stetzer

The first time I met Ed Stetzer was at a conference in Seattle Washington where he was speaking at Mars Hill Community Church. I had heard the name before, and had seen some of his books- but had never read anything by him. Fifteen minutes into his talk I knew that I wanted him to come to our church. Ed is one of those rare personalities who is able to process huge chunks of data and distill it down so that the rest of us can make sense of it. He reads the books and does the research the rest of us don't have time for or don't have the tenacity to absorb.

He is also a guy who understands the church as we know it- he is a Southern Baptist working with Lifeway Research- and yet he spends enough time outside the SBC culture dish that he brings a fresh perspective to help us pry open our minds to new and changing realities we might now be able to see otherwise.

Besides all of that- he is a dynamic speaker. He is a guy you can sit and listen to for more than 20 minutes and never look at your watch. If you've not read his latest book- I highly recommend you do. If you have and have been challenged by what you have read in "Missional Code", I can promise you that hearing him and seeing him and interacting with him this weekend will be especially invigorating.

Ed will be with us in both worship services this Sunday at 9:15 and 10:45 and Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. in the CUBE and then again Monday for lunch at noon and again Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the CUBE.