In a time when so much popular Christian focus is on the demand for leaders who impress and succeed, the biblical texts on spirituality in difficult circumstances provide much needed perspectives, direction and encouragement both for personal life and public ministry. Dr. Hestenes's four-part series will draw upon various Exodus narratives as well as from the Psalms of lament to illumine contemporary themes and resources for the spiritual life of pastors.

We live in a postmodern, post-Christian and neo-pagan world. The clue to worship, spirituality and leadership in this new world is found in the way early Christians brought God's story to life in the ancient pre-modern, pre-Christian and pagan world of the Roman culture. Dr. Webber's three-part series will explore what we can learn from the ancient church that is formative for leadership in the new world.

Roberta Hestenes, President of Eastern College in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church USA, and has served churches in Washington State and California. She was Associate Professor and Director of Christian Formation and Discipleship at Fuller Theological Seminary before joining Eastern College in 1987. Her articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Eternity, and Sojourners magazines and she is the author of several books. Dr. Hestenes maintains a very active speaking schedule around the world as well.

Robert E. Webber is Professor of Theology at Wheaton College. The founder of the Institute for Worship Studies, he has written extensively on worship, including editing the eight-volume Complete Library of Christian Worship.