Our brilliant mind this week is international scholar, professor, and pastor Dr. Mario Hood, associate pastor at Church on the Living Edge in Orlando, Florida.
A good friend of Jacob's from seminary, Mario didn't grown up as a Christian - or as a person who expected to get a doctoral degree - but he ended up at a Christian college where his spiritual and academic journey began. He shares with us the philosophy of "paracletic leadership" - or sprit-filled, relational leadership - and his belief that theology done well is very practical. This understanding, especially as it relates to doing ministry with Gen Z and the next generation, has been influenced by his professors, by the people he does ministry with, and by his students today.
You can follow Dr. Hood @mariohood on Twitter and Instagram, or at https://linktr.ee/mariohood.
