Speaking and media
Bart Denny speaks to churches, men’s groups, ministry leaders and veterans, and he’s glad to talk about his books on podcasts, radio and video.
Before he was a pastor, Bart spent nearly twenty-two years in the Navy, from reactor operator on submarines to commanding a ship in the Persian Gulf.
Since then he has led a struggling church toward renewed health, bought books for a Christian bookstore, served as a hospital chaplain and earned a Ph.D. studying how pastors bring small churches back to life. Today he pastors a rural church in west Michigan and teaches Christian leadership at Grand Canyon University. He speaks plainly and from Scripture, and his stories come from his own life and ministry.
Talks
From Reassigned
Seven of the eleven pastors in Bart’s doctoral research had served in the armed forces. This talk looks at what military service forms in a person, which of those strengths belong in Christ’s service, and which habits have to be unlearned before they do harm in a congregation.
Good for: Veterans, church leadership teams, Veterans Day and Memorial Day services, seminaries
From Human, Still
Artificial intelligence, gene editing and the push to “enhance” healthy people are no longer science fiction, and church members are already making decisions about them. Bart offers a way to think these questions through from Scripture without fear or naïve enthusiasm.
Good for: Adult classes, pastors and staff, parents, Christian schools and college groups
From the forthcoming Strong to Save
Every man eventually finds the end of his own strength. Drawing on sea stories from his years in the Navy and on naval history, Bart talks with men about failure, fatigue, responsibility and the grace that meets them there.
Good for: Men’s breakfasts and retreats, one session or a full weekend
From Bart’s Ph.D. research and his own pastorate
Most churches in America are small, and many are shrinking. Bart shares what he learned from pastors who led small, declining congregations back toward health, and from leading one himself: what helped, what didn’t, and what it cost them.
Good for: Pastors’ gatherings, church boards, denominational and district events
From True Bearing Press and years behind a bookstore’s buying desk
A practical, honest talk for people who feel called to write: what readers want, why editing goes far beyond a spell-check, and what the different ways of publishing really cost.
Good for: Writers’ groups, church members with a story to tell, Christian writers’ conferences
Bart also preaches as a guest, and he can shape any of these talks into a sermon, a workshop or a series. He’s based in west Michigan and does interviews anywhere by phone or video.
For hosts and producers
Bart L. Denny is a retired naval officer who pastors a rural church in west Michigan. He holds a Ph.D. from Liberty University, teaches Christian leadership at Grand Canyon University, and founded True Bearing Press. He is the author of Reassigned and Human, Still.
Bart L. Denny spent nearly twenty-two years in the U.S. Navy. He enlisted in 1987, trained as a reactor operator, served on submarines and destroyers, and commanded two coastal patrol ships, one of them in the Persian Gulf. After the Navy he went to seminary, served on a church staff in Florida, and led a struggling church in suburban Tampa through revitalization before coming home to Michigan. He has bought Bibles, nonfiction and academic books for a Christian bookstore in Grand Rapids and served as a hospital chaplain, and today he pastors a rural church in west Michigan and teaches Christian leadership as adjunct faculty at Grand Canyon University. He holds a Ph.D. in Christian leadership from Liberty University, where his research followed pastors who led small, declining churches back toward health. He founded True Bearing Press to help Christian authors without a platform publish books worth reading. He is the author of Reassigned: Military Lessons for Ministry Leadership and Human, Still: Human Enhancement, Christian Wisdom, and the Questions Coming to Your Church. He and his wife, Jennifer, have three grown children.
Review copies of Reassigned and Human, Still are available for interviews and reviews. Ask for one here.
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