Keynotes

Powerful, innovative talks exploring the depths of human experience

Teacher In-services

inspire your faculty with wisdom and insight from a master teacher

Retreats

dive deep into a theme with time for personal interaction and engagement

workshops

intimate, socratic discussions of problems, approaches, and possibilities
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Backed by rigorous scholarship

All of my speaking is rooted in my interaction with other top scholars, my training in the Western intellectual tradition, and my own creative scholarly work.

accessible and engaging presentation

I emphasize personal connection in my speaking, meeting the audience where they are and challenging them to reach forward and upward to new heights.

Personable and responsive

I prefer robust time for question and answer so that I can engage the concerns, ideas, and responses of those present. A talk for me is as much about discovery as delivery.

Dynamic Speaking That Captivates Heart and Mind

It is not always easy to bring in a speaker who can deliver powerful content in a way that is dynamic, engaging, and consistent with the values of your organization. Sometimes a speaker’s excellent content is marred by bland delivery or a failure to engage the audience; at others, a dynamic speaker fails to say anything really meaningful, or cuts against one of your organization’s core messages.

And then, when you find the ideal speaker, there is always the question of budget: can you even afford to bring this person in?

Let me help you book with confidence. I offer:

  • Content delivered at top universities like Yale, Cornell, and Duke
  • Experience speaking at conferences for pastors, teachers, laypersons, and non-specialists
  • Customized content designed to develop your theme and synergize with the rest of the event program
  • A healthy mixture of humor and gravity
  • Talks that speak to the heart as well as the head, drawing out wonder and joy from the listeners
  • Willingness to work with you and your budget to allow you to focus on crafting the program you most want
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Inspire and Challenge Your People

Transformation requires a vision for the future, which must be imparted to the mind. But it also requires inspiration and passion, which must come from the heart. When these two are joined together, the experience is memorable and a wellspring of future insight.

Experience the satisfaction of hosting a great event

See your people equipped, inspired, and challenged

Encounter content you will keep returning to

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Testimonials

“Junius Johnson’s visit to our school was an incredible blessing and experience. His expert knowledge of how education springs from the arc of the Western tradition was combined with his incredible ability to connect with our teachers on a personal level. Many of my teachers told me it felt as if Junius had been a member of our community for years. Going into February and the doldrums of the school year, the visit was perfect to lift the spirits of the faculty and reunite us around the vision of the Classical and Christian traditions.”

Burk Ohbayashi

Head of School, Koinonia Academy

Dr. Johnson was an excellent session leader at our recent conference that focused on the intersection of faith and the arts. He was extremely well prepared and offered information to our attendees on the theology of beauty that was simultaneously insightful, challenging and engaging. I was thrilled to hear both college students and those who have been involved in the arts for decades express their excitement about having attended his session. We look forward to having him back as a session leader in the years to come!

eddy efaw

Co-Founder, Memphis Arts Moot

Dr. Johnson delivered a thoughtful and engaging talk on the Christian imagination for our recent lecture series. His talk was well-crafted, blending both humor and insight in its exploration of the theology of making. We were delighted to see such an enthusiastic response from the community, both during the Q & A and in discussion afterwards. We eagerly look forward to welcoming him back to speak again in the future.

justin horst

Co-Founder and Chair, Eliot Society

It is a tremendous blessing to know there is someone I can rely on and trust completely to help build a truly classical program! To have Dr. Johnson at our professional development was not just a blessing to the school, it was a blessing to me personally. I could relax knowing that, with him at the wheel, the faculty were learning from a master.

Peach Smith

Koinonia Academy, New Jersey

Dr. Junius Johnson prepared and shared an amazing devotion for my staff to kickstart the school year. He incorporated our theme of Joy and gave us invaluable food for our souls and our classrooms! He brought an applicable AND inspirational message. His joy for teaching and learning is contagious!

Kathy Wilcke

Director, Homeschool Tutoring Program

Dr. Johnson reminded parents and teachers of our true nature as human beings: that we are made for immortality, to be sanctified in Christ for eternal life. In his encouraging and challenging talk, Dr. Johnson gave me new ways to approach Boethius’ The Consolation of Philosophy with my senior students, and he helped our parents see that our role is to form our children in Christlikeness. Junius’s talk was surprising in the best way. He defamiliarized some of the most familiar concepts in the Christian vocabulary (for example, sanctification as a mode of being rather than just fighting against sin) and reminded us that our task as parents and educators is to invite students to ‘come and see’ God’s good world and His good and true character.

Jonathan Callis

Dean of Academics, Westminster Academy, Memphis, TN

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