Dr. Joel C. Hunter is senior pastor of Northland, A Church Distributed, a congregation of 12,000 that worships at sites throughout Central Florida and via the church's innovative Webstream Worship application. A longtime bridge builder who seeks common ground for the common good, Dr. Hunter approaches today's issues in a biblical and balanced manner. He has become an internationally known spokesperson for "Compassion Issues" outlined in Scripture: Sanctity of Life, Creation Care, Justice, Poverty, and Marriage and the Family, and has been featured in national publications including Newsweek and The New York Times, as well as programs such as The Early Show, Nightline and Anderson Cooper 360.