World Vision presents Unstuck Featuring Francis Chan, Mark Batterson, Richard Stearns, & Lisa Harpe
Feeling trapped by life? We've all had those moments, those fleeting instances of clarity. We lie awake at night and for a quiet moment we see past the cluttered schedules, the rhythms and routines we've established. And we wonder...how did I get here?. My job. My relationships. My circumstances. You begin to realize, it's not the life you dreamed of. You feel stuck in a life yearning for deeper meaning. The UnStuck Simulcast will help guide you out of the ruts and pitfalls that so often ensnare us. You will be inspired and equipped through the powerful biblical teaching of Mark Batterson, Francis Chan, Lisa Harper and Rich Stearns as they draw from the lessons of the award-winning short film Journey to Jamaa about two kids who are forced to search for hope in a broken world. The dynamic combination of the film, profound biblical teaching and powerful real life stories from everyday people will help you get unstuck and back on the path to a life of purpose that God intends for you. About: Mark Batterson (host) serves as the lead pastor of National Community Church, with seven locations in Washington, DC. Mark is the author of several bestselling books: In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, and Primal. His articles appear in a wide-variety of periodicals, including Leadership Journal, Rev, Outreach Magazine, and Relevant. Mark and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill with their three children. Francis Chan is the best-selling author of books, Crazy Love & Forgotten God, and the host of the BASIC series. A new book called, "Erasing Hell" came out in July this year. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children's Hunger Fund and World Impact. Currently, Francis is working to start a church planting movement in the inner city of San Francisco and also working to launch a countrywide discipleship movement. He now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their five children. Rich Stearns is president of World Vision US, one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world, and the author of The Hole in Our Gospel, named 2010 Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Prior to joining World Vision in 1998, Rich had a corporate career that spanned a variety of industries. He served as CEO for both Parker Brothers Games and Lenox. Driven by his passion to raise awareness and support for poverty and justice issues, Rich has appeared on CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC, and PBS and written pieces for the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and other media outlets. Rich and his wife, Reneé, live in Bellevue, Washington, and have supported World Vision since 1984. They have five children of their own plus millions more around the world. Lisa Harper - Rarely are the terms hilarious storyteller and theological scholar used in the same sentence, much less used to describe the same person...but then again, Lisa Harper is anything but stereotypical! She has been lauded as a gifted communicator, whose writing and speaking overflows with colorful pop culture references that connect the dots between the Bible era and modern life. Her style combines sound scriptural exposition with easy-to relate to anecdotes and comedic wit. She brings the Bible to life—and has the know-how to do it. (A Masters of Theological Studies from Covenant Seminary helps.) The author of multiple books, Lisa spent six years as the director of Focus on the Family's national women's ministry followed by six years as the women's ministry director at a large church. Now she speaks at events all over the world, but it hasn't gone to her head. "I'm definitely grateful for the opportunities God's given me," Lisa says, "but don't forget, He often uses donkeys and rocks!" Lisa and her family of "critters" live in Tennessee.
Feeling trapped by life? We've all had those moments, those fleeting instances of clarity. We lie awake at night and for a quiet moment we see past the cluttered schedules, the rhythms and routines we've established. And we wonder...how did I get here?. My job. My relationships. My circumstances. You begin to realize, it's not the life you dreamed of. You feel stuck in a life yearning for deeper meaning. The UnStuck Simulcast will help guide you out of the ruts and pitfalls that so often ensnare us. You will be inspired and equipped through the powerful biblical teaching of Mark Batterson, Francis Chan, Lisa Harper and Rich Stearns as they draw from the lessons of the award-winning short film Journey to Jamaa about two kids who are forced to search for hope in a broken world. The dynamic combination of the film, profound biblical teaching and powerful real life stories from everyday people will help you get unstuck and back on the path to a life of purpose that God intends for you. About: Mark Batterson (host) serves as the lead pastor of National Community Church, with seven locations in Washington, DC. Mark is the author of several bestselling books: In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, and Primal. His articles appear in a wide-variety of periodicals, including Leadership Journal, Rev, Outreach Magazine, and Relevant. Mark and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill with their three children. Francis Chan is the best-selling author of books, Crazy Love & Forgotten God, and the host of the BASIC series. A new book called, "Erasing Hell" came out in July this year. Francis is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, and is the founder of Eternity Bible College. He also sits on the board of directors of Children's Hunger Fund and World Impact. Currently, Francis is working to start a church planting movement in the inner city of San Francisco and also working to launch a countrywide discipleship movement. He now lives in Northern California with his wife, Lisa, and their five children. Rich Stearns is president of World Vision US, one of the largest humanitarian organizations in the world, and the author of The Hole in Our Gospel, named 2010 Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Prior to joining World Vision in 1998, Rich had a corporate career that spanned a variety of industries. He served as CEO for both Parker Brothers Games and Lenox. Driven by his passion to raise awareness and support for poverty and justice issues, Rich has appeared on CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC, and PBS and written pieces for the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, the Huffington Post, and other media outlets. Rich and his wife, Reneé, live in Bellevue, Washington, and have supported World Vision since 1984. They have five children of their own plus millions more around the world. Lisa Harper - Rarely are the terms hilarious storyteller and theological scholar used in the same sentence, much less used to describe the same person...but then again, Lisa Harper is anything but stereotypical! She has been lauded as a gifted communicator, whose writing and speaking overflows with colorful pop culture references that connect the dots between the Bible era and modern life. Her style combines sound scriptural exposition with easy-to relate to anecdotes and comedic wit. She brings the Bible to life—and has the know-how to do it. (A Masters of Theological Studies from Covenant Seminary helps.) The author of multiple books, Lisa spent six years as the director of Focus on the Family's national women's ministry followed by six years as the women's ministry director at a large church. Now she speaks at events all over the world, but it hasn't gone to her head. "I'm definitely grateful for the opportunities God's given me," Lisa says, "but don't forget, He often uses donkeys and rocks!" Lisa and her family of "critters" live in Tennessee.