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Robert Crosby
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ROBERT C. CROSBY is a communicator, a ministry leader and writer. He is Professor of Practical Theology and previously served as a Vice President at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. He and his wife, Pamela, have four children: Kristin, Kara, Rob and Kandace.

Dr. Crosby has authored several books, including More Than A Savior and Living Life From the Soul. He and his wife, Pamela, have also written two books for Focus on the Family entitled Conversation Starters for Couples! and Conversation Starters for Parents & Kids. They speak at marriage conferences throughout the country.

Dr. Crosby received his Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also a contributor to a number of national periodicals, including Christianity Today, and has appeared on several national radio broadcasts. He also writes a blog and is a guest lecturer in the Doctor of Ministry Program at Talbot School of Theology.

Works by Robert Crosby
Paul Harvey and the "Eighth Day" of Creation
Robert Crosby | February 07, 2013
The Super Bowl's biggest surprise this year was not the lights that went out, but a new......
How Moses Blew It (and Made It)
Robert Crosby | January 07, 2013
Moses is the best (and worst) example we have in the Bible of how to lead a team....
A Very MARY Christmas
Robert Crosby | December 09, 2012
While some give an oversized place to Mary, others don't give enough to the one who said......
John Adams' Gripe with the Church
Robert Crosby | November 20, 2012
Many people today are worn out with religion. Even John Adams felt my frustration....
The Trinity as Divine Team
Robert Crosby | October 11, 2012
God has not asked us to do anything that he has not already done himself -- including......
The Most Engaged Page on Facebook: An Interview with Mark...
Robert Crosby | September 05, 2012
Mark Brown, an evangelical "appreneur," has one of the most engaged Facebook pages in......
The Bible Appreneur: An Interview with Bobby Gruenewald,...
Robert Crosby | June 19, 2012
The YouVersion Bible app has been downloaded fifty million times. How did it get......
What Might We Do Together? Charismatic and Pentecostal...
Robert Crosby | May 24, 2012
As Pentecostalism explodes around the world, new efforts emerge to find unity in the......
God's Love Language
Robert Crosby | May 09, 2012
In The 5 Love Languages, Gary Chapman asserts that people like to be loved in different......
From Watergate to the Pearly Gates: Remembering Chuck...
Robert Crosby | April 22, 2012
Colson's life shows the dramatic transformative power of the gospel of Jesus Christ....
Your Easter I.D., Part Three: Risen with Christ
Robert Crosby | March 30, 2012
An empty tomb outside Jerusalem profoundly changes what your life means....
Your Easter I.D. -- Part Two: Crucified with Christ
Robert Crosby | March 26, 2012
The life of Jesus brings meaning to our own, as we learn to view our lives in the light......
Your Easter I.D. -- Part One
Robert Crosby | March 05, 2012
Theologians encourage us to embrace our identification with Christ. I call it......
A Pentecostal Paradox: Why Are Some Holding Their Tongues?...
Robert Crosby | February 10, 2012
While evangelical churches have borrowed charismatic worship styles, Pentecostals in......
The Pentecostal Paradox: As the Global Chorus Grows,...
Robert Crosby | January 27, 2012
What follows the pentecostalization of Evangelicalism? The evangelicalization of......
Does God Have Favorites?
Robert Crosby | December 27, 2011
While conventional evangelical wisdom would say that God never plays favorites, one of......
Mary's Reminder: Encounter with an Angel
Robert Crosby | December 07, 2011
Before the angel Gabriel made the incarnational announcement to Mary, he first reminded......
Breathing Lessons: Or, How to Understand Your Pentecostal...
Robert Crosby | November 23, 2011
What labor and Lamaze have to teach us about the needs of the human spirit....
Rick Warren's Surprising Advice to Pentecostal Churches
Robert Crosby | November 08, 2011
Your first visit to a Pentecostal church can be full of surprises. According to one......
Why, God?
Robert Crosby | October 25, 2011
Sometimes God does reveal his reasons....
The Changing Seminary Landscape: An Interview with Daniel...
Robert Crosby | October 17, 2011
In an exclusive Patheos interview, the Executive Director of The Association of......
"Someone Else's Problem": The Lie of Leadership
Robert Crosby | October 10, 2011
The biggest challenges leaders face are the lies they're tempted to believe about......
Pastor, America Needs You Now
Robert Crosby | September 27, 2011
Why America needs its pastors, and what pastors can do for America. ...
What You Gain When You Lose
Robert Crosby | September 12, 2011
How losing can create an empty place in your life for God to provide something new....
What if the Crack in the Washington Monument Really Is a...
Robert Crosby | August 29, 2011
Pat Robertson dared suggest that the fissure in the Washington Monument may be a "sign."......
A Faith with a View
Robert Crosby | August 15, 2011
We can only think small thoughts of God when we are too distant to see how majestic God......
Worn Out on Religion?
Robert Crosby | August 01, 2011
Jesus brought much more than a new religion into the world -- and thank God for that....
The Three Giants Every Leader Must Face
Robert Crosby | July 19, 2011
President Obama is facing the same giants that King David faced long ago -- and that......
Leading, Four Generations at a Time
Robert Crosby | July 05, 2011
The Bible presents a pattern of interlinked multi-generational life and ministry. How......
The Day Jesus Shouted
Robert Crosby | June 16, 2011
When Jesus beheld a vision of Pentecostalism, he foresaw the day when the Spirit of God......
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