Eric Elnes

Dr. Eric Elnes is a pastor, speaker, biblical scholar and media host. His latest book, Gifts of the Dark Wood: Seven Blessings for Soulful Skeptics (and Other Wanderers) has been called "his finest achievement" by Frank Schaeffer (Sex, Mom, and God), who continues: "Eric writes with the fierce honesty of a mystic, the soul of a true priest—one who truly ministers to others—and the pen of a prophet. This is a road-map giving us a path for following the Spirit.” Dr. Elnes is also the author of The Phoenix Affirmations: A New Vision for the Future of Christianity and Asphalt Jesus: Finding a New Christian Faith on the Highways of America, which inspired a feature-length film called The Asphalt Gospel. Since then, his interactive weekly webcast “Darkwood Brew” has gathered people from around the world for an engaging exploration of Convergence Christianity (www.darkwoodbrew.org). Elnes lives with his wife and daughters in Omaha, Nebraska, where he also serves as senior pastor of Countryside Community Church (UCC).