Rob Bell's 'spirituality over religion' talk with Oprah Winfrey will air Sunday

Teresa Mirandette hugs Rob Bell during a book signing for "Love Wins" at the Woodland Mall Barnes & Noble in Kentwood Sunday, April 3, 2011. Bell is the is the founding pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grandville. (Cory Morse | The Grand Rapids Press)


 





By Matt Vande Bunte | mvandebu@mlive.com
on October 31, 2013 at 9:13 AM, updated October 31, 2013 at 9:22 AM



GRANDVILLE, MI – Not only has Rob Bell been profiled by the New Yorker, written a new book to follow up "Love Wins" and come out in support of gay marriage since he left the pastorate of Mars Hills Bible Church in early 2012, but he also has chatted with Oprah Winfrey.

At 11 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 - about the time scores of church services will be held across West Michigan – Bell and Winfrey will “discuss why more people are identifying with spirituality over religion,” according to a promo on oprah.com. A brief video shows Bell saying that “we’re wired for the mysterious,” and Winfrey calling him “a different kind of preacher.”

The Super Soul Sunday show can be seen on television on the Oprah Winfrey Network, or online.

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Bell nurtured the congregation that meets at the former Grand Village Mall into one of the area’s largest churches, before leaving in early 2012 to pursue other ministries in southern California. On Wednesday night he posted a photo of Oprah and himself on his Facebook page, and tweeted this promo:

Matt Vande Bunte covers government for MLive/Grand Rapids Press. Email him at mvandebu@mlive.com or follow him on Twitter and Facebook.


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