Phoenix Hayes is a New York Times bestselling author and national speaker with an MA in theology and Christian apologetics. She brings sharp thinking, humor, and a distinctly biblical perspective to some of today’s biggest questions, from culture and politics to the Church, technology, identity, and the ideas shaping the next generation. Her goal is simple: make truth clear, make it compelling, and give Christians the courage to defend it.
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Marriage and family have become cultural renovation projects: remove a father here, redefine parenthood there, and hope the foundations hold.
Phoenix examines why the family is God-designed, life-giving, and essential to forming individuals and societies. She traces political, cultural, and ideological pressures that weaken marriage, blur sexual distinctions, and portray parenthood as optional—or oppressive, depending on the mood. Drawing connections between family breakdown, fatherlessness, mental health struggles, and crime, this talk asks what happens when foundational institutions become infinitely customizable arrangements.
Apologetics is about far more than answering objections to Christianity—it’s about defending the very structure of the world we live in. Because when the Creator of the universe is treated as optional, reality doesn’t politely stay neutral. Truth becomes negotiable, morality becomes subjective, identity turns into a DIY project, family becomes expendable, and human purpose is left to popular opinion.
This talk traces how rejecting God doesn’t eliminate belief—it redirects it toward far more fragile, immoral, and illogical substitutes. In a culture at war with reality, Christianity isn’t the problem some people claim… its the answer.
Artificial Intelligence isn’t just science fiction anymore—it’s in your pocket, your social media feed, and even your church. In this talk, we’ll break down what AI really is, how it’s already shaping culture, and why Christians can’t afford to stay uninformed. You’ll learn how AI can serve the mission of the Church, how it can be misused for harm, and most importantly, how to engage it with wisdom, discernment, and a biblical worldview.
Marxism has long been seen as an enemy of Christianity, yet its ideas are subtly seeping into churches, seminaries, and Christian activism, often masked by Christian-sounding language. Could you be embracing Marxist principles without realizing it? Before you unknowingly trade the Gospel for the Manifesto, discover the hidden influence of ‘Red Theology’—and how to stand firm in authentic, biblical faith.
Sometimes manipulation arrives wearing a guilt trip and quoting Scripture. In a culture that treats disagreement as hate and boundaries as selfishness, how can women love others without being pressured into endorsing harmful ideas and policies or enabling destructive behavior?
With humor, biblical insight, and practical examples, Phoenix Hayes explores how our empathy for others can be used to bypass our better judgment. Learn to recognize emotionally driven slogans, twisted scripture, and leave equipped to speak truth with courage and kindness—because loving your neighbor shouldn’t require switching off your brain.
From manifestation and “speaking your dreams into existence” to inspirational messages sprinkled with Bible verses, today’s self-help culture knows how to sound spiritual. But a little Christian vocabulary doesn’t make something the gospel.
Learn how New Age principles have seeped into the church and where the line is between biblical truth and spiritualist lies. Is “manifestation” and asking for things “in faith” the same thing? What about prayer journals and vision boards? Leave equipped to spot persuasive counterfeits and evaluate popular teachings against Scripture—because Jesus offers something far better than an improved version of your five-year plan.
We live in a culture where “live your truth,” “you do you,” and “what’s right for you may not be right for me” sound compassionate and enlightened. But what happens when those ideas are actually put to the test?
In this presentation, Phoenix exposes the problems with relativism and explores some of the faulty ways people try to determine what is true and morally good. Using real-world examples and a biblical worldview, she shows why subjective standards ultimately fail us and makes the case that truth and morality must be grounded in something beyond ourselves. Because if everyone gets their own truth, eventually truth doesn’t mean anything at all.
When we try to define who we are while leaving our bodies and our Bibles out of the conversation, things get weird. Fast.
Starting in Genesis, Phoenix explores what it means to be human, how the sexual revolution reshaped our understanding of identity, and why the Pride flag keeps acquiring new stripes.
At the heart of these questions is a foundational truth: that we are all made in God’s image, and our bodies are more than inconvenient packaging. That understanding gives Christians a framework for addressing sex, gender, and identity with biblical clarity, conviction, and compassion.