Sep 21 2024
GroveCast Episode 0083: Dr. Vince Vitale: Don’t be a "Committed’ Christian"
GroveCast Episode 0083: Dr. Vince Vitale: Don’t be a "Committed’ Christian" Please invite others to listen.51 Minutes. This message from 2024-08-11 and was given in the Great Auditorium at Ocean Grove, NJ, USA.Bible Reference: Mark 1:16-20Dr. Vince Vitale was educated at Princeton University and the University of Oxford, and he taughtphilosophy and theology as a faculty member briefly at Princeton and then for several years at Oxford. It was during his undergraduate studies at Princeton that Vince was challenged to read the Bible by two soccer teammates and took an unexpected journey from skeptic to evangelist. He then completed master’s and PhD studies at Oxford. Alongside his work with Kardia, Dr. Vitale serves as Faculty Scholar at CEO Forum and as a host of the Unbelievable? podcast. Previously, he served as RZIM’s Regional Director for the Americas andbefore that as Team Director of The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. Dr. Vitale has commended the Christian faith in numerous countries and on the campuses of many leading universities including Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Johns Hopkins, West Point, and Oxford. He also has had the privilege of speaking at Google; Amazon; Facebook; Autodesk; The Brooklyn Tabernacle; and Passion City Church; and he was the keynote speaker at the 54th National Prayer Breakfast of Canada.In addition to his focus on biblical andcultural questions, Dr. Vitale has strong interests in the topics of reconciliation, leadership, and theology of work, as well as in the intersection of faith and sport. He played varsity soccer at Princeton, was a “double Blue” at Oxford (competing for the university in soccer and boxing), and has traveled with Athletes in Action mission teams to four continents. While teaching at Princeton, Dr.Vitale served as Faculty Director of the Athletes in Action ministry on campus. He is married to Dr. Jo Vitale. Vince and Jo enjoy teaming up for the Ask Away podcast, giving talks together, and trying (unsuccessfully!) to keep up with their young children, Raphael and JonathanIntroduction by: Rev. Beth Caulfield, Scripture reading by: Mr. Chris Giammona Leader, Momentum Bible StudyPlease provide us your feedback on our podcasts by going to http://www.oceangrove.org/podcast and clicking on the feedback link there. We invite you to join us live in Ocean Grove (or online) and also invite others to join us. You can listen to and watch this and other messages at oceangrove.org/watchNote: upcoming events can be found at www.oceangrove.org - come join us!This podcast is provided by the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association, a non-profit. We invite you to visit oceangrove.org to find more information about our organization including how to take part in our many programs and how to support the organization. Please keep our organization in prayer.Copyright 2024 Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association.
