water is Life” – January 13, 2019, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“The Urgency of Now and Climate Change: There IS Such a Thing as Too Late” – January 6, 2019, Arizona Interfaith Power and Light, Pheonix, Arizona, USA

“Water is Life” – January 6, 2019, The Fountains United Methodist Church, Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA

“Introduction to the GBHEM LEaD Hub North America” – January 4, 2019, National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

“Growing in Wisdom” – December 30, 2018, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Taming Jesus” -December 23, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Light in the Darkness” – December 16, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“A Period of Consequences” – December 9, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK USA

“Stay Woke” – December 2, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Living Thankfully” – November 25, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Introduction to the GBHEM LEaD Hub North America” – November 15, 2018, Association of United Methodist Theological Schools, Denver, CO, USA

“All In” – November 11, 2018, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Becoming Great” – November 4, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Becoming Great” – November 4, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Don’t Shut Up” – October 28, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Becoming Great” – October 21, 2018, Federated Church of Weatherford, OK and First Congregational Church of Norman, OK, USA

“Turning Justice to Wormwood” – October 14, 2018, Lawton Heights United Methodist Church, Lawton, OK, USA

Facilitating Detroit Sustainability and Resilience Learning Trip for a delegation of 20 Oklahomans, October 7-12, 2018, Boggs Center, Detroit, MI, USA

“Mountain Sunday” – September 30, 2018, Mayfair Heights United Methodist Church and Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Forest Sunday” – September 23, 2018, Crown Heights United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK USA

“Coexistence is Not Enough” – September 16, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Environmental Ethics” -September 14, 2018 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Department of Environmental Quality, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Mercy Triumphs” – September 9, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Revising the Social Principles of the United Methodist Church” – September 9, 2018,  St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Do Something!” – September 2, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Letter from Home by Carolyn Hart, 6-8 p.m., August 27, 2018, Guthrie Public Library, Guthrie, OK, USA

“To Whom Can We Go?”- August 26, 2018, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“The Bread of Life”- August 19, 2018, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“A Beloved Community of Resistance and Resilience – August 5, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“A Vision for United Methodist Creation Care” – July 26, 2018, United Methodist Creation Care Summit, Hamline University, St, Paul, Minnesota, USA

“The Power of Compassion” – July 22, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“The Work of Love Lives On” – July 15, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“A World Loving Religion” – July 8, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Love Not Hate” – July 1, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“This-Worldly Religion” – June 24, 2018, First Unitarian Church OKC, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Welcoming the Stranger” – June 17, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Determined to Have a King” – June 10, 2018 Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Sabbath for Beloved Community”  – June 3, 2018, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

“The Whole Creation Groans” – May 20, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“In Search of Beloved Community” – May 13, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Beloved Community” – May 6, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Religion and Empire” – April 29, 2018, Red River Unitarian Universalist Church, Denison,  TX, USA

“Earth Day” – April 22, 2018, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC. Norman OK, USA

Earth Day” – April 22, 2018, The Federated Church of Weatherford, Weatherford, OK, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Medicine River by Thomas King, 6-8 p.m.,  April 19, 2018, Pauls Valley Library Auditorium, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

“Peace Be with You” – April 15, 2018, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“Peace Be with You” – April 8, 2018, Central Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Reconnecting to the Rhythms” – April 1, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“The Hour Has Come” – March 18, 2018, The Federated Church of Weatherford, Weatherford, OK, USA

“The Hour Has Come” – March 18, 2018, First Congregational Church of Norman, UCC. Norman OK, USA

“Religion and Empire” – March 11, 2018, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Christianities” – Session One of the InterReligious Understanding Series sponsored by Phillips Theological Seminary – March 6, 2018, KOSU Performance Space at KOSU’s facilities, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Climate Justice Workshop, March 2, 2018, United Methodist Women Cluster Meeting, First United Methodist Church, Muskogee, OK, USA

Book Discussion Group – Love in a Time of Climate Change by Sharon Delgado, Every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., January 9 – February 27, 2018, Mosaic United Methodist Church Discussion Group, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Religion and Empire” – February 25, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Religion and Empire” – February 18, 2018, First Unitarian Church of OKC, Oklahoma City, OK. USA. Sermon Audio: Religion and Empire

“Listening to the Beloved” – February 11, 2018, Sentinel United Methodist Church, Sentinel, OK, USA

“Hands in the Soil” – January 28, 2018, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“From Repentance to the Spirit” – January 7, 2018, Colony Presbyterian Church, Colony, OK, USA

“The Fullness of Time” – December 31, 2017, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“La ténèbre” – December 24, 2017, First Congregational Church in Norman, Norman, OK, USA

“From Empathy to Justice” – December 10, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry, 6-8 p.m., December 4, 2017, Guthrie Public Library, Guthrie, OK, USA

