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JAMES EMERY WHITE, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Culture-Charlotte, 2006
B.S (Appalachian State University); M. Div., Ph.D. (The
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary);
Advanced
University Study (Vanderbilt University); Continuing Education (University of Oxford,
England)
Dr.
White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte,
North Carolina, which began with a single family and grew to over 3,000 families
with over 5,000 active attenders. Mecklenburg experiences more than 70 percent
of its growth from the unchurched, was cited in a study by the Lilly Endowment
as one of the top 300 Protestant churches in the United States, and during its
formative years was often cited as one of the fastest growing church starts in
the United States.
He is also founder of Serious Times (www.serioustimes.com <http://www.serioustimes.com/> ), an organization devoted to understanding the intersection of church and culture, and sponsors the annual Serious Times Church and Culture Conference.
Dr. White has served in pastoral capacities at churches in North Carolina and Indiana; has been an adjunct faculty member of several seminaries and universities, including the Gordon-Conwell Charlotte campus, where he was adjunct professor of Christian Theology, Culture and Apologetics; and has been a visiting professor and guest lecturer at a number of seminaries and theological schools in the U.S., Russia and England. While in graduate school, he was awarded a rare double Garrett teaching fellowship in both New Testament and Theology.
He is the author of 14 books, including the recently released A Mind for God; Serious Times, a Gold Medallion finalist; Embracing the Mysterious God, a Christianity Today book-of-the-year award winner; The Prayer God Longs For; Rethinking the Church; and A Search for the Spiritual, also a Gold Medallion nominee. In addition, he has been a contributing author to nine books and was consulting editor for The Holman Bible Handbook. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers, as well as leading Christian magazines and journals such as Leadership Journal and Decision.
A frequent speaker nationally and internationally, he is a member of organizations such as the American Academy of Religion, Evangelical Theological Society, Society of Biblical Literature and the Willow Creek Association.
He holds Master of Divinity and Ph.D. degrees in theology, history and biblical
studies from The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, and has pursued advanced university study at Vanderbilt University and
continuing education at the University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
He and his wife, Susan, have four children: Rebecca, Rachel, Jonathan and Zachary.
Dr. James Emery White's Publications
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BOOKS (as editor)
BOOKS (as contributing author)
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