Friday Evening Speaker
Dr. Brian Kaylor
Dr. Brian Kaylor, Churchnet's Communications
& Engagement Leader, will be our speaker on
Friday evening. Brian is an award-winning
author, journalist, and speaker. Brian is the
author of three books on religion, politics, and
communication: Sacramental Politics: Religious
Worship as Political Action (Peter Lang, 2015),
Presidential Campaign Rhetoric in an Age of
Confessional Politics (Lexington Books, 2011), and
For God's Sake, Shut Up! (Smyth & Helwys, 2007).
Brian is also a Contributing Editor for Ethics
Brian has a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Communication from the University of Missouri, and a B.A. in Communication and Christian Ministry from Southwest Baptist University. He currently serves on the Communication Advisory Committee for the Baptist World Alliance. His writings have won several awards, including some from the Baptist Communicators Association, the National Communication Association, the Religion Communicators Council, and the Religious Communication Association.
Brian was an Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at James Madison University (and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure before
leaving). At JMU, Brian was the Coordinator for
the Advocacy Studies Concentration and taught
courses in advocacy studies, political
communication, research methods, and public
speaking. He previously taught communication
courses at the University of Missouri,
Southwest Baptist University, and for the Junior
Statesman Program at Northwestern University.
Brian previously served as pastor of Union
Mound Baptist Church, worked for Mountain
Country Ministries of Tri-County Baptist
Association, and served as a pastoral intern at
University Heights Baptist Church (Springfield,
MO). He and his wife, Jennifer, were married in
June of 2004 and have a son. Learn more at