Here's a quote from our key speaker, Dr. Tony Campolo:
"There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that tell us we must be committed to protecting the poor and the oppressed... There is no concern of Scripture that is addressed so often and so powerfully as reaching out to the poor."
We are so excited to hear Dr. Campolo speak! A gifted and dynamic communicator, Dr. Campolo spends over 350 days each year speaking to a wide variety of groups including churches, colleges, youth groups and the business community.
Tony Campolo is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He previously served for ten years on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Eastern College and earned a Ph.D. from Temple University.
Founder and President of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education (EAPE), Dr. Campolo has worked to create, nurture and support programs for “at-risk” children in cities across North America, and has helped establish schools and universities in several developing countries.
Dr. Campolo is a media commentator on religious, social and political matters, having guested on television programs like The Colbert Report, Nightline, Crossfire, Politically Incorrect, The Charlie Rose Show, Larry King Live, CNN Dayside, CNN News and MSNBC News. He co-hosted his own television series, Hashing It Out, on the Odyssey Network, and presently hosts Across The Pond, a weekly program on the Premier Christian Radio Network in England. He is also a highly respected and sought after guest on radio stations across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
He is the author of 38 books, with the latest releases scheduled for February 2010, Choose Love Not Power (Regal); May 2010 Connecting Like Jesus (Jossey-Bass) co-authored with Mary Albert Darling; and September 2010 Stories That Feed Your Soul (Regal).
Dr. Campolo and his wife, Peggy, live in the Philadelphia area and have two grown children and four grandchildren.
For more information on Dr. Campolo, see www.TonyCampolo.org.