{"id":634,"date":"2022-11-28T11:45:26","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/?page_id=634"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:57:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T20:57:12","slug":"book-a-speaker","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/get-involved\/book-a-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Book a Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"634\" class=\"elementor elementor-634\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55827ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55827ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd9a447\" data-id=\"cd9a447\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd19c10 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"bd19c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Book a Speaker<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a43d16 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a43d16\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d0ba9\" data-id=\"18d0ba9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0145c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc0145c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development staff and committee members are available to speak at your church or event.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31bc1a90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31bc1a90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a99c720\" data-id=\"3a99c720\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ddcb5a animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41ddcb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.45em; line-height: 1.8em;\">Get Inspired!<\/h3><p>Speakers are available to speak about current PWS&amp;D programs, regardless of how your congregation is gathering. Presentations can be done in person or through live streaming, prepared video or whatever method works best for your congregation.<\/p><p>Additionally, you may choose to use a sermon prepared by Christine Samuel, PWS&amp;D Champion, St. Andrew\u2019s Presbyterian Church, Newmarket, Ont.<\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffb85c elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"5ffb85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"ekit-wid-con\"><div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\"><a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/presbyterian.ca\/pwsd\/pwsd-sunday-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Sermon<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><p>Please contact Stephanie Chunoo at<a href=\"mailto:schunoo@presbyterian.ca\"> schunoo [at] presbyterian [dot] ca<\/a> or 1-800-619-7301 ext. 293 to book a speaker.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h3 style=\"font-size: 1.45em; line-height: 1.8em;\">Feedback<\/h3><p>If you had a PWS&amp;D speaker at your church or event and would like to provide feedback about the experience, please fill out<br \/>the feedback form.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffb85c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"5ffb85c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeU8BI0truajN2G-V5H436QY1X1f3yLZMdusqeV3v0XiVsRTg\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tFeedback Form\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8306637 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8306637\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfece5a\" data-id=\"cfece5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book a Speaker Presbyterian World Service &amp; Development staff and committee members are available to speak at your church or event. 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