Brian McLaren passionately advocates for a “new kind of Christianity” –just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. In 1982, he helped form Cedar Ridge Community Church, an innovative, nondenominational church, well-known in the emerging church movement. His public speaking covers a broad range of topics including postmodern thought and culture, biblical studies, church leadership and formation, pastoral survival and burnout, inter-religious dialogue and global crises. McLaren is the author of A New Kind of Christianity, Naked Spirituality, and his most recent book, The Great Spiritual Migration.