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Rob Bell begins 22-city tour in November
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., October 15, 2007 – Bestselling author Rob Bell begins his next tour called "the gods aren't angry" November 5 at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. From November 5th until December 2nd Bell will visit auditoriums, theaters, and concert halls in 22 cities from coast to coast. Total tour attendance is expected to exceed 25,000 people.
According to Bell, the tour is about how humans invented religion to make sense of life. Part anthropology and part history, Bell's presentation explores where we got the idea of a being called "God." With an overarching theme of grace, he investigates a variety of topics including reconciliation, repentance, religion, and ritual.
Net proceeds from ticket sales go to the Turame Microfinance Project directed by World Relief providing aid to Burundi, one of the world's poorest countries.
Bell's first U.S. tour in July 2006, "Everything is Spiritual," was a huge hit -- selling out 20 out of 21 venues and garnering media coverage from The New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and the Houston Chronicle. This year Rob will be traveling by motor coach to a number of the same cities plus new locations such as Portland, OR, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Orlando, FL.
Bell is the teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., one of the country's fastest-growing churches with approximately 11,000 people attending each Sunday. His books, Sex God (Zondervan) and Velvet Elvis (Zondervan) have been on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list numerous times. He is also the featured presenter on the first series of NOOMA DVDs, short films on spiritual direction.
Nov 5 Chicago – Vic Theatre
Nov 6 Kansas City – Uptown Theatre
Nov 7 Denver – Paramount Theatre
Nov 10 Portland – Roseland Theatre
Nov 11 Seattle – Moore Theatre
Nov 12 San Francisco – The Grand
Nov 13 Los Angeles – The Wiltern LG
Nov 15 Phoenix – Orpheum Theatre
Nov 16 Grand Prairie (Dallas) – Nokia Theatre
Nov 17 San Antonio – Empire Theatre
Nov 19 Atlanta – The Tabernacle
Nov 20 Orlando – Hard Rock Live
Nov 21 Raleigh – Meymandi Concert Hall
Nov 23 Washington D.C. – Lisner Auditorium
Nov 24 Pittsburgh – Carnegie Music Hall
Nov 25 New York – Nokia Theatre, Times Square
Nov 26 Philadelphia – Electric Factory
Nov 27 Boston – Somerville Theatre
Nov 29 Louisville – WL Lyons Browne Theatre
Nov 30 Indianapolis – Egyptian Room
Dec 1 Cleveland – Allen Theatre @ The Playhouse
Dec 2 Grand Rapids – DeVos Performance Hall
For more information, go to
www.thegodsarentangrytour.com
www.wr.org/wherewework/burundi.asp
www.nooma.com
www.marshill.org
www.everythingisspiritual.com
www.zondervan.com/velvetelvis
www.zondervan.com/sexgod
www.zondervan.com/belltour
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