Joel Hunter
Dr. Joel C. Hunter is the senior
pastor of Northland, A Church Distributed. Each week more than 15,000
congregants worship in Longwood, Fla., and at sites throughout the world
via the Web, iPhone, Roku set-top box and other devices. An
internationally respected evangelical leader, Dr. Hunter serves on the
boards of the World Evangelical Alliance (with 420 million constituents)
and the National Association of Evangelicals (with 30 million members).
He is a participant in the United Nation’s Alliance of Civilizations,
the U.S. Islamic World Forum, and the Parliament of World Religions—and
has been interviewed by most major media on “Compassion Issues,”
including immigration reform, nuclear proliferation, pro-life concerns,
poverty and creation care. He is frequent consultant to U.S. Agencies,
Dr. Hunter served in the inaugural year on the U.S. President’s Advisory
Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and is a
spiritual advisor to President Barack Obama.