Ginger Garrett, Kim Stuart and Chris Coppernoll are three artists and authors touring campuses in 2009 on how book writing, music, and the arts can be used to express Kingdom principles.

Chris Coppernoll can be reached via email: Chris@providencebook.com

 See the list of Speakers & their bios here.

“I feel that my generation and those younger make up a large portion of believers that are not connected to the church or the Christian culture outside of music. The problem is two sided, one side you have the disillusioned that for many reasons have walked away from church or were hurt by it.  On the other side you have the church that is losing people and may not even know why or how to fix it. What our ministry is hoping to do is bringing the two sides together and see if healing, understanding and maybe reconciliation is possible.”

Check out Jeremy Ritch’s Bio Here.

Veritas Foum Media contains hundreds of messages for easy download and listening. From speakers like Donald Miller, Gary Haugen, Tony Campolo, N.T. Wright, Tim Keller, Lauren Winner, Erwin McManus, Marva Dawn, etc bookmark this site and share with other students.

Upcoming Forums include Georgetown, MIT, NYU, University of Tennessee, Northwestern

A great series of talks by great speakers about living faithfully in a complex world can be accessed on their site. Speakers include Calvin Seerveld, David Lyons, Eric Jacobsen, John Seel and Gideon Strauss. These thought-provoking messages address contemporary issues and provide a sound Biblical perspective on the intersection of Christ and culture. Perfect for engaging college students and the university community with the Gospel.

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“Providence is a place where characters feel and experience God’s
presence,” says debut novelist, Chris Coppernoll, author of Providence:
Once Upon A Second Chance. “They know that even when God calls us down
a dark and frightening path, it always leads us to somewhere unexpected
and awesome.”

Chris Coppernoll is the host of Soul2Soul Radio, an interviewer whose
talks with people of faith are heard weekly in over 30 countries, an
American novelist, and the author of four books. “In Providence, I
wanted to write about God’s love for us and how He works out His love
in our lives.”

Set in the pop culture world of the 1980’s, and the intrusive media age
of the 21st century, Providence is a story about fame, influence,
social justice, facing the past, and rediscovering true love. “At the
heart of Providence are two love stories. One centers on a man’s life
long love of a woman, and the other is devoted to God’s eternal love
for all of us.”

Providence tells the story of a campus pastor, Jack Clayton, who enjoys
a comfortable, but private life. When he unwittingly writes a
phenomenal best selling book, Jack’s world is rocked as he finds
himself unexpectedly famous, and a reluctant national icon. The past
he’s hidden comes to light as Jack’s personal world is investigated by
the modern 24-hour cable news cycle.

“Like many faithful Christians, Jack Clayton has a past. Before he was
a believer, he made some bad choices and lives with a lot of regret.”
By faith, Jack faces his greatest fears and follows God, revealing his
past through writing. To his surprise and delight, Jack finds that
when he acts on faith, God unveils a rich, full life far exceeding
anything he could possibly ask for or imagine.

“Being single, I wanted to write about characters who deal with the
many real issues singles face - loneliness, love lost, the tension of
wanting what you can’t make happen, and wondering if God has romantic
partnership in His plans for you. I believe many people will relate to
the issues of singleness addressed in Providence.”

As an interviewer to prominent Christian artists and celebrities from
Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith to Max Lucado and Sheila Walsh, Chris
has seen first hand the glass bowl many Christian spokespersons live
in. “We live in an American Idol culture where fame is sought by so
many people. Readers will live vicariously through Jack’s national
acclaim, and see how celebrity can be a two-edged sword.”

Chris is promoting his debut novel in a novel way, by establishing the
foundation “Providence Cares.” “A major theme in Providence is how
people can help meet the needs of others. In my own life, I’ve watched
friends grapple with the overwhelming costs of catastrophic illness
when a child becomes sick. Most of us believe health insurance or a
state agency always covers treatment costs for health issues such as
organ transplants and the life sustaining medications that follow–they
don’t. Families are often shocked to discover they must raise tens of
thousands of dollars on their own, and it feels like a Mount Everest
sized task. Providence Cares is one way for a family to raise some
needed support in a single night. They host an event where the author
will come, speak, and sign books–and 100% of the proceeds goes toward
the family’s health care and expenses. For more information, families
can visit providencebook.com.

The Rev. Steve Stockman is the Presbyterian Chaplain in residence at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland. Steve makes an excellent lecturer on such topics as: social justice and art, U2, South Africa, Northern Ireland, music, peace and reconciliation, theology, evangelism, fair trade, etc. He has served as a chapel speaker, guest lecturer in the classroom, met with small groups, and clergy groups. He has spoken at Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Music (2005 & 2007); Jubilee Conference (2006), Messiah College, Taylor University, Kenyon College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Writer in Residence at Regent College (Vancouver), among various speaking engagements in the UK (including Greenbelt Music Festival).

Steve is the author of “Walk On: The Spiritual Journey of U2″ and “The Rock Cries Out: Discovering Eternal Truth In Unlikely Music”, and is also a speaker, poet, songwriter, BBC radio show broadcaster, and host of his own popular web page, “Rhythms of Redemption.” http://stocki.ni.org/
He just finished his M.A. in Art and Justice and has a book on the same topic coming out in 2008.

Please contact Lisa Ho (llho@owu.edu) if you would like to have Steve visit your campus next year!

If My Heart Has Been Led by My Eyes: Pursuing a Biblical Understanding of Lust, Porn and Sex is an engaging, thought-provoking, and challenging seminar led by Joel Daniel Harris, Co-Director of Jr. High and Pastor of Porn at The Chapel, a multi-campus church in northeast Ohio. As someone who has personally experienced pornography’s addictive grip, Joel Daniel will share from his own struggles and successes as well as look at practical helps to finding freedom from destructive patterns and exploring the desires that God has given us that are meant to be fed. This presentation is available in several formats, most often as a three hour interactive seminar.

You can get more details at joel.harris@the-chapel.org.

This talk uses TV and print ads, Scripture and stories as material to encourage cultural and spiritual health regarding students’ primary college objective: employment.

Sam Van Eman is the author of On Earth as It is in Advertising? Moving from Commercial Hype to Gospel Hope. As a Staff Resource Specialist for the Coalition for Christian Outreach, he speaks and writes about the intersection of faith and popular advertising.

To learn more, go to www.simgospel.com, or e-mail sam@simgospel.com.