Mark Scandrette is president and cofounder of ReIMAGINE! Scandrette has a B.S. in Applied Psychology, studied theology at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN and has been a minister, writer, retreat leader and lecturer for over 10 years. Scandrettte has extensive experience providing leadership in churches and community based organizations. He is a Senior Fellow with Emergent, served on the planning team for the Emergent Conventions and Annual Emergent Gatherings. As a spiritual teacher and retreat leader, he is often invited to speak to groups and provides consulting, coaching and spiritual direction. He also lectures regularly for Perspectives courses in the Bay area. A dilettante poet and chef, Scandrette lives with his wife, Lisa and their three children in an old victorian in San Francisco's Mission District. They are part of an neighborhood based intentional monastic community.

Scandrette is currently working on a book project with the working title MAKING A LIFE IN THE WAY OF JESUS that is set to be published by Jossey-Bass in the Spring of 2007.

 Scandrette was contributor to the following Publications:

AN EMERGENT MANIFESTO to be released by Baker Books, Spring 2007.

THE RELEVANT CHURCH: A New Vision For Communities of Faith. Published by Relevant Media Group 2004

COMMUNITIES OF KINDNESS by Steve Sjogren & Rob Lewin, Published by Regal Books. 2003

Mark is profiled in the following publications: the recently released book, EMERGING CHURCHES: Creating Christian Community in Post Modern Cultures, by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan Bolger;  Baker 2005; THE SHAPING OF THINGS TO COME: Innovation and Missioin in the 21st Century, by Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch; Hendrickson 2004 and  I.AM. RELEVANT.  Relevant Media Group 2002

The Scandrette Blog, The Warm Wet Kiss of Mystery, may be found at reimagine.org/blog/