Lament and Hope by Dr. Soong-Chang Rah
Tuesday 13 October at 19h30 via Zoom
All are welcome at the October (Virtual) Thurber Conversation with Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah.
Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah is the Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary in Chicago, IL and the author of Prophetic Lament (A Commentary on the book of Lamentations); The Next Evangelicalism; Many Colors; and co-author of Return to Justice, Forgive Us , and Unsettling Truths. Dr. Rah received his B.A. in Political Science and History/Sociology from Columbia University, his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, his Th.M. from Harvard University, his D.Min. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and his Th.D. from Duke University. In addition to serving as founding senior pastor of the multiethnic, urban ministry-focused Cambridge Community Fellowship Church (CCFC), he serves on the boards of World Vision, Sojourners, the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA) and the Catalyst Leadership Center.
An experienced crosscultural preacher and conference speaker, Rah has addressed thousands around the country at gathering like Urbana Student Missions Conference, Congress on Urban Ministry, Urban Youth Workers Institute Conference, CCDA National Conference, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary National Preaching Conference, Fuller Seminary World Christianity Conference, and the Legacy Conference.
He and his wife, Sue, have two children and live in Chicago.
Thurber Conversations are an adult community gathering and growth time that is open to all.
Video recordings of selected past Thurber Lectures and Conversations here