“Build Up Each Other” November 19, 2017, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Religion for the Human Spirit” – November 12, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Objective Immortality”  – October 29, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

Panel Participant following the film Chasing Coral, October 26, 2017, Mayflower Congregational Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Son of the Wilderness: The Life of John Muir, by Linnie Marsh Wolfe, October 24, 2017, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Wilderness” – October 22, 2017, Mosaic United Methodist Church,  Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Values and Culture” – September 29- October 14, 2017, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Singapore

“The Power of Communication” as part of a Professional Seminar – October 7, 2017, Management Development Institute of Singapore, Singapore

“Climate Justice” – September 19, 2016, McFarlin United Methodist Church, Norman, OK, USA

“The Power of Non-violence” – September 17, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

Moderator, “Boston University School of Theology Distinguished Alumni Panel: The Three Greatest Challenges Facing Us in the Next Decade” – September 14, 2017, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA

“A World Embracing Religion”  – September 10, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“America’s Original Sin” – August 20, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“The Church and Climate Justice”  – August 6, 2017, West Los Angeles United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA, USA

“Loving Our Enemies” – July 30, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Climate Justice” – July 21-24, 2017, Mission U, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Climate Justice” – July 12-16, 2017, Mission U, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY, USA

“That Nothing Be Lost” – June 25, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Travelling Light” – June 18, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

‘Relational from the Beginning”  – June 11, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Hearing Each Other” – June 4, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Methodist Higher Education Global Ecological Ethics Initiative” – May 27-31, International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities Conference, Puebla, Mexico

“Work for the Common Good” – May 23, 2017, Rosary Catholic School, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Love and Resistance” – May 21, 2017, Morning Star Center for Spiritual Living, Norman, OK, USA

UMC Social Principles Writing Team Conveners meeting – May 12-14, 2017, General Board of Church and Society of the United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C., USA.

“Their Eyes Were Opened” – April 30, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Welcoming the Stranger” – April 23, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville,  Bartlesville, OK, USA

Who is This?” – April 9, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Beloved Community” – April 2, 2017, Kiva Class, Nichols Hills United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Where the Heart Is by Billie Letts, March 27, 2017, Guthrie Public Library, Guthrie, OK, USA

“Beloved Community” – March 26, 2017, Builders Class, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Climate Justice” – March 25, 2017, North Prairie Mini-Mission U, First United Methodist Church, Enid, OK, USA

“The Virtues of Pluralism”  – March 19, 2017, 11:00 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville,  Bartlesville, OK, USA

“The Legacy of Howard Thurman” – March 19, 2017, 9:30 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville,  Bartlesville, OK, USA

Holding on to Hope: Building Communities of Resilience and Resistance… In Times Like These– March 16-18, 2017, A Retreat at Saint Francis of the Woods, Coyle, OK, USA

“Loving the World” – March 12, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“A Vision for the Beloved Community: Human and Ecological Flourishing in Oklahoma” – Keynote Address – March 6, 2017, Oklahoma Conference of Churches Day at the Legislature, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Choices” – March 5, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Called to Be Neighbors: Interfaith Learning and Cooperation on Methodist Campuses” – Webinar, March 2, 2017, 1:00 pm EST,  Joe Morrow of Interfaith Youth Core will be joined by Amanda Allen of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry and Mark Davies of Oklahoma City University

“Transformative Moments” – February 26, 2017, Cordell and Colony Presbyterian Churches, Cordell and Colony, OK, USA

“Can One Both Love and Resist?” – February 21, 2017, Saint Paul School of Theology @ Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Love and Resistance” – February 19, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Love and Resistance” – February 16, 2017, Oklahoma City University Chapel Service, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“A Change of Heart” – February 12, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Building Communities of Resistance and Resilience” – February 5, 2017, United Church of Norman – UCC, Norman, OK, USA

“Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly”  – January 29, 2017, Cheyarha Presbyterian Church, Seminole, OK, USA

“Light in the Darkness” – January 22, 2017, Cheyarha Presbyterian Church, Seminole, OK, USA

“Building Resilient Communities”  –  January 15, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Heaven Can Wait” – January 8, 2017, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville,  Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Resisting Herod”  – January 1, 2017, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

Christmas Eve Communion- December 24, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“The Holy Way” – December 11, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Equity for the Meek,” December 4, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Keep Awake” – November 27, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“A Climate of Conflict: Barriers to Peace in Our Human and Ecological Communities”– November 17, 2016, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., (Part 2 of a three part series on Peace) Norman Public Library Central, Norman, OK, USA

