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Meet Sons of Korah!

Sons of Korah is a widely acclaimed Australian band who focus entirely on the biblical psalms. With their unique acoustic, multi-ethnic sound Sons of Korah have achieved an intriguing re-creation of the musical drama of the psalms. From lamentation to songs of jubilant praise, from battle cry to benediction, from exclamation of awe and wonder to reflections of tranquillity and perfect wisdom, Sons of Korah seek to lead their listeners into an impacting encounter with the heart of the bible. For more information go to www.sonsofkorah.com.

Don't miss your chance to worship with them live at the National Pastor's Convention in February! Get a glimpse of what you're in for by clicking HERE!

Meet Brian McLaren!

Brian D. McLaren is founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church, an innovative, nondenominational church in the Baltimore-Washington region. He is the author of several books including A Generous Orthodoxy, A New Kind of Christian, and The Secret Message of Jesus.

Don't miss your chance to hear Brian at the National Pastor's Convention in February. Choose from his seminars and panel discussion:

Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope (Critical Concerns Course), Monday, Febuary 9, 6:00pm-9:00pm and Tuesday, February 10, 8:30am-11:30am

Christian Faith as Way of Life
Christianity has tended to present itself as a system of belief or as an institution of society. What would it mean to rediscover the way of Jesus as a way of life - radical, daily, contemplative, active, and communal? How would this way of life be learned through practices? What role would ancient practices have in this way of life? What would the church look like if it formed itself around this mission of spiritual formation for global transformation?

The Political Gospels: Religious right, religious left or politically AWOL?
How do we put faith and politics together in an honest and helpful way? What paths should we explore in the aftermath of the Religious Right, Civil Religion, and Spiritual Isolationism? Is the gospel liberal or conservative or both or neither? How can we talk about political matters in a civil - and Christian - way?

Being Faithful in a Pluralist World
How can followers of Jesus find freshly faithful ways to engage with Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, atheists, and others who do not want to accept Christianity? Are the alternatives beyond ignore, persecute, exclude, fear, and badger?

Jesus and Empire Panel Discussion, Wednesday, February 11, 1:30pm-3:00pm 
Including Shane Claiborne, Don Golden, Scot McKnight, and Efrem Smith

Meet Tommy Walker!

Tommy Walker has served as a worship leader at his home church since 1990, has traveled with internationally recognized evangelical movements such as Promise Keepers, Greg Laurie Harvest Crusades and Franklin Graham Crusades.  His songs have been sung by millions of people worldwide, in fact, more than 100 of his songs are currently ranked on the CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing of America) chart. After releasing eight live recordings, I Have A Hope marks his first-ever nationally released studio project.  Collaborating with the talents of award-winning producer Ed Cash (Chris Tomlin, Caedmon’s Call, Bebo Norman), Walker is stepping off the stage and into the studio, capturing moments of inspiring, spirit-filled praise.

Don't miss your chance to workship with Tommy live at the National Pastor's Convention in February! Hear him before you see him by clicking HERE!

Meet Margaret Feinberg

Margaret Feinberg is a speaker, journalist, and the author of more than a dozen books. Named one of the "Thirty Emerging Voices" of Christian leaders under age forty by Charisma magazine, she has written more than 700 articles for such magazines as Christianity Today, Relevant, and HomeLife. She lives in Juneau, Alaska, with her husband, Leif, and their dog, Hershey. Margaret will be at the National Pastor's Convention in February. Don't miss your chance to hear her speak!

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To learn more about Margaret, visit her website at www.margaretfeinberg.com.

Meet Ken Medema!

From the time Ken Medema was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he has been unable to see with his physical eyes. His sight is limited to distinguishing between light and darkness and seeing fuzzy outlines of major objects. In 1973 Ken left his work as a music therapist and began a career as a performing recording artist. He recorded albums for Word and Shawnee Press, and then in 1985 founded Brier Patch Music.

Don't miss your chance to worship with Ken live at the National Pastor's Convention in February! Listen to Ken improvise a song about Jesus for President at the National Pastor's Convention 2008 by clicking HERE!

Meet Scot McKnight!

Scot McKnight is a widely-recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. He is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University. A popular and witty speaker, Dr. McKnight is the author of more than twenty books. McKnight’s award-winning blog, Jesus Creed, has been rated by Technorati.com as the #1 site for Emerging Church.

