An evening event in Malvern with Dr Roger Ray from Springfield, Missouri, a leading figure in the Emerging Church in America. Dr. Ray is the author of Progressive Conversations and Progressive Faith and Practice. He earned his masters and doctoral degrees at Vanderbilt Divinity School and was a 2004 Merrill Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. A native of Kentucky, he has lived in Springfield, Missouri since 1991. His sermons are available on YouTube and iTunes and are now among the most popularly downloaded progressive faith messages on the internet. He is the founding pastor of Community Christian Church and he is an adjunct religion and philosophy professor for Drury University. More information from