Fuller Theological Seminary Psychology Building
Travis Auditorium
180 N. Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91101 Parking Info
Topics:
Culture Making: The Role of Christian in the World Today
Panelists:
Jim Belcher Pastor, Redeem Presbyterian Church (Newport Beach, California)
Jim Belcher (M.A., Fuller; Ph.D., Georgetown) is founding church planter and lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is also the author of Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional and cofounder of the Restoring Community Conference: Integrating Social Interaction, Sacred Space and Beauty in the 21st Century, an annual conference for city officials, planners, builders, and architects.
Doug Birdsall Executive Chairman, Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization
Doug Birdsall was installed as the Lausanne Executive Chairman in 2004 at the Forum on World Evangelization in Pattaya, Thailand. Doug and his wife, Jeanie, have been missionaries with Asian Access since 1980, where Doug was president of the mission from 1991 to 2007. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, Gordon-Conwell Seminary, Harvard University, and is currently involved in doctoral research at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.
Margaret Feinberg Speaker and Author
A popular speaker at churches and conferences such as Catalyst, CreationFest, and YouthSpecialties, Margaret Feinberg will spend 120 days this year on the road and speak to nearly 100,000 people. Recently named one of the '30 Emerging Voices' who will help lead the church in the next decade by Charisma magazine and one of the '40 Under 40' who will shape Christian publishing by Christian Retailing, she has written more than two dozen books and Bible studies including the critically-acclaimed The Organic God, The Sacred Echo, Scouting the Divine (Zondervan) and their corresponding DVD Bible studies. She is known for her relational teaching style and inviting people to discover the relevance of God and His Word in a modern world.
Dr. Michael S. Horton Professor, Westminster Seminary
Dr. Michael S. Horton has taught apologetics and theology at Westminster Seminary, California since 1998. He received his doctorate from the University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In addition to his work at the Seminary, he is the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts the White Horse Inn, a nationally syndicated, weekly radio talk-show exploring issues of Reformation theology in American Christianity. He is also the editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine. Before coming to WSC, Dr. Horton completed a Research Fellowship at Yale University Divinity School. A member of various societies, including the American Academy of Religion and the Evangelical Theological Society, Dr. Horton is the author/editor of twenty books, including a series of studies in Reformed dogmatics published by Westminster John Knox, whose final volume (People and Place: A Covenant Ecclesiology) was published in 2008.
Dr. Jesse Miranda CEO, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference
Dr. Jesse Miranda is an international Christian leader with a firm commitment to the Latino church, community and civic engagement. He is a noted community leader and religious educator with expertise and extensive background in the areas of leadership, social ethics, reconciliation and theological education.
Dr. Miranda has served as President of Alianza de Ministerios Evangelicos Nacionales (AMEN) and as a Professor at Vanguard University and Azusa Pacific University. Presently, he serves as an Executive Presbyter of the General Council of the Assemblies of God and as CEO of (NHCLC) National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
Dr. Miranda has written two books, The Christian Church in Ministry and Liderazgo y Amistad (Leadership and Friendship), co-director of the Hispanic Churches in American Public Life research project, co-editor of Latino Religions and Civic Activism in the United States and contributor to Realidades Hispanas Que Impactan America.
Richard Mouw President, Fuller Theological Seminary
Richard Mouw is the president of Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been a professor of Christian philosophy and ethics at Fuller and Calvin College. Mouw is the author of Consulting the Faithful, Uncommon Decency, and most recently, The Smell of Sawdust: What Evangelicals Can Learn from Their Fundamentalist Heritage.
Dr. Kara Eckmann Powell Executive Director, Fuller Youth Institute
Dr. Kara E. Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. She completed her doctorate in practical theology from Fuller Seminary with a focus on pastoral role expectations in 2000, a Master’s of Divinity from Bethel Theological Seminary in 1994, and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Stanford University in 1991. In addition to her roles at Fuller Seminary, Kara volunteers in student ministries at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena. She is the author or co-author of a number of books and curriculum guides, including Essential Leadership (formerly released in 2008 as Deep Leadership), Deep Justice Journeys, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum, Mirror, Mirror, and Help! I’m a Woman in Youth Ministry.
Rev. Rich Van Pelt National Director of Ministry Relationships, Compassion International
Working with Compassion International, Rich has the opportunity to serve children and families in need around the world. He is also an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and is author of The Youth Worker’s Guide To Helping Teenagers In Crisis (Zondervan) and The Parent’s Guide To Helping Teenagers In Crisis (Zondervan). Each year Rich is involved in challenging and motivating thousands of educators, professional counselors, youth workers and parents across North America at national, regional and local events. He is president of Youth Ministry Without Borders and on the advisory boards of The Journal of Student Ministries and LiderJuvenil (Latin Youth Worker Journal).
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Jim Belcher (M.A., Fuller; Ph.D., Georgetown) is founding church planter and lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is also the author of Deep Church: A Third Way Beyond Emerging and Traditional and cofounder of the Restoring Community Conference: Integrating Social Interaction, Sacred Space and Beauty in the 21st Century, an annual conference for city officials, planners, builders, and architects.
Doug Birdsall was installed as the Lausanne Executive Chairman in 
A popular speaker at churches and conferences such as Catalyst, CreationFest, and YouthSpecialties, Margaret Feinberg will spend 120 days this year on the road and speak to nearly 100,000 people. Recently named one of the '30 Emerging Voices' who will help lead the church in the next decade by Charisma magazine and one of the '40 Under 40' who will shape Christian publishing by Christian Retailing, she has written more than two dozen books and Bible studies including the critically-acclaimed The Organic God, The Sacred Echo, Scouting the Divine (Zondervan) and their corresponding DVD Bible studies. She is known for her relational teaching style and inviting people to discover the relevance of God and His Word in a modern world.
Dr. Michael S. Horton has taught apologetics and theology at Westminster Seminary, California since 1998. He received his doctorate from the University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. In addition to his work at the Seminary, he is the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts the 
Dr. Jesse Miranda is an international Christian leader with a firm commitment to the Latino church, community and civic engagement. He is a noted community leader and religious educator with expertise and extensive background in the areas of leadership, social ethics, reconciliation and theological education.
Richard Mouw is the president of Fuller Theological Seminary. He has been a professor of Christian philosophy and ethics at Fuller and Calvin College. Mouw is the author of Consulting the Faithful, Uncommon Decency, and most recently, The Smell of Sawdust: What Evangelicals Can Learn from Their Fundamentalist Heritage.
Dr. Kara E. Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. She completed her doctorate in practical theology from Fuller Seminary with a focus on pastoral role expectations in 2000, a Master’s of Divinity from Bethel Theological Seminary in 1994, and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Stanford University in 1991. In addition to her roles at Fuller Seminary, Kara volunteers in student ministries at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena. She is the author or co-author of a number of books and curriculum guides, including Essential Leadership (formerly released in 2008 as Deep Leadership), Deep Justice Journeys, Deep Justice in a Broken World, Deep Ministry in a Shallow World, Good Sex Youth Ministry Curriculum, Mirror, Mirror, and Help! I’m a Woman in Youth Ministry.
Working with Compassion International, Rich has the opportunity to serve children and families in need around the world. He is also an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and is author of The Youth Worker’s Guide To Helping Teenagers In Crisis (Zondervan) and The Parent’s Guide To Helping Teenagers In Crisis (Zondervan). Each year Rich is involved in challenging and motivating thousands of educators, professional counselors, youth workers and parents across North America at national, regional and local events. He is president of Youth Ministry Without Borders and on the advisory boards of The Journal of Student Ministries and LiderJuvenil (Latin Youth Worker Journal).
