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YOUNG ADULTS

Agenda ............................................................................................. 1 Idea Lab Descriptions and Leadership ......................................... 6

COHORT

Featured Leadership ....................................................................... 8

Young Adult Cohort Peer Group Leadership ............................ 10 Doctoral Student Cohort Leadership ......................................... 11 Institutional Doctoral Network ..................................................... 12 Church & Church-Related Leader Cohort ............................... 13 Peer Group Leadership and Additional Leadership Church & Church-Related Leader Cohort Participants ......... 14 Young Adult Cohort Participants .................................................. 16 Social Media Information ............................................................ 23 Doctoral Student Cohort Participants ....................................... 24 Institutional Doctoral Network ..................................................... 28 Cohort Participants Blogging Information ................................................................... 29 Venue Map and Information ...................................................... 30 Emergency Information ................................................................ 32 Travel Reimbursement Information ............................................. 33 FTE Team ........................................................................................ 34

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CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP FORUM AGENDA TUESDAY, MAY 31 2:00 – 5:00 pm Institutional Doctoral Network and ........................................................ Lobby Grantees Arrival & Registration 6:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner ....................................................................... Conference Dining Room

Institutional Doctoral Network ................................................. Private Dining 1

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1: SETTING THE TABLE 7:00 – 8:00 am 8:30 am – 3:00 pm 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Breakfast ................................................................... Conference Dining Room Pre-Forum Grantee Consultation ................................................. GLC 323/324 Institutional Doctoral Network Gathering ..................... Conference Room 7

12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch ....................................................................... Conference Dining Room

Doctoral Faculty Orientation Lunch ........................................... Board Room

1:00 – 5:30 pm Forum Registration ................................................................................... Lobby 2:00 – 3:00 pm Forum Leadership Team Meeting ................................... Conference Room 2 2:00 – 3:45 pm Doctoral Student Orientation ...................................................... GLC 330/331

4:00 – 5:00 pm ORIENTATION SESSIONS

Young Adults .................................................................................. GLC 330/331

Church and Church-Related Leaders ....................................... GLC 323/324 5:00 – 5:15 pm Break .......................................................................................................................

5:15 – 5:45 pm Peer Group Reflections ................................................................ (Listed Below)

YOUNG ADULTS

Cameron Barr ..................................................................... Conference Room 2

Margaret Conley-Greene ................................................ Conference Room 3

Alisha Gordon .......................................................................................... Salon 1

Linda Jiménez .................................................................... Conference Room 5

Jes Kast-Keat ...................................................................... Conference Room 6

Dawrell Rich ........................................................................ Conference Room 7

John Michael Reyes ....................................................... Conference Room 8

Tyler Sit ............................................................................... Conference Room C

CHURCH AND CHURCH-RELATED LEADERS Young Lee Hertig .................................................................................. Salon 5 Kelly Chatman ..................................................................................... Salon 6 Rimes McElveen ............................................................. Conference Room E Anne Clarke ................................................................... Gold Meeting Room Jessica Zimmerle ............................................................ White Meeting Room

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1: SETTING THE TABLE (CONTINUED) 5:45 – 6:00 pm

Break .......................................................................................................................

6:00 – 8:30 pm OPENING DINNER AND PLENARY Leading Differently ........................................................................ Salons 3 & 4 Featured Idealists: Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Vice President of

Education and Dean, Esperanza College, Eastern University and

Romal Tune, CEO of Clerestory and Senior Advisor to the President, The Mission Society

THURSDAY, JUNE 2: EXPLORING IDEAS AND PRACTICES 7:00 – 8:00 am 8:15 – 8:45 am 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Breakfast ................................................................... Conference Dining Room Community Worship ........................................................................ Salons 3 & 4 Institutional Doctoral Network Gathering ...................... Conference Room 7

9:00 – 10:30 am Community Conversation .............................................................. Salons 3 & 4 Featured Idealists: Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Vice President of

Education and Dean, Esperanza College, Eastern University and

Romal Tune, CEO of Clerestory and Senior Advisor to the President, The Mission Society 10:30 – 11:00 am

Break .......................................................................................................................

