Todd Hiestand

I spent the last two and a half days in the sweltering heat at Princeton University / Seminary at the Envision 08 conference. This conference was described on their website as: “Envision ‘08 is about the power of the gospel to transform the public square. It’s about Jesus and justice, evangelical history and heritage, and practiced theology. It’s about the next one hundred years of the church and its impact on the common good.” I was pleasantly surprised at the conference. There was such a wide range of speakers and views shared but they were (relatively) hopeful and spent a lot of time trying to imagine a better future. I have been to enough conferences where there was simply deconstruction and this was refreshing. I...Read More →