John G. Stackhouse, Jr. 9 min readSPEAKINGFair Payment for SpeakersOr: "By Their Honoraria, Ye Shall Know Them" [Note: This column originates in the North American Christian ambit, but I daresay it...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 min readPREACHING“Warning: May Contain Peanuts”: Trigger Warnings, Pedagogy, and Common SenseI wish there had been a “trigger warning” during my music history course in 1980. I was finishing my undergraduate degree at Queen’s...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 min readEDUCATIONNew and (Slightly) Improved! (Informercial 2014)As was true last year at about this time, I’m receiving inquiries about what I’ll be discussing in my course on public speaking at Regent...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.4 min readPIETYAccepting PraiseWhen our sons took piano lessons, they were taught to bow properly. Now that is a skill otherwise rather rare in contemporary Canadian...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.4 min readPIETYMore Merton: On the Humility to Withdraw from GloryI’m just back from being up front and vocal for almost a week. I flew down to Cupertino (= AppleLand), California, to serve alongside the...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 min readREGENT COLLEGEInfomercial: Speaking Course at Summer School 2013I’m receiving more and more inquiries about what I’ll be discussing in my new course on public speaking at Regent College this summer. I...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.1 min readREGENT COLLEGEPreachers, Teachers, Speakers…Lend Me Your EarsCONNECT! I’m looking forward to offering my annual half-day speaking seminar on Saturday morning, 9 a.m., February 2, at Regent College....
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.2 min readPREACHINGTraining Better PreachersIn honour of John Stott’s passing, a question: What one thing (okay, you can allow yourself more than one) would you make sure preachers...
John G. Stackhouse, Jr.3 min readETHICS“Hey, Great Talk! Can I Have Your Notes and PowerPoint Slides?” (Revised Version)UPDATE: Apparently some friends have misunderstood what I was trying to say here, and I can see why they would, so I’ve rewritten it. The...