(The "e" in "Schultze" is silent.)

Quentin Schultze is a teacher, writer, speaker and mentor who earned a Ph.D. in communication from the Institute of Communications Research at the University of Illinois. He is the Arthur H. DeKruyter Chair in Faith and Communication, Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, and Executive Director of the Gainey Institute for Faith and Communication at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Professor Schultze's most recent books include:

• THE SUBURBAN CHURCH: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR AUTHENTIC MINISTRY (Westminster John Knox, 2008).

• UNDERSTANDING EVANGELICAL MEDIA: THE CHANGING FACE OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNICATION (InterVarsity, 2008)

• AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PUBLIC SPEAKING: SERVING YOUR AUDIENCE WITH FAITH, SKILL, AND VIRTUE (Baker Academic, 2006).

• HERE I AM: NOW WHAT ON EARTH SHOULD I BE DOING (Baker Book House, 2005). Also see the related bibliography on vocation and calling.

• HIGH-TECH WORSHIP? USING PRESENTATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WISELY (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2004).

• CHRISTIANITY AND THE MEDIA IN AMERICA: TOWARD A DEMOCRATIC ACCOMMODATION (Michigan State University Press, Rhetoric and Public Affairs series, 2003).

• HABITS OF THE HIGH-TECH HEART: LIVING VIRTUOUSLY IN THE INFORMATION AGE (Baker Academic, 2002)

• COMMUNICATING FOR LIFE: CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP IN COMMUNITY AND MEDIA (Baker Book House, 2000)

Dr. Schultze's scholarly publications have appeared in several dozen journals. He has also written over a hundred articles for general-interest and religious periodicals.

Professor Schultze has been quoted in most of the major media, including The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Fortune, the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and many other publications. He has been interviewed by CNN, CBS Radio, NBC TV, National Public Radio, and dozens of additional radio and television stations.

He speaks at businesses, non-profit organizations, trade association meetings, colleges and universities, churches, and many other groups. Dr. Schultze is former president of the Religious Communication Association. He received the Presidential Award for Exemplary Teaching at Calvin College in 2000. In 2004 he received the Scholar of the Year Award and the Outstanding Book Award from the Religious Communication Association.

He has consulted for a wide range of non-profit and for-profit organizations on communication-related issues and opportunities.

He mentors communication scholars and practitioners across North America.

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