I’ve worked for years with Jim Tonkowich, a deep thinker who has become a strong advocate for the biblical worldview applying to all of life. Jim has a wealth of experience in the church, and serves in the best of prophetic traditions. I have loved working with him over the years, especially when we were together in Prison Fellowship and BreakPoint. I can highly recommend his work.
Chuck Colson, Chairman and Founder, The Colson Center
My friend Jim Tonkowich has a wonderful gift for explaining what it means for people today to live out the Christian faith in every dimension of their lives.
Dr. Robert George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
Jim Tonkowich has a well furnished and well organized mind; he speaks with calm deliberation and a passion all the more moving for being controlled enough to make his arguments cogent and persuasive. Listening to him is to listen to a well honed Christian mind, experienced in the ways of the world and the cutting edge of today’s arguments.
Amb. Michael Novak, George Frederick Jewett Scholar in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy, American Enterprise Institute
Jim Tonkowich, formerly a Catholic-friendly Evangelical, is now an Evangelical-friendly Catholic, but one thing has not changed: He continues to speak a language that Christians on both sides of the historical division can understand. Remembering Christ's prayer "that they may be one," I rejoice to see his reflections on matters of common concern to Christendom.
Dr. J. Budziszewski, Professor in the departments of Government and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin and author of The Line Through the Heart: Natural Law as Fact, Theory, and Sign of Contradiction (www.isibooks.org).
Jim Tonkowich writes on issues related to faith, economics, and politics. I always read his pieces, which are consistently insightful, balanced, and wise.
I have been privileged to know Jim Tonkowich as a teaching associate, and I have been impressed with his verbal and literary abilities. He is a good thinker who possesses both analytic and synthetic cognitive skills. His character demonstrates integrity, commitment, consistency, and quality, and his diligence, clear resolve, and personal discipline commend him well as a communicator who seeks to incarnate his truth-bearing message.
In all matters related to religion and public life, Jim Tonkowich is among the most discerning and articulate voices in America today. I can always count on Jim to navigate the currents of American religion in ways that are fresh, insightful, and ecumenically grounded.
Dr. Dean C. Curry, Director of the College Honors Program & Professor of Politics, Messiah College
Jim Tonkowich has an uncanny ability to look at a complex issue in contemporary culture and trace it back to its historic and philosophical roots. And he does this through the lens of orthodox Christianity. I learn something new every time I read or hear him!
Kevin Offner, InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship Staff, Washington, DC Universities
Jim Tonkowich is a gifted thinker, writer and public speaker. He has a truly unique ability to speak the truth in ways that are deeply aware of Scripture and culture. His love for Christ and the church is strong thus I can heartily commend him to all as a true servant of Christ who will bring real blessing to those who have the opportunity to hear speak and teach. I have served alongside of Jim and he has taught me personally. For his influence in my life I am grateful.
I heartily recommend Jim Tonkowich as a speaker for your training or outreach events. Jim's depth of learning, keen insight, clear presentations, and love for the Body of Christ make him eminently qualified to serve you and your congregation on a wide range of subjects.
