Joe Davis is a nationally touring writer, speaker, and performer based in Minneapolis, MN. He is the frontman of emerging soul, funk, and spoken word ensemble, The Poetic Diaspora, and the co-founder/Artistic Director of H-Cubed: Harrison, Healing, Harmony; a monthly event series centered on healing through the arts. As a student and educator, he has served as a teaching artist at dozens of high schools and universities and as the Artist-in-Residence at Luther Seminary, receiving a masters in Theology of the Arts.
Combining rapping, dancing, storytelling and his fluency in Spanish, AGAPE* connects with his listeners in a way that they really "get it". His energy is contagious, and his stories of faith transcend differences. Nationally acclaimed, he performs 100 times year for youth across the United States and has also traveled internationally with his ministry Hip Hop Outreach. Dave is a Gustavus and Luther graduate and also serves as the Contextual Learning Coordinator for Luther Seminary. Dave is an IDI qualified administrator and a catalyst trainer of the Kaleidoscope Institute.