“A Climate of Conflict” – November 13, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville,  Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Let All Creation Sing” – November 6, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Justice and Salvation” – October 30, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Interfaith Strategies for United Methodist Campuses” – October 18, 2016, Plenary Panel at the event: “Called to be Neighbors: A United Methodist Higher Education Convening on Interfaith Cooperation,” Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Wearing Out Injustice” – October 16, 2016,  Cheyarha Presbyterian Church, Seminole, OK, USA

“Accepting Limits” – October 9, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Accepting Limits” – October 2, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Greening Your Congregation” – October 1, 2016, 43rd Annual Meeting of the Oklahoma United Methodist Women, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Taking Nature Personally: Working Together for Human Flourishing in Our Ecological Community” – September 23, 2016, Oklahoma Blue Thumb Association Conference, Hinton, OK, USA

“Climate Justice and the Mission of the Church” – September 22, 2016, Retired United Methodist Ministers’ Luncheon, Oklahoma City, Ok, USA

“The Ruin of the Poor” – September 18, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“A Storm is Coming” – The Season of Creation – 2016: Storm Sunday, September 11, 2016, Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Common Education for the Common Good” – September 4, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Strategic Resistance” – August 28, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“The Restorer of Streets to Live in” – August 21, 2016, Connecting Point Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Values and Culture” course, August 5-18, 2016, Singapore.

“From Vanity to Beloved Community” – July 31, 2016, National Summer Preaching Series, Marsh Chapel, Boston University, Boston, MA, USA – Broadcast live on WBUR.

Facilitating Let’s Talk About it Oklahoma Book Discussion on Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by Richard Brookhiser, July 25, 2016, Guthrie Public Library, Guthrie, OK, USA

“Climate Justice” – July 22-25, 2016, Mission U, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Climate Justice” July 14-17, 2016, Mission U, Lindsey Wilson College, Columbia, KY, USA

“Strategic Resistance” – July 10, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Travelling Lightly” – July 3, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Taking up the Mantle” – June 26, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“What Possesses Us?” – June 19, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Taking Nature Personally: Human Flourishing in Ecological Community” – June 16-18, 2016, A Retreat at Saint Francis of the Woods, Coyle, OK, USA

“The Jesus Movement and the Climate Justice Movement” – June 5, 2016, St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, Norman OK, USA

“Love for All” – May 29, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“A Relational God” -May 22, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Eco-Communitarian Personalism” – May 15, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Being Fully Present” – May 9, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid” – April 24, 2016, First Unitarian Church of OKC, Oklahoma City, OK. USA

“The Valley of the Shadow of Death” – April 17, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Social Justice Partnerships” – April 14, 2016, Oklahoma Conference of Churches Benefit Breakfast, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“The Cost of Discipleship” – April 10, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Sweeping Down the Plain and Swimmin’ on the Rim of a Hill: The Hope and Promise of Wind and Solar in Oklahoma” – Forum Presentation, March 27, 2016, 10 a.m., First Unitarian Church of OKC, Oklahoma City, OK. USA

“The Wild West: Living Non-Violently in a Violent America” – March 20, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“The Core Sentiments of Process Philosophy” –  Adult Forum at 9:30 a.m. and “Reweaving the Social Fabric” – Sermon at 11:00 a.m. – March 6, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

Teaching “Medical Ethics” and “Values and Culture” courses – February 22-March 3, 2016, Singapore

“Choosing Love” – February 14, 2016,  First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Do Not Fear” – January 31, 2016, 11 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“What Can the Climate Movement Learn from Martin Luther King, Jr.?” – Forum Presentation, January 31, 2016, 9:30 a.m., Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Good News” – January 24, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

“The Jesus Movement and the Climate Movement” – Sermon, January 17, 2016, Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, Oklahoma City, OK USA

“What Can the Climate Movement Learn from Martin Luther King, Jr.?” – Forum Presentation, January 17, 2016, Mayflower Congregational United Church of Christ, Oklahoma City, OK USA

“Fire and Water” – January 10, 2016, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

“Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid” – January 3, 2016, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Looking for Jesus (in all the wrong places)” – December 27, 2015, United Church of Norman – UCC, Norman, OK, USA

Christmas Eve Communion Service, December 24, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Lifting up the Lowly” – December 20, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Repentance as Good News” – December 13, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Prepare the Way” – December 6, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Tecumseh, OK, USA

“Thanks to Earth” – November 29, 2015, First Unitarian Church of OKC, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Sermon Audio can be found at Thanks to Earth.

