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Tommy "Urban D." Kyllonen
Tommy "Urban D." Kyllonen has been in full-time urban ministry for over nineteen years at Crossover Church in Tampa, Florida. Under his leadership as youth pastor and since 2002 as lead pastor, the church has grown from forty to over 1,000, and was recognized as one of America’s Most Innovative Churches by Outreach Magazine. Tommy is also an internationally known hip-hop artist, author, and urban ministry coach and speaker. Tommy has released seven hip-hop albums as rapper "Urban D." He has performed and spoken at concerts and conferences across the United States as well as overseas in Japan, Australia, the UK, Germany, and Nigeria. He is the author of Next, a resource for new believers from an urban context, and is the creator of Un.orthdox, which spans three types of media and includes a book, hip-hop album, and film. His church, Crossover, is a multiethnic, multigenerational, economically diverse church in inner city Tampa with the vision to specifically reach those influenced by urban/hip-hop culture. Tommy is the founder of the Urban Coaching Network, a six-month webinar coaching experience for lead pastors and church planters in an urban, multiethnic context. He is also the founder of the Flavor Fest Urban Leadership Conference, which has trained over 5,000 leaders in fourteen years. Tommy is the publisher of S.O.U.LMAG, which has become the voice of the Christian hip-hop community with a readership in the tens of thousands. The magazine recently launched a TV show S.O.U.LMAG TV which Tommy hosts on JUCE Network (formerly JCTV). He has also authored articles for Relevant, Pastors.com, UYWI, Rapzilla.com and the American Bible Society. He lives in Tampa with his wife, Lucy, and two young daughters.
Read more about Crossover Church and Flavor Fest Urban Leadership Conference.
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Princess Kasune Zulu
Princess Kasune Zulu, a native of Zambia, is a world-renowned HIV/AIDS advocate, educator, and activist. She has worked to educate those at the frontline of the virus and has been profiled in eading media across the world, including in Good Morning America, BBC World News, and ABC (Australia). She is the founder of Fountain of Life in Zambia, later known Eternity Fountain, and cofounder of African Extended Family System Support for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (AFESS-OVC).
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Heath A. Thomas
Heath A. Thomas is the 16th President of Oklahoma Baptist University. He joined the OBU faculty in 2015, serving as dean of the Hobbs College of Theology and Ministry and the associate vice president for church relations. Thomas also served as interim dean of the Divisions of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Language and Literature, and the Floyd K. Clark Chair of Christian Leadership. Before coming to OBU, he served as director of Ph.D. studies and associate professor of Old Testament and Hebrew at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
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paperbackGood Ideas from Questionable Christians and Outright Pagans
An Introduction to Key Thinkers and Philosophies
by Steve Wilkens
Steve Wilkens introduces the study of philosophy by exploring a single issue from each of these well-known philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Descartes, Kierkegaard, Marx, Nietzsche and Sartre.
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paperbackSingles at the Crossroads
A Fresh Perspective on Christian Singleness
by Albert Y. Hsu
Albert Y. Hsu provides a balanced, biblical understanding of Christian singleness that debunks the myth of the "gift of singleness" and honors singleness as a status equal to marriage. Includes an interview with John Stott.
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paperbackEqual to the Task
Men and Women in Partnership
by Ruth Haley Barton
Ruth Haley Barton takes a balanced look at men and women in partnership, pointing out practical models of gender equality in relationships, work and ministry.
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paperbackHow Do We Know?
An Introduction to Epistemology
Questions in Christian Philosophy
by James K. Dew Jr. and Mark W. Foreman
What does it mean to know something? Epistemology, the study of knowledge, can often seem like a daunting subject. And yet few topics are more basic to human life. In this primer on epistemology, now in a second edition, James Dew and Mark Foreman provide an accessible entry into one of the most important disciplines within contemporary philosophy.
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paperbackThe Creative Life
A Workbook for Unearthing the Christian Imagination
by Alice S. Bass
Alice Bass helps Christians break through creative blocks and establish an environment that nurtures creativity. Exercises for groups or individuals are included.
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paperbackChristianity on Trial
A Lawyer Examines the Christian Faith
by W. Mark Lanier
Does Christianity hold up under scrutiny? Mark Lanier, one of America's top trial lawyers, uses his experienced legal eye to examine the plausibility of the Christian faith. Bringing science, current knowledge, and common sense together in a courtroom approach, this "trial" elucidates a rich understanding of God and a strong foundation for Christian faith.
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paperbackMythical Me
Finding Freedom from Constant Comparison
by Richella Parham
Do you ever find yourself stuck in the comparison trap? Speaker and author Richella Parham knows what this feels like, often finding herself admiring one person's achievements, someone else's personality, another's skills, yet another's relationships or appearance. While there are no easy answers, Parham helps readers pick up practices that help us walk in the freedom of Christ with confidence in ourselves.
