Our desire is to provide a place for you to engage in provocative conversations, intellectual discussions, and spiritually encouraging topics. Our fall series will feature authors elevating conversations around spiritual directions, generational gaps, and technological advancements and the ways that they affect spiritual relationships and missions.
The 2025-2026 Series of Meet the Author is Here!
Please Read Below for Upcoming and Past Authors.
Next Author: January 21st, 11:00am CST
Elaine Howard Ecklund
​Elaine Howard Ecklund, author of Working for Better, is the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences, professor of sociology, and director of the Boniuk Institute at Rice University. She is best known for her sociological work on the intersection of science and religion and has also published research on religious discrimination, religion and immigration, religion and race, and religion in the workplace. With compelling stories and practical applications, Working for Better addresses the need for Christian workers and leaders to adapt to cultural shifts, offering guidance for a more redemptive presence at work.
With compelling stories and practical applications, Working for Better addresses the need for Christian workers and leaders to adapt to cultural shifts, offering guidance for a more redemptive presence at work. ​
Each chapter concludes with thought-provoking questions for individual reflection or group discussion, making this book an essential resource for anyone seeking to integrate faith with their professional life. Whether you're a Christian worker, workplace leader, or pastor guiding others, Working for Better invites you to consider how to flourish in a rapidly changing world.
As workplaces continue to evolve, the ability to maintain one’s spiritual values while contributing positively to the organizational culture becomes ever more crucial. Working for Better not only equips readers with the wisdom and tools needed to face such challenges but also inspires them to become agents of change, promoting a more inclusive and harmonious work environment.
Check back to register for any of our future Meet the Author webinar events!
Upcoming Authors
Todd Korpi
Author of:
AI Goes to Church
April 8th, 2026 11:00am CST
Carmen Joy Imes
Author of:
Becoming God’s Family
February 26th, 2026 11:00am CST
Ian Harbe
Author of:
Walking through Deconstruction
Coming Soon
Past Authors
Gisela Kreglinger
Author of:
Spirituality of Wine and Soul of Wine
Alice Fryling
Author of:
Aging Faithfully
Os Guinness
Author of:
Magna Carta of Humanity
Terry Wildman
Lead Translator of:
First Nations Version Bible
Andy and Amy Crouch
Andy, author of: The Tech-Wise Family
Amy and Andy, author of: My Tech-Wise Life
Paul Borthwick
Author of: Mission 3:16
Esau McCaulley
Author of: Reading While Black
D. Michael Lindsay
Author of: Hinge Moments
Heather Thompson Day
Author of: It's Not Your Turn
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Sheila Wise Rowe
Author of: Healing Racial Trauma
Alec Hill
Author of: Living in Bonus Time
Gena Thomas
Author of: Separated by the Border
Ian Morgan Cron
Author of: The Road Back to You
Jason Gaboury
Author of: Wait With Me
Rick Richardson
Author of: You Found Me
Lacy Finn Borgo
Author of: Spiritual Conversations with Children
Tish Harrison Warren
Author of: Prayer in the Night
Eddie Byun
Author of: Praying for Your Missionary
Rich Villodas
Author of: Good and Beautiful and Kind
Bishop Claude Alexander, Jr.
Author of: Necessary Christianity
Bette Dickinson
Author of: Making Room in Advent
Amy Sherman
Author of: Agents of Flourishing
James Choung
Author of: Longing for Revival
J.P. Moreland
Author of: The God Question
Dr. David Anderson
Author of: Gracism
Nijay Gupta
Author of: Tell Her Story
Kathleen Norris
Author of: Rebecca Sue
Ruth Haley Barton
Author of: Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest
Darrell Hall
Author of: Speaking Across Generations
Kay Higuera Smith
Co-Author of: Reading the Bible Around the World
Tim Muehlhoff
Author of: Eyes to See
Kristin Page
Author of: The Wonders of Creation
Terry Wildman
Author of: Birth of the Chosen One
Michael Card
Author of: The Nazarene: Forty Devotions on the Lyrical Life of Jesus
Carmen Imes
Author of: Being God's Image
Felicia Wu Song
Author of: Restless Devices
Richard Foster
Author of: Learning and Humility
Tanita Tualla Maddox
Author of: What Gen Z Really Wants
Helen Lee
Author of: Kaylee Prays for the Children of the World