Don't miss your chance to hear Scot at the National Pastor's Convention in February. Choose from his two seminars and his two panel discussions:

Spiritual Disciplines: Instrument for Spirituality?
The turn to spiritual disciplines, especially fasting, is distorting what spiritual disciplines are designed to accomplish. By examining what the Bible says about fasting, we aim to show that when we focus on what we can get from fasting we distort the discipline. Instead of seeing fasting as an instrument to grow in spirituality, we will examine how fasting is primarily a response to severe conditions.

Women in Ministry: A Case Study in Rethinking How We Read the Bible
This seminar will develop a principle called WDWD. Instead of focusing on the silence passages, we will focus on mapping what women did do in the Bible and challenge the church to let women do what God has called them to do. This seminar will show how understanding the Story of the Bible illuminates how we understand women in ministry.

Jesus and Empire Panel Discussion, Wednesday, February 11, 1:30pm-3:00pm 
Including Shane Claiborne, Don Golden, Brian McLaren, and Efrem Smith

The Role of the Bible in the Church Panel Discussion, Thursday, February 12, 2:30pm-4:00pm  Including Randy Frazee, William Webb, and Christopher Wright

Meet Taylor Mason!

Comedian Taylor Mason has spent the past twenty years performing in comedy clubs, theaters, on college campuses and on television, in Las Vegas and Atlantic City, at festivals and fairs, in commercials and on cruise ships, in the United States and all around the globe. A self-proclaimed “small-time guy from a one-joke town in the Midwest”, he has made a career of writing and performing comedy as a ventriloquist, stand-up comic and musician.

Don't miss your chance to laugh with Taylor at the National Pastor's Convention in February!

Get a glimpse of what you're in for HERE.

Meet Gabe Lyons!

Gabe Lyons founded Fermi Project in 2003, a broad collective of innovators, social entrepreneurs, church and societal leaders working together to make positive contributions to culture. Gabe recently engineered Fermi Project's first book, unChristian, which revealed exclusive research on pop-culture's negative perception of Christians and convened influential Christian voices to address what he describes as "the steady erosion of Christianity's reputation in America". Gabe, Rebekah, and their three children reside in Atlanta, Georgia.

Don't miss your chance to hear Gabe speak at the National Pastor's Convention. He will be speaking at General Session 2 on Tuesday, February 10 from 7:30-9:30pm (interview). He also has a two seminars and a panel discussion:

unChristian: What a New Generation Thinks About Christianity... and Why It Matters (Critical Concerns Course) Monday, February 9, 6:00pm-9:00pm and Tuesday, February 10, 8:30am-11:30am

Post-Christian Faithfulness
In this seminar we will describe specific ways Christians and the local church can thrive in a pluralistic, post-Christian setting. We will uncover how Christianity lost its influence in culture over the last century leading to an ever-increasing unChristian context. And describe the unique and timely opportunity the Church has to redefine this new era by recovering its historic roots. We will also explore the future context in which the Gospel must go forward and talk specifically about the implications of evangelism and faithful living in a Post-Christian, postmodern, westernized culture.

Engaging Culture in a Postmodern World Panel Discussion, Wednesday, February 11, 1:30pm-3:00pm  Including John Burke, Andy Crouch, and Cathleen Falsani

Meet Ashmont Hill!

Ashmont Hill is an idyllic community in Boston from which a large, loving family was birthed into musical tradition. The Thompson family has made beautiful, spiritual music for years in the church in which their father is Pastor. Phil Thompson, sisters April Joy Thompson and Deborah Bullock, along with Deborah’s husband, Wil Bullock, heard the call from the Lord to bring their music to a larger community, and have set out, as in Psalm 69:30 to “…praise God’s name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving.”

Don't miss your chance to hear them live at the National Pastor's Convention in February!

Hear a sample piece of their music HERE.

Meet Joe Castillo

Joe Castillo is an artist, author and storyteller with a passion for promoting the visual arts as a way of touching the heart. A native of Mexico City, Joe grew up surrounded by art and the cosmopolitan culture of an international city. His latest adventure in creative expression is something called SAND ART.

Don't miss your chance to see Joe at work at the National Pastor's Convention in February!

To view some of his amazing work, visit his website at: www.joecastillo.com. Or check out one of his video's by clicking here.