Author Brian McLaren Joins Life in the Trinity Ministry as Theologian in Residence
DALLAS – January 13, 2012
Brian McLaren, author, international speaker, and listed by Time Magazine as one of America’s 25 most influential evangelicals, has joined Life in the Trinity Ministry as Theologian in Residence. A frequent speaker at the Dallas-based ministry annual conferences, this innovative pastor and Christian leader will now play a more active role in the organization.
According to the Rev. Joe Stabile, co-founder of Life in the Trinity Ministry (LTM) and pastor of Cochran Chapel United Methodist Church and his wife Suzanne Stabile, co-founder of LTM, “Suzanne and I believe that Brian is the most effective and well known speaker on the issue of What is Emerging in Christianity in Our Time. His willingness to partner with Life in the Trinity Ministry affords us an unprecedented opportunity to continue to convene and host conversations among persons of many faith expressions. These gatherings have and will continue to include those who have left traditional church settings in search of alternative paths of discipleship. It is our belief that this partnership will bring together people of varied backgrounds to further the kingdom of God in our time.”
McLaren is a frequent guest on television, radio, and news media programs, and has appeared on Larry King Live, Nightline, and Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. His work has also been covered in Christianity Today, Christian Century, the Washington Post, Huffington Post and many other print media. A former pastor and college English teacher, his books have become pivotal texts for “Emergence Christianity” as he attempts to tell the Biblical story in a new way.
“When I met the LTM team, I was deeply impressed: a positive and inclusive Christian community bringing together Protestants and Catholics, believers and seekers, to learn and grow together” McLaren said. “I had some creative projects in mind that I knew I couldn’t achieve alone, and LTM generously offered their experience and abilities. I look forward to what we can do together.”
McLaren’s 2004 release, “A Generous Orthodoxy,” has been called a “manifesto” of the emerging church conversation. Other notable works include:
The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix, (Zondervan, 1998, rev. ed. 2000)
More Ready Than You Realize (Zondervan, 2002), a refreshing approach to spiritual friendship.
Adventures in Missing the Point (coauthored with Dr. Anthony Campolo, Zondervan, 2003, theological reform in a postmodern context.
A New Kind of Christian” (Jossey-Bass, 2001), his first work of fiction, won Christianity Today’s “Award of Merit” in 2002
The Story We Find Ourselves In” (Jossey-Bass, 2003)
The Last Word and the Word After That” (Jossey-Bass, 2005), an exploration of the question of hell and final judgment.
A New Kind of Christianity and Naked Spirituality (Harper One, 2010, 2011), which propose fresh approaches to Christian thought and practice.
His upcoming books include “Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World,” and “Re: Catechesis.”
McLaren has taught or lectured at many seminaries and has served on a number of boards, including Emergent Village (emergentvillage.com), Sojourners (sojo.net), Mars Hill Graduate School (mhgs.edu), International Teams (iteams.org), Off The Map (off-the-map.org), and (currently) Claremont School of Theology, and he is a founding member of Red Letter Christians (redletterchristians.org). Brian McLaren
