Introduction
SermonAudio and Bob Jones University are cooperating in a mutually beneficial relationship to advance God's kingdom and to inspire the next generation.
The Computer Science Department at Bob Jones University will be periodically hosting lectures for the SermonAudio Technology Lecture Series that will feature informative and educational presentations focusing on the latest advancements and trends in technology utilized by the SermonAudio platform.
Upcoming Event
The next lecture will be on MARCH 31, 2026 at 7 pm.
How Webcasting Works:
Deep Dive into SermonAudio's Architecture
Mike Furtney
A behind-the-scenes look at the engineering of the live webcasting architecture on SermonAudio—covering Kubernetes orchestration, real-time transcoding and segmenting, global load balancing, and the failover strategies that keep streams online when everything goes wrong.
Mike Furtney is a veteran computer scientist and University of Waterloo graduate who serves as Chief Architect of The Vault at SermonAudio, where he designs and oversees the systems responsible for the long-term preservation and delivery of millions of sermons.
Event Details
This event is primarily targeted to the entire CS student class and faculty of BJU but will be webcast for broader enjoyment. It will be held in The Vault on the second floor of the Mack Building. Seating is limited and there will be a door prize.
Bob Jones University
www.bju.edu
The Vault // SermonAudio
vault.sermonaudio.com
Past Events
Inventor and pioneer in the computing industry, Brantley Coile spoke on the topic "Plumbers, Preachers, and Programmers: Culture and Coding." He shared a perspective that might give a Christian computer science major an advantage over those other majors. Among his accomplishments, Brantley holds the fundamental patent on the Network Address Translation (NAT) protocol. He also invented the first firewall and load balancer for CISCO.
David Larsen is excited to share about the blessings and challenges of developing tools to create word-for-word mapping of every word in the KJV and NASB Bible text to the Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic source texts. He will focus on the challenges of working with Biblical data, the principles of data-driven architecture, functional user-interface design, data validation workflows, and model-view-controller design patterns.
Dr. Kindall is a quantitative analysis expert who has over 20 years of experience in the industry. An equity trend trader with a background in physics and computational finance, he is a frequent conference speaker and published author. He presented a talk on Computational Finance and highlighted the importance of computer science in valuation, hedging, and risk management.
Dr. Schaub serves as Chief Technology Officer of SermonAudio, as well as an adjunct faculty member in the BJU Department of Computer Science. His talk titled "Building Apps for the International Market" focused on the challenges that developers face when they create applications intended for use by users that speak different languages. He described specific programming techniques that address these challenges.
Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Payment Systems, spoke on the topic "AI as Artificial Moral Agents." Nick was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of PMT (Formerly PMTS: NASDQ), President and Chief Operating Officer of Nova Information Systems (Formerly NYSE: NIS), and has held various other senior executive roles with public and private companies.
Inventor and pioneer in the computing industry, spoke on the topic "Three Godly Men That Changed Computer History." Among his accomplishments, Brantley holds the fundamental patent on the Network Address Translation (NAT) protocol. He also invented the first firewall and load balancer for CISCO.
