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If you look at the dialogue in the national news, you see difficult conversations about race. Not surprisingly, many of those same discussions our challenging our friends and families in our churches as well. Pastor Bryan Loritts talks with Ed Stetzer about embracing diversity in the church and navigating some of the sensitive topics that arise as we share the gospel with our communities.
Dr. Rick Richardson is a Professor of Evangelism and Leadership at Wheaton College and also directs the Church Evangelism Institute and Research Institute for the Billy Graham Center. Rick earned his M.Div. from Northern Baptist Seminary and his PHD in Intercultural Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Rick seeks to bring together his passions for evangelism, prayer and racial reconciliation in order to cast vision and equip an emerging generation in ministry for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pastor Bryan Loritts is Lead Pastor of Abundant Life Christian Fellowship of Silicon Valley. He's an award winning author of six books including his newest release Insider Outsider. Bryan co-founded Fellowship Memphis in 2003, and later founded The Kainos Movement- an organization committed to seeing the multi-ethnic church become the new normal in our world. In addition to his responsibilities as a pastor, Bryan travels extensively throughout the world preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ at conferences and events, as well as serving on the board of trustees for Biola University and PineCove Christian Camps. He and his wife Korie have three sons- Quentin, Myles and Jaden.
Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is a professor and dean at Wheaton College where he also serves as Executive Director of the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches; trained pastors and church planters on six continents; earned two master’s degrees and two doctorates; and he has written hundreds of articles and a dozen books. He is Regional Director for Lausanne North America, is the Editor-in-Chief of Outreach Magazine, and regularly writes for news outlets such as USA Today and CNN. He serves at his local church, Highpoint Church, as a teaching pastor. Ed and his wife Donna have been married for more than 35 years and are the parents of three daughters.
Discover new ways to show and share the love of Jesus to a broken and a hurting world. Join Ed Stetzer in an engaging discussion of todays cultural trends.