The "Gathering"

Our next "Gathering" will be

Thursday, November 14, 2019, from 7-8:30 PM

at Gary and Jacqueline DeClute's home

1425 East Liberty Drive, Wheaton, IL  60187

I always say, "This one is a can't miss 'Gathering'!" And, this one is!!! We will have great treats, fantastic music and a special interview with Dr. Jerry Root. He is my personal friend and mentor. As you read his bio below, you will see what he will bring to our ongoing discussions at the "Gathering". 

Questions: gmdkopion@aol.com or call 630-212-8544

Jerry Root Bio

Jerry Root is a graduate of Whittier College and Talbot Graduate School of Theology at Biola University, both located in Southern California. He received his Ph.D. from the Open University. He has written C. S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil: An Investigation of a Pervasive Theme and is the co-editor, with Wayne Martindale, of the best selling and award-winning The Quotable C. S. Lewis. He wrote, with Stan Guthrie, The Sacrament of Evangelism and most recently published The Surprising Imagination of C. S. Lewis with Mark Neal. Jerry has made many written contributions to edited works about C. S. Lewis and has published numerous articles about Lewis, Evangelism and Discipleship, and Spiritual Formation. 

He is currently serving as the Director of the Institute for Strategic Evangelism at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College, where he also teaches in the Christian Formation and Ministry Department and in the Evangelism and Leadership MA program. Jerry is also a visiting professor at Talbot Graduate School of Theology and Biola University. He and his wife, Claudia, have four grown children, all of whom are married, and thirteen grandchildren