Nancy’s Speaking Engagements

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Responding to Abuse in Families of Faith: Introducing the RAVE Project and a Coordinated Seminary Response to Domestic Violence.  Presentation to all Faculty at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, North Hamilton Campus, MA, December 3, 2008.

Domestic Violence: The Challenge for the Wesleyan Church around the World.  Presentation to the General Board of Administration, Indianapolis,  IN, November 18, 2008.

Domestic Violence and the Church, Invited address, Spreydon Baptist Church, Christchurch, New Zealand, November 9, 2008 (with Rev. Daphne Marsden).

Giving Voice to Silent Stories: The Church Responds to Abuse in Relationships.  ACTS Seminaries, Langley, BC, October 24, 2008.

Domestic Violence in Families of Faith:  Understanding the Problem and Working Towards Solutions.  Day workshop for DMin Students, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, CUME, Boston, MA, October 13, 2008.

Domestic Violence, Pastors, and the RAVE Project.  Graduate Course on Human Sexuality, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Boston,  MA, October 8, 2008.

Domestic Violence in Families of Faith and the RAVE Project.  Presentation to the North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Raleigh,  North Carolina, September 24, 2008.

Updates on the RAVE Project.

Violence and Families of Faith:  Exploring Religious Options and Resources and the Ways to Train Religious Leaders.  Graduate class on Amos, George E. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, September 11, 2008.

Violence and Families of Faith:  Exploring Religious Options and Resources and the Ways to Train Religious Leaders.  Graduate class on Crisis Intervention in Youth Ministries, George E. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, September 11, 2008.

From the Steeple to the Shelter: Linking Research and Social Action in Training Religious Leaders. Invited lecture, Pastoral Ministry and Practical Theology Class, George E. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, September 11, 2008.

Violence and Families of Faith:  Training Seminary Students Employing the RAVE Project.  Presentation to seminary faculty, George E. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, September 10, 2008.

From the Steeple to the Shelter: Linking Research and Social Action in Training Religious Leaders. Invited lecture, combined graduate classes, Faculty of Social Work, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, September 10, 2008.

RAVE Training and Website Information Sessions (with discussion of the research upon which the work is founded—with B. Fisher-Townsend)

Themes in the Stories of Men who have Acted Abusively, Address to the Oregon Batterer Intervention Professionals Association (OBIPA), May 15, 2008, Eugene, Oregon (with B. Fisher-Townsend).

Themes in the Stories of Men who have Acted Abusively, Address to the Therapeutic Staff of CAFA, May 14, 2008, Eugene, Oregon (with B. Fisher-Townsend).

Shattered Silence or Holy Hush?  Research and Social Action Concerning Violence in Families of Faith.  Department of Sociology Colloquium Series, January 17, 2008.

RAVE Training and Website Information Sessions (with discussion of the research upon which the work is founded)

From the Steeple to the Shelter: Linking Research and Social Action. Invited lecture, Women/Gender Studies, University of Missouri, November 14, 2007.

Social Work, Christianity, Research, Social Action and Domestic Violence:  Looking  for the Intersection Points.  Invited graduate seminar, Faculty of Social Work, Baylor University, Waco, Texas, November 12, 2007.

Violence and Families of Faith:  Exploring Religious Options and Resources.  Gordon-Conwell Seminary Graduate Workshop, October 31, 2007, Boston, MA.

Lunch and Learn Series, Women’s Space, Eugene, Oregon, October 5, 2007 (with B. Fisher-Townsend).

Stories of Men who have Acted Abusively (with B. Fisher-Townsend).

Address to the OPAC Monday Group, October 1, 2007

Address to the Therapeutic Staff, October 3, 2007

Address to the OPAC Thursday Group, October 4, 2007

RAVE Training and Website Information Sessions (with discussion of the research upon which the work is founded)

Launch of the RAVE Website, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, September 27th 2007, Charlotte, North Carolina (Coverage by several local TV networks and radio stations, including interviews and footage of the event).

Abuse in Families of Faith.  Parish Nurses of New Brunswick, Level III Training, Fredericton, NB,  September 14, 2007.

RAVE Training and Website Development Workshops