Robert Gelinas holds a BA in biblical studies from Colorado Christian University and an MA in world Christianity from Denver Seminary. He and his wife, Barbara, live in Denver with their ninr children. www.jazztheologian.com









Finding the Groove:  Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 3:30pm-5;00pm, Esquire
You don't have to be a musician to experience the renaissance of a jazz-shaped faith.  Jazz is more than music and it's the more that we can creatively apply to prayer, scripture and church life.  The concepts of call & response, syncopation and improvisation allow us to experience ensemble community-life in concert with and for each other and God.

Leading a Marginal Church: How to Spend Ourselves on Behalf of the Poor
Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Sunset
Jesus said that his gospel was good news to marginalized and the miserable the poor and the poor in spirit.  This session will focus on the values, convictions, habits and practices of leaders who hear the cry of the vulnerable and call their congregations to spend themselves on behalf of the poor.