He doesn’t thunder from the pulpit in righteous rage. He’d rather relay stories that make a moral point.
He has no catchphrases, fussy handlers or televised religious talk shows.
What the soft-spoken Rev. Joel Hunter of Longwood does have is an evangelical church of 12,000, a talent for building diverse coalitions and a prominent spiritual advisory role in the administration of President Barack Obama, a Democrat.
Not bad for a registered Republican who came to Central Florida in 1985 to take charge of a small flock that grew into one of the region’s largest megachurches.
As Hunter delivers his three Easter sermons today at Northland, a Church Distributed, he holds a place in the national spotlight unmatched by any other faith leader in Central Florida.
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Orlando Sentinel–Where Obama turns for spiritual advice: Rev. Joel Hunter of Longwood
He doesn’t thunder from the pulpit in righteous rage. He’d rather relay stories that make a moral point.
He has no catchphrases, fussy handlers or televised religious talk shows.
What the soft-spoken Rev. Joel Hunter of Longwood does have is an evangelical church of 12,000, a talent for building diverse coalitions and a prominent spiritual advisory role in the administration of President Barack Obama, a Democrat.
Not bad for a registered Republican who came to Central Florida in 1985 to take charge of a small flock that grew into one of the region’s largest megachurches.
As Hunter delivers his three Easter sermons today at Northland, a Church Distributed, he holds a place in the national spotlight unmatched by any other faith leader in Central Florida.
Read it all.