James Emery White

James Emery White is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, often cited as one of the fastest growing church starts in the United States. He is the author of seven books, including You Can Experience a Purposeful Life, Rethinking the Church, and A Search for the Spiritual. Dr. White holds a Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and has done post-doctoral work at the University of Oxford. He and his wife, Susan have four children.