KEYNOTE SPEAKERS & WORKSHOP Leaders

RICKEY LETSON is the congregational stewardship officer for CBF. In his role, Rickey supports congregations in all areas of financial health and well-being, including operating budgets, capital needs, endowments and stewardship education. Prior to coming to CBF, Rickey served CBF partner congregations for over 20 years. He is a graduate of Duke Divinity School and Samford University.

Workshop – Re-Imagining Your Church Facility As An Asset & Source of Revenue

Friday | 1:15 p.m.

CHRISTIAN MCIVOR serves as the minister of worship, music, and the arts at Greystone Baptist Church in Raleigh. He is also a member of the steering committees of the CBF Environmental Stewardship Network and the Alliance of Baptists Creation Justice Community, a member of the C3-Christians Caring for Creation board of directors, a member of the Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle’s Advocacy Team, and he has served as a panelist and worship leader for Creation Justice Ministries.

Workshop – Beyond Recycling: How Churches Can Truly Care for Creation

Friday | 1:15 p.m.

STEPHANIE PARKER is the pastor of children and families at First Baptist Church of Clayton, where she has served for five years. Ministry is a second career for Stephanie, who worked in higher education as a speechwriter after completing her undergraduate degree in communication and Master of Arts in public administration at NC State University. Currently, she is in the Master of Arts in Christian ministry program at Campbell University. Stephanie believes in the redemptive, community-building, presence-of-Christ-revealing potential of the church. She and her husband of 16 years, Jake, enjoy beach trips, running, and nachos every Friday with their beautiful daughters, Belle (10) and Annie (8).

Workshop – Why Investing in Healthy Congregational Relationships = Flourishing

Friday | 10:15 a.m.

SUZANNE PARKER MILLER is a Moravian minister who lives in Raleigh with her spouse and two elementary-aged children. She serves as executive director and founder of Pastors for NC Children, an ecumenical ministry that mobilizes faith communities to advocate for public education. She grew up in Winston-Salem before graduating from Meredith College. She attended Duke Divinity School and graduated from Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, PA, with her Masters of Divinity. Prior to her work at Pastors for NC Children, Suzanne served as associate pastor at Raleigh Moravian Church. Suzanne earned a Certificate in Justice Ministry Education through Auburn Seminary in 2019. Her research about public education justice and advocacy served as the foundation for Pastors for NC Children.

Workshop – Why Is Our Mission Work and Charity STILL Needed?

Friday | 10:15 a.m.

CAMILA PULGAR is a native of Chile and is a licensed therapist in NC and works with Latinx adults and families. She received her PhD from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a research faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Pulgar is trauma-informed trained and helped pioneer the Trauma Informed Care Task Force (TIC) at the Medical Center.

Workshop – Trauma Care in the Church/Atención al trauma en la iglesia

Friday | 10:15 a.m.