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Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

Hosted by Todd C. Ream

Meet the Host

Born and raised in Southern California, Todd C. Ream serves at Indiana Wesleyan University as University Professor, Executive Director of Faculty Scholarship, and Senior Fellow for Programming for the Lumen Research Institute.  He also serves as Senior Fellow for Public Engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and as Publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.

Recent Episodes

Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“An Appeal to the Head and the Heart” ft. John Brown University’s Charles W. Pollard I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Nine

In the thirty-ninth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Charles W. Pollard, President of John Brown University. Pollard opens by sharing how his vocation was shaped by the study of law and the study of English. Each practice of study allowed Pollard to cultivate his…
June 14, 2025
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“Joyfully Engaged in the Life of the Work” ft. the University of Portland’s Robert D. Kelly I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Eight

In the thirty-eighth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Robert D. Kelly, President of the University of Portland. Drawing upon his experience as a curricular and co-curricular educator, Kelly begins by discussing the state of community on college campuses and the ways that declines in…
June 7, 2025
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“For and With Others” ft. Marquette University’s Kimo Ah Yun I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Seven

In the thirty-seventh episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Kimo Ah Yun, President of Marquette University. As a communication scholar, Ah Yun opens by discussing how he designs messages and leverages platforms in ways that reach various internal and external constituents, emphasizing the ways those…
May 31, 2025
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“Bridge to the Church” ft. Lipscomb University’s Candice McQueen I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Six

In the thirty-sixth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Candice McQueen, President of Lipscomb University. With extensive service in both K-12 and higher education settings, McQueen starts by discussing the educational benefits that emerge when greater integration between grade levels or years in school occurs.…
May 24, 2025
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“Grace-Filled Optimism” ft. Indiana Wesleyan University’s Jon S. Kulaga I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Five

In the thirty-fifth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jon S. Kulaga, President of Indiana Wesleyan University. Kulaga begins by discussing the details of his service during his college years as a campus radio DJ, highlighting which songs from the early 80s he would proudly…
May 17, 2025
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“A Call to Magnanimity” ft. the University of Dallas’ Jonathan J. Sanford I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Four

In the thirty-fourth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jonathan J. Sanford, Professor of Philosophy and President of the University of Dallas. Sanford opens by sharing about the University of Dallas’s history which includes support from the Archdiocese of Dallas as well as support from…
May 10, 2025
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“One Foot in the Academy and One Foot in the Church” ft. Campbell University’s J. Bradley Creed I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Three

In the thirty-third episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with J. Bradley Creed, President of Campbell University. Creed opens by discussing how events in 1979 within the Southern Baptist Convention set in motion a host of changes that would begin by impacting the six Southern Baptist…
May 3, 2025
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“An Exciting and Alive Enterprise” ft. Villanova University’s Anna Bonta Moreland I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Two

In the thirty-second episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Anna Bonta Moreland, The Anne Quinn Welsh Chair, Director of the Honors Program, and Professor of Humanities at Villanova University. Moreland begins by expanding upon the details of the opening keynote address she offered at the…
April 26, 2025
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“When in the Boat Together” ft. the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities’ David A. Hoag I Saturdays at Seven – Special Episode

In this special episode of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with David A. Hoag, President of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU). Hoag opens by discussing the investments Christian colleges and universities make in fostering relationship between faith and learning and how the CCCU is prepared to increase efforts…
April 22, 2025
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“Cross Invitations for Christian Leaders” ft. the Anglican Church in North America’s Archbishop Steve Wood I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-One

In the thirty-first episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Archbishop Steve Wood of the Anglican Church in North America. Wood begins by sharing the theological distinctives that historically define Anglicanism, the ways those distinctives are drawn from the nature of parish life, and the ways…
April 19, 2025