CHURCH/COMMUNITY
Church
I bring over two decades of experience in teaching biblical and ethical topics in church contexts, for youth and adult audiences, teaching Bible Studies, and creating original Vacation Bible School programs at First Baptist Church of Bridgeville, PA. Links to brief summaries of each week's lessons are collected on the "iLights! Sunday School Recaps" YouTube page.​
Vacation Bible School Programs
2018 "Pursuit of the Fruit: Finding the Fruit of the Spirit!"
2017 "Super Biblio World: Learning the 66 Books of the Bible."
2016 "The 10 Commandathlon!"
2015 “Legends of the Holy Temple.”
2014 “The Roman Road to Salvation.”
2013 “Ways to Praise: Learning the 7 Ways to Praise the Lord!”
2012 “W.O.W. Wonders of the World: Based on Ten Spiritual Disciplines of Jesus Christ!”
2011 “The Five Crowns: Christ Rewards Obedience with Never-Ending Splendor.”
2010 “The AmazinG.R.A.C.E.: God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense.”
2009 “Living Great in the Hall of Faith.”
2008 “Heroes in History Show He Rose in His Story.”
2007 “The Armor of God.”
2006 "The Lord's Prayer."
Recent Lessons
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Community
My career incorporates talks at events spanning a wide variety of contexts. These talks range from educational lectures in college and church classrooms with 10-30 attendees to conference presentations with similar numbers of attendees. These talks also include assisting a student to present her own research at an educational symposium. Further examples include regular engagements with my fellow cohort, and representing the students in the graduate program in informal, faculty, and interdepartmental meetings. Also, I am regularly invited to moderate and host entirely non-academic events in the local community.
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Academic Community
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​Faculty Advisor for Duquesne University Honors Symposium Student presentation, April 20, 2022
Title: "The Hero's Journey: Choral Music Edition."
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Theological Graduate Organization President (Duquesne University):
Acting alongside a team of several other doctoral students, I served as the official spokesperson and representative of the TGO from 2019-2022, being responsible for presenting the issues and concerns of the TGO—as noted in the meeting minutes—to the Chair and Faculty of the Duquesne Theology Department, and to the University at large as needed. We organized events such as:
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1) “Let’s Talk About Comp Exams,” October 11 & 14 2021
Organized and hosted a department-wide Zoom discussion forum to talk through the process and preparations for comprehensive exams.
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2) “Let’s Talk About Dissertation Writing, ”October 18 & 21, 2021
Organized and hosted a department-wide Zoom discussion forum to share insights and advice for graduate students in the process of writing and defending dissertations.
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3) “Let’s Talk About Teaching Experience,” October 25 & 28, 2021
Organized and hosted the department-wide Zoom discussion forum to share our positive and negative teaching experiences as young undergraduate educators.​
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Extracurricular Community Events
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I am also energetically involved with community events beyond the classroom, particularly those which bring local peoples together in diverse forums of conversation and engagement.
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Master of Ceremonies: TheOne Music Fest 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at New Life Fellowship Church, January 17, 2025
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Master of Ceremonies: TheOne Music Fest 2024 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at New Life Fellowship Church, January 15, 2024
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Master of Ceremonies: TheOne Music Fest 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Bridgeville United Methodist Church, January 20, 2020
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Master of Ceremonies: Gospeltality 2017 Music Concert at Fairview Park, June 22, 2017
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