Two years ago when Tim was last with us we introduced him in the context of a growing movement toward cultural, political and social engagement among young evangelicals. It was apparent then that we were entering a new phase of evangelicalism that was waiting for someone to articulate a theology that is more than proclamation but also more than well-intentioned and superficial social action. That movement toward a deep and active interest in social justice, culture, the arts and new institutions is now a groundswell. It is exciting…and it is dangerous. Without an adequate theology for grounding them and giving roots to their excitement theirenthusiasm will wither quickly. They will be unprepared for what Friedrich Nietzsche described as the long obedience in the same direction. It is the perfect time for a practical theologian who can merge the Biblical understanding of sin and redemption with the concrete issues of life in this world. I think that describes well our Bible teacher this year. I do not believe there is another voice so respected in this generation.   As many of you know, Tim is the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian church in New York City where he, his wife Kathy and three sons, David, Michael and Jonathan live. Redeemer has grown from a small congregation planted in 1989 to a network of congregations reaching the professional and highly diverse populations of metropolitan New York and is committed to the planting of dozens of new congregations throughout the urban areas of the world. The Roman philosopher Seneca could have been describing Tim’s core audience when he observed “there is nothing the busy man is less busied with than living: there is nothing that is harder to learn. It takes the whole of life to learn how to live…” Tim ministers in the centers of busyness and is teaching a whole generation what it means to truly live – not simply be busy.