Reasoning together, being in dialogue, building partnerships, and working collaboratively for social change are key reasons why I find speaking in academic, congregational, and other settings so meaningful. Many of my research and writing projects emerge from conversations where common questions, dreams, hopes, and haunts arise. Below, you can find a selection of my speaking engagements. Contact me at ehinsonhasty@upsem.edu to schedule a speaking engagement, workshop, or retreat.

Planning for 2027

February 2027 – McPherson Lectureship Speaker, First Presbyterian Church, Durham, North Carolina. More details will be forthcoming.

Upcoming in 2026

In September 2026 – Visiting Scholar at Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church, Boone, North Carolina. I will share more details soon.

On May 31, 2026 – Leading Worship at the Waldensian Presbyterian Church, Valdese, North Carolina.

April 21, 2026 – Presenting at the Trenton Symposium, Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke, Virginia.

February 21, 2026- Leading Worship at Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg, Virginia.

February 15, 2026 – Leading Worship at Paw Creek Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, North Carolina.

February 2026 – Presenting on “Iconoclasm as a Symbolic Expression Transforming Public Spaces Once Dominated by Confederate Memorials” for the Meeting of the Global Network of Research Centres for Theology and Religion in Curitiba, Brazil.

On January 14, 2026, Union’s Charlotte Campus will be hosting from 9:00-1:30 a Lenten Preaching and Teaching Planning Day for pastors and religious leaders. For more information and to register for this event, please email Perrin.Anderson@upsem.edu.

The Society of Christian Ethics will be meeting in Washington, DC in January 2026 and I will be part of a panel discussion on rentier capitalism and presenting a paper on the housing crisis in Charlotte that is tentatively entitled “Wrestling with Reparations, Redlining, and Displacement: A Case Study of Charlotte, NC.”

Events in 2025

Union’s Leadership Institute, directed by Dr. Chris Burton, hosted a webinar on ” ‘Salt Always Melts I.C.E.”: Lessons from Charlotte for When Border Patrol Officers Come to Town” on December 5. Panelists included: Rev. Megan Argabrite, Rev. Dr. Bob Henderson, Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty (moderator), and Dr. Shea Watts.

Union’s Leadership Institute, led by Dr. Chris Burton, hosted a webinar on “Sunday Morning Politics” that is available at leadershipinstitute.substack.com. Panelists included Rev. Dr. Sam Adams, Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, and Dr. Alphonso Saville.

On June 13, I gathered with United Methodist alums of Union Presbyterian Seminary at their General Conference in Roanoke, Virginia to talk about my new book Authentic Christian Freedom.

Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina is developing a wonderful ministry grounded in disability justice. On June 1, I was honored to offer a lecture for Faith Talks to help friends there think through the theological basis of the work being done by the Inclusivity Team. You can view the session here: https://www.covenantpresby.org/adults

On March 18 and March 21, I zoomed with members of Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Maryland for the Gordon Groover lectures. We talked about dutiful love and disability theologies. The conversation was lively, intentional, and including envisioning ways to incorporate disability justice into the ministry of a local church.

March 1 was a special day for me and my family as I was honored to be recognized as the J. Roy Davis Family Chair of Theology and History at Union Presbyterian Seminary. J. Roy Davis was a graduate of Davidson College and owned S&D Coffee. He and Sue were very generous to many local organizations. I am grateful to hold the chair that honors their generosity.

My first introduction to the Davidson College Reformed Symposium was on February 25. The theme for the this year’s symposium was prayer, worship, and social ethics. I talked about confessions as a form of prayer. What a gift to be in conversation with so many wonderful religious leaders.

February 10-11, I visited with the good people at McAfee School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia to give the William Self Preaching lectures.

On January 5, I gathered with friends at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina for a Faith Talks forum on Religion and Reproductive Ethics. You can read more about Covenant’s speaker series here: https://www.covenantpresby.org/sunday-events