Alan Shlemon is one of those rare "go-to" people with regard to thoughtful Christian engagement. He is always incredibly well studied on the subjects he addresses and he presents his ideas in a crisp and compelling way. Perhaps most importantly, Alan models a way of speaking the truth in love that we all need to follow. He truly is a winsome and attractive ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ and an effective advocate of the great ideas that ground our faith commitment.
Craig J. Hazen, Ph.D.
Founder and Director of the MA in Christian Apologetics, Biola University
Author of Five Sacred Crossings
“Alan Shlemon and Stand to Reason provide a valuable service to both the body of Christ and to our local church. With thousands of people coming each weekend, it’s impossible from both a time and research perspective to stay on top of all the important theological, apologetic, and social issues that impact our people. Alan has successfully resourced our congregation and staff over the years with a strong grasp of theology and the contemporary issues. He always does so with, truth, grace, humility, and persuasiveness.”
Larry Osborne, Ph.D
Senior Pastor, North Coast Church
Author of A Contrarian’s Guide to Knowing God and Sticky Church
"Alan is a rare and much-needed voice for today. He has a sharp mind, a compassionate heart, and a deep understanding of both contemporary culture and Scripture. Alan brings a fresh perspective to help the church effectively reach a new generation."
Sean McDowell
Youth Speaker & Apologist
Co-author of Understanding Intelligent Design
“Alan is a talented, winsome thought provoking teacher and speaker. He is adept at topics ranging from Islam to Bioethics. Through his work with STR, he does a masterful job of equipping thinking Christians to deal effectively with the religious and moral issues central to our faith.”
Tim Mosteller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Philosophy, California Baptist University
"Consistent with the brilliant vision of Stand to Reason, Alan Shlemon is a knowledgeable and winsome defender of Christian faith and values. Alan persuasively communicates not only the truth of Christianity against false ideas and religions, but also the virtues of Christianity as he speaks with gentleness and respect. Christians and non-Christians alike will benefit from the work Alan Shlemon is doing with Stand to Reason for the cause of the gospel."
Roger N. Overton
Co-editor of The New Media Frontier and blogger at ATeamBlog.com
“Alan Shlemon was the keynote speaker for our FOCUS series yesterday and he did an outstanding job. His presentation on the Columbo technique was invigorating and intellectually satisfying. Students are already using this tactic in their witnessing and his talk has generated a tremendous amount of high-quality conversation throughout the campus.”
Michael Buratovich, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Spring Arbor University
“Alan Shlemon is an excellent thinker and wonderful asset to Stand to Reason. He is great on the life issues, but I’ve been even more impressed with his understanding of Islam and how Christians should handle the homosexuality issue. Alan truly knows his stuff, and he presents it in a thoughtful, humorous, easy-to-understand way. He’s incredible at making personal connections with students, building relationships through conversations and games that the students never forget. I’m looking forward to working more with Alan in the future, and I would encourage you to do the same. Alan’s work is effectively equipping Christians to defend their views on some of the most controversial topics being talked about right now.”
Josh Brahm
Director of Education & Public Relations, Right to Life of Central California
“Alan spent one entire day training our teens to dialogue intelligently, calmly, persuasively about abortion. The teens were impacted beyond description, being able for the first time to feel confident about articulating their pro-life beliefs in a persuasive manner. Alan is a powerful teacher, and is also personable so that the teens felt really comfortable with in-depth discussions with him. I highly recommend Alan Shlemon as a skilled teacher."
Gayle Atteberry
Executive Director, Oregon Right to Life
"Alan Shlemon is a gifted and knowledgeable teacher and a tremendous asset to the Body of Christ. But more than this, Alan is also a very personable and authentic speaker who has the ability to communicate truth while connecting deeply with those he teaches. He understands the issues surrounding Islam, (as just one example), and he delivers the information in a way that is compelling and informative. Along the way, Alan became a friend of our church family and a respected resource for the future. It was a joy and a privilege to have him lead our retreat and we’re looking forward to having him back soon.”
Jim Wallace
Senior Pastor & Church Planter, The Rising Tide
Founder & Host of PleaseConvinceMe.com
“Alan Shlemon is a very gifted presenter of challenging topics that help people think more clearly about their faith. He is a popular speaker at North Coast Church. Alan is very down to earth & practical, helping people to formulate questions, answers & reasons to those who want to discuss what it means to have a Christian worldview.”
Paul Savona
Senior Pastor, North Coast Church
We had a fantastic 4-week series with Alan…I did not get to reiterate my sincere thanks to Alan for his excellent teaching for our class. The size of the class grew from week to week as word spread, and we had over 100 in attendance yesterday. Alan is a very gifted teacher and we loved having him back again to lead our class.
Steven E. Sletten
Bel Air Presbyterian Church
“Alan was excellent - he made complicated issues very manageable for high schoolers.”
Robyn Nordell
Anaheim Magnolia Christian School
