Marty Duren is a husband, father, and Southern Baptist pastor in Flowery Branch, GA.  For two years he ran a leading blog in Southern Baptist life: SBCOutpost.com (now defunct) was a constant, independent source of news, information, and opinion regarding the Southern Baptist Convention.  These days, he blogs less frequently at iemissional.com, collaboratively at missioscapes.com, and has co-authored Journeys: Transitioning Churches to Relevance (available on Amazon.com).  You can find him on Facebook, and Twitter.  Marty enjoys reading, hiking, movies, and music, and appreciates everyone who reads his work.