“Not What We Were Expecting” – November 22, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

Forum: “The Oklahoma Project: Systemic Approaches to Transforming Oklahoma” – Sermon: “Things My Future Grandchildren Might Say” – November 15, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Relations” – November 8, 2015, First Unitarian Church of OKC, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Sermon Audio: Relations

“Restoration and Return” – October 25, 2015, First Presbyterian, Duncan, OK, USA

“Connected” – November 1, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

“Living in the Movement” – October 11, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Systemic Shift” – September 27, 2015, West Wind Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Norman, OK, USA

“Works Born of Wisdom” – September 20, 2015, First Presbyterian Church, Pauls Valley, OK, USA

Forum: “Preparing for the Paris Climate Summit – The Paris Pledge” – Sermon: “The Social Fabric” – September 13, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“The Case for Interfaith Cooperation, Service, and Studies at United Methodist Institutions of Higher Education” – September 9, 2015, American University, Washington, DC, USA

“Open Hearts” – August 30, 2015, Cheyarha Presbyterian Church, Seminole, OK, USA

“The Oklahoma Project: Changing Oklahoma, Changing the World” – August 16, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Peace and Climate Change” – August 9, 2015, Joy Mennonite Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Climate of Betrayal” July 19, 2015, West Wind Unitarian Universalist Congregation, Norman, OK, USA

“Our Common Home: Reflections on Pope Francis’ Encyclical Laudato Si” – July 12, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Bartlesville, Bartlesville, OK, USA

“Hometown Prophet” – July 5, 2015, St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, Broken Arrow, OK, USA

“The Transformation of the World” – July 1, 2015, Mosaic United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“The Church, Climate Change, and Caring for Creation” – June 28, 2015, Church of the Open Arms United Church of Christ, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. Sermon audio can be found at The Church and Climate Change

“Servant Leadership” – June 21, 2015, United Methodist Churches of Laverne and Rosston, OK, USA

“Is it Too Late? – June 14, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Do We Belong to this World?” – May 17, 2015, St. Paul United Methodist Church, Muskogee, OK, USA

“The Valley of the Shadow of Death” – April 26, 2015, Leland Clegg United Methodist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“Loving All of Our Neighbors by Loving the Earth” – April 23, 2015, Oklahoma City University Chapel Service, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

“United Methodists Caring for Earth” – April 22, 2015, First United Methodist Church, Yukon, OK, USA

“Religion: What’s it Good for? – Interfaith Perspectives” – April 21, 2015 A Panel Discussion at Cameron Campus Ministries, Lawton, OK USA

“From the Anthropocene to the Ecozoic” – April 12, 2015, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Shaken: Earthquakes, Climate Change, and Higher Education” – March 27, 2015, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“Shaken: Earthquakes, Climate Change, and Higher Education” – March 27, 2015, Boston University School of Theology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

“One World House: Systemic Approaches to Peace, Social Justice, and Ecological Sustainability” – March 26, 2015, Assumption College, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

“Sowing Our Lives as Seeds of Love” – March 22, 2015, Albright United Methodist Church, Ponca City, OK, USA

“An Angry Jesus”- March 8, 2015, Altus Grace and Blair United Methodist Churches, Altus and Blair, OK, USA

“The Church and Climate Change in Oil and Gas Country”  – January 25, 2015, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK, USA

“The Urgency of Now” – January 25, 2015, St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Tulsa, OK, USA – for the text of the sermon see https://oneworldhouse.net/2015/02/05/the-urgency-of-now-a-sermon-on-climate-change/

“Power” – January 4, 2015, Hunter and Garber United Methodist Churches, Hunter, OK and Garber, OK,  USA

“Embodying Love” – December 21, 2014, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“What Can We Do about Climate Change?” – December 16, 2014, Summit Middle School, Edmond, OK, USA

“Expecting Love” – December 3, 2014, Advent Series at Seiling United Methodist Church, Seiling, OK, USA

“Thankfulness unto Hope” – November 30, 2014, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Higher Education and Human Flourishing” – October 25, 2014, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan

The fourth annual Oklahoma City University (OCU) – Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS) Career Seminar, October 10, 2014, MDIS, Singapore

“Religion: What Is It Good For?” – October 5, 2014, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Marriage Equality Roundtable” – September 14, 2014, St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, Norman, Oklahoma, USA

“Our Children” – August 17, 2014, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lawton, Lawton, OK, USA

“Discerning What is Good” – July 27, 2014, South Walpole United Methodist Church, Walpole, MA, USA

“Reaping What We Sow in the Make or Break Century” – July 13, 2014, Grace United Methodist Church, Lynn, MA, USA

“Peace to the Nations” – July 6, 2014, Wilmington United Methodist Church, Wilmington, MA, USA

“Religious Perspectives on Marriage Equality” – March 23, 2014, Guthrie, OK, USA

This link is a video of a sermon I gave at Epworth United Methodist Church titled “Good Samaritans in the Make or Break Century” – Sermon Audio and Video: Good Samaritans in the Make or Break Century

This link is the audio of a sermon I delivered at First Unitarian Church in Oklahoma City on October 27, 2013. Sermon Audio: One World House