Through Encounter, Brian offers programs to the public both in person and online. He works with private industry and government as well as schools, universities, and community organizations. Check out our events and contact him if you would like to arrange a talk for your place of work, your educational institution, or your lifelong learning group.
Upcoming Events
Sounds, Spaces and Celebrations – The Feel of the World’s Religions (January 28 – February 18)
[Open] - This brand new series titled Sounds, Spaces and [...]
Religious Literacy and the Welcoming Workplace (February 5)
[Closed] - February 5, 2026 Brian will have a brief [...]
Jehovah’s Witnesses and Organ Donation (February 5)
[Closed] - Hosted by The Organ Donation and Transplantation Alliance. [...]
Week of World Religions- Road Scholar (February 9-13)
[Open] - In this online program, participants will learn about [...]
Religious Literacy and the Welcoming Workplace – UofT – Rotman School of Business (March 19)
(March 19) - [Closed] - We will address how religious [...]
Religion in Society – University of Toronto – Department of the Study of Religion (March 26)
[Closed] - Brian will be part of a panel for [...]
Police Religious Literacy Program (March 31 – April 2)
[Open] - Encounter is hosting its annual 3-day police religious [...]
Police Religious Literacy- Ontario Association of Chief of Police (April 21)
[Closed] - Brian will be providing two talks to police [...]
Discovery Week (July 5 to 11, 2026)
[Registration Open] Toronto - Discovery Week takes you on a [...]
Past Events
Canadian Mental Health Association: Durham
Religious Literacy and the Welcoming Workplace We discussed how religious [...]
Road Scholar- Adventures Online: Exploring the Religions of the World
Participants learned about 5 religions in 5 days through classes [...]
Road Scholar: Hallowed Spaces – Trees, Temples & the Shape of the Sacred
Online Lecture: During this one-hour lecture and Q&A, participants learned [...]
Learning About Religious Inclusion In The Workplace
Staff from the engineering firm Ulteig took part in a [...]
Extracurricular Approaches to Religious Studies in Schools – Wilfrid Laurier University
During this session, we reviewed extracurricular approaches to religious studies [...]
OPP – Sites of Worship Debrief
We debriefed with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) after two [...]
The World’s Religions – The LIFE Institute
During this online course at Toronto Metropolitan University, we surveyed [...]
Religion: The Hard and the Beautiful
In this new series, we explored both difficult and uplifting [...]
House of Worship Tour – University of Toronto Religion Department
[Closed] - We visited three houses of worship in the [...]
Zoroastrianism – Road Scholar
Zoroastrianism is a tiny religion today but it is studied [...]
