Speaking & Teaching Sessions
I offer one-hour, accessible teaching sessions for churches and small groups, designed to make complex ideas clear, engaging, and relevant to everyday life. These sessions are conversational in tone, grounded in solid scholarship, and work well for adult education, small groups, or special events.
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Women in the Bible: What You Were Never Told
How translation, tradition, and culture reshaped what we think the Bible says about women.
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Who Gets to Speak? Authority, Voice, and the Early Church
From Phoebe to Priscilla – who taught, who led, and how those stories were later reframed.
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The Trinity Without the Headache
A simple, relational way to understand one of Christianity’s most confusing ideas.
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The Stories You Thought You Knew
Rethinking familiar biblical characters – Vashti, Esther, Jacob, and more – through a more honest lens.
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Pentecost, Power, and Being Understood
What Pentecost actually means – and why it’s less about spectacle and more about connection.
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What the Bible Actually Is (and Isn’t)
A clear, accessible look at how the Bible was formed – and why it doesn’t read the way we expect it to
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Reading the Bible Without Getting Stuck
Simple ways to approach difficult or confusing passages without shutting down or walking away.
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Paul: Misunderstood, Misquoted, and Still Talking
What Paul actually says – and what’s often said about him instead.
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Why Church Still Matters (Even When It’s Complicated)
An honest look at belonging, community, and what we keep – even when faith shifts.
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A Faith You Can Live With
Making sense of faith in a way that’s honest, sustainable, and rooted in real life – not just inherited answers.
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Retreats & Extended Sessions
I also offer half-day, full-day, and weekend retreats for groups who want to explore faith in a more spacious and reflective way. These gatherings combine teaching, conversation, and time for reflection, and can be adapted to the needs and context of your community.
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The Faith You Didn’t Know You Were Allowed to Have
Moving beyond inherited assumptions toward a more thoughtful, grounded way of engaging faith.
Sessions could include:
- What we were taught vs. what’s actually in the text
- Living with questions instead of rushing to answers
- Trusting your own capacity to think and reflect
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Women, Power, and the Stories We Inherited
Rethinking biblical women and how their stories have been shaped, softened, or overlooked.
Sessions could include:
- Phoebe, Junia, and leadership
- Vashti, Esther, and resistance
- How interpretation changes over time
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Reading the Bible Without Getting Stuck
Approaching scripture honestly – without needing to ignore, defend, or over-explain it.
Sessions could include:
- What kind of book the Bible actually is
- How to navigate difficult passages
- Reading with curiosity instead of certainty
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Belonging, Doubt, and Staying (or Not)
Exploring what it means to remain connected to faith and community when your understanding shifts.
Sessions could include:
- Making space for uncertainty
- Redefining belonging
- Holding tension without needing to resolve it
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Making Sense of God (Without the Headache)
Accessible ways to think about God, Jesus, and Spirit without jargon or abstraction.
Sessions could include:
- Trinity as relationship
- Rethinking familiar language about Jesus
- Where people experience “God” in real life
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Location & Availability
I am based in the Ottawa–Gatineau region and currently offer sessions only in English. I am available to travel within the surrounding area, or do online group sessions on formats like Zoom. I can be contacted through my website here, or directly at my email: thebarefootevangelist@gmail.com.
The Barefoot Evangelist 