Brian McLaren
On Friday, February 11, 2011, St. Mark's is happy to welcome author and innovative Christian thinker Brian McLaren, generally regarded as the "father" of the emergent church movement.
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, pastor, and is among the most innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists. His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including postmodern thought and culture, Biblical studies, evangelism, leadership, global mission, spiritual formation, worship, pastoral survival and burnout, inter-religious dialogue, ecology, and social justice. McLaren's first book, The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix, has been recognized as a primary portal into the current conversation about postmodern ministry. His 2004 release, A Generous Orthodoxy, is a personal confession and has been called a "manifesto" of the emerging church conversation. The conclusion to the A New Kind of Christian trilogy was released in 2005, entitled The Last Word and the Word After That. He is one of five co-authors of Church in the Emerging Culture.
He is on the international steering team and board of directors for emergent, a growing generative friendship among missional Christian leaders (www.emergentvillage.com, www.emergent.info). He is also active in global networking among emerging leaders (amahoro.info).">www.emergentvillage.com). He is also active in global networking among emerging leaders (www.emergentvillage.com, www.emergent.info). He is also active in global networking among emerging leaders (amahoro.info).">amahoro.info). He serves as a board chair for Sojourners/Call to Renewal (www.iteams.org) in Chicago, Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle (mhgs.edu), and Off The Map (off-the-map.org). He has taught or lectured at several seminaries in the U.S. and abroad.">sojo.net), and is a founding member of Red Letter Christians, a group of communicators seeking to broaden and deepen the dialogue about faith and public life. He is also a board member for "Orientacion Cristiana," and formerly served on the boards of International Teams in Chicago, Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, and Off The Map. He has taught or lectured at several seminaries in the U.S. and abroad.
He is a frequent guest on television, radio, and news media programs. He has appeared on many broadcasts including Larry King Live, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, and Nightline. His work has also been covered in Time (where he was listed as one of American's 25 most influential evangelicals), Christianity Today, Christian Century, the Washington Post, and many other print media.
