King University’s Institute for Faith & Culture (IFC) speaker series, “Equipped for Every Good Work,” continues this fall with David Zahl, who will make two presentations on Monday, Oct. 6th. Zahl, an author and the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, will be at King’s Memorial Chapel at 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 6th to present “A Cosmic Exhale,” and at First Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tennessee, at 7 p.m., where he will offer “The Big Relief: Grace for a Worn-Out World.” A reception will be held before the evening event, starting at 6 p.m., and all events are free and open to the public.
With more than 1 million website page views each year and 35,000 newsletter subscribers and social media followers at Mockingbird Ministries, Zahl is also editor in chief of the Mockingbird blog and co-host of the Mockingbird podcast.
He is the author of “A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N’ Roll,” “Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What To Do About It,” and co-author of “Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints).” His most recent book is “Low Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself).” He has also written for Christianity Today and the Washington Post.
“David's work at Mockingbird Ministries has highlighted the intersections of faith and culture in ways that affect us deeply,” said Martin Dotterweich, Ph.D., director of the IFC. “He shows us how grace is the best resource for so many of the things we face — exhaustion, depression, a sense that we aren't enough. I've benefitted greatly from David's books, podcast, and shorter writings; they are prophetic and comforting at the same time.”
Zahl lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church and is a licensed lay preacher in the Diocese of Virginia. Born in New York City and brought up on the East Coast and in Europe, he graduated with honors from Georgetown University in 2001. He then served for five years as a para-church youth minister in New England before starting Mockingbird Ministries in 2007, an organization devoted to connecting the Christian faith with the realities of everyday life in fresh and down-to-earth ways. He remains its executive director today.
The speaker series continues Nov. 3rd with nationally recognized baker Manolo Betancur ‘04 and filmmaker Courtney Dixon. Emmy-winning investigative reporter Hannah Rappleye and Tennessee lawyer Derek Scott will speak on November 10th, while entrepreneur Laef Olson will present on November 17th. Grammy-winning tenor Aaron Blake and Symphony of the Mountains Conductor Cornelia Laemmli Orth will wrap up the series on December 1st.
Since 2007, the King University Institute for Faith & Culture has welcomed widely recognized thinkers, authors, musicians, scholars, and philosophers to interact with students and a regional audience in a welcoming environment that catalyzes growth and understanding. The Institute serves as the standard bearer of the University’s long-time exploration of the liberal arts, in conjunction with King’s mission of equipping students to answer the call of service and character inherent in the Christian faith. For more information, visit www.king.edu/events.
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