Author: In Search of Deep Faith
Newport Beach, California 92658
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• Education: Gordon College, BS, 1987 Fuller Seminary, MA Theology 2001 Georgetown University, PH.D., 1996
• Experience: Jim Belcher (M.A., Fuller; Ph.D., Georgetown) is founding church planter and lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is coproducer of the docudrama "From Earth to Heaven: The Life and Art of Vincent Van Gogh." He is the cofounder of the Restoring Community Conference:Integrating Social Interaction, Sacred Space and Beauty in the 21st Century, an annual conference for city officials, planners, builders and architects - www.restoringcommunityconference.com. Jim previously led the Twenty-Something Fellowship and cofounded The Warehouse Service at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena. He has served as adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University and was cofounder of the Renaissance Project Skateboard Company. He has been published in Leadership Journal and re:generation quarterly, and he and his wife and four children live in Costa Mesa, California.
• Sermon or series that made a difference: Anything by Tim Keller at Redeemer Pres., NY.
• Family: Married to Michelle for 14 years. Four children, Jordan (10), Jonathan (8), Lindsay (5), Meghan (3).
• Books that have had an impact: See my list on amazon.com http://tinyurl.com/mbtoh4
• Hobbies: Huge Boston Red Sox fan

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