Robert D. Lupton

Robert D. Lupton is the author of numerous books, including Theirs Is the Kingdom, Return Flight, Renewing the City, and Compassion, Justice, and the Christian Life. He is the founder of FCS Urban Ministries, and he has invested over forty years of his life in inner-city Atlanta. He is a Christian community developer, an entrepreneur who brings together communities of resource with communities of need. Through FCS Urban Ministries, Robert has developed two mixed income subdivisions, organized a multiracial congregation, started a number of businesses, created housing for hundreds of families, and initiated a wide range of human services in his community. He authors the widely circulated "Urban Perspectives," monthly reflections on the Gospel and the poor. Robert has a PhD in psychology from the University of Georgia. He serves as speaker, strategist, and inspirer with those throughout the nation who seek to establish God's Shalom in the city.