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

IDEA LABS: WHAT’S POSSIBLE THROUGH LEADING DIFFERENTLY Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders Leading by Amplifying ..................................................... Conference Room 2 A Black Church Food Security Network: A Pathway to Health, Wealth and Power .................... Conference Room 3 Limited Resources & Unlimited Possibilities ......................................... Salon 5 Leading the Start ............................................................ Conference Room 5 We Belong to Each Other .............................................. Conference Room 6 From Service to Solidarity: We Make the Road by Walking..................................... Conference Room 8 That They All May Be One? Multicultural Leadership Development ....................... Conference Room D Church Planting to Dismantle Racism and Heal the Earth ........................................................ Conference Room C

DOCTORAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS 1st Year Students ................................................................ Conference Room 9 2nd Year Students ............................................................... Conference Room E

Pre-Dissertation Fellows .................................................... Gold Meeting Room

Dissertation Fellows .......................................................... White Meeting Room 12:30 – 2:00 pm

Lunch ......................................................................... Conference Dining Room

2:00 – 3:30 pm FEARLESS DIALOGUES ...................................................................... Salons 3 & 4 Rev. Dr. Gregory C. Ellison II, Associate Professor of Pastoral Care and

Counseling, Candler School of Theology at Emory University

3:30 – 3:45 pm Break .......................................................................................................................

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THURSDAY, JUNE 2: EXPLORING IDEAS AND PRACTICES (CONTINUED) 3:45 – 5:15 pm

AFTERNOON IDEA LABS: WHAT’S POSSIBLE THROUGH LEADING DIFFERENTLY Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders Leading by Amplifying ..................................................... Conference Room 2 A Black Church Food Security Network: A Pathway to Health, Wealth and Power ............... Conference Room 3 Limited Resources & Unlimited Possibilities ......................................... Salon 5 Leading the Start ............................................................ Conference Room 5 We Belong to Each Other .............................................. Conference Room 6 From Service to Solidarity: We Make the Road by Walking..................................... Conference Room 8 That They All May Be One? Multicultural Leadership Development ....................... Conference Room D Church Planting to Dismantle Racism and Heal the Earth ........................................................ Conference Room C

AFTERNOON DOCTORAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS 1st Year Students ................................................................ Conference Room 9 2nd Year Students ............................................................. Conference Room E

Pre-Dissertation Fellows .................................................. Gold Meeting Room

Dissertation Fellows ....................................................... White Meeting Room 5:15 – 5:30 pm

Break .....................................................................................................................

5:30 – 6:15 pm Peer Group Reflections ......................................................... Breakout Rooms

YOUNG ADULTS

Cameron Barr ................................................................... Conference Room 2

Margaret Conley-Greene ............................................... Conference Room 3

Alisha Gordon ......................................................................................... Salon 1

Linda Jiménez ................................................................... Conference Room 5

Jes Kast-Keat .................................................................... Conference Room 6

Dawrell Rich ...................................................................... Conference Room 7

John Michael Reyes ....................................................... Conference Room 8

Tyler Sit .............................................................................. Conference Room C

CHURCH AND CHURCH-RELATED LEADERS Young Lee Hertig .................................................................................. Salon 5 Kelly Chatman ..................................................................................... Salon 6 Rimes McElveen ............................................................. Conference Room E Anne Clarke ................................................................... Gold Meeting Room Jessica Zimmerle ......................................................... White Meeting Room

DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND FACULTY

Faculty Student 1-1 Sessions ................................................................... Lobby

6:15 – 6:30 pm Break .....................................................................................................................

6:30 – 7:00 pm Evening Prayer/Closing Epistle ..................................................... Salons 3 & 4 7:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner ...................................................................... Conference Dining Room

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3: REFLECTING AND DESIGNING 7:00 – 8:00 am 8:15 – 8:45 am

Breakfast ................................................................. Conference Dining Room Community Worship ...................................................................... Salons 3 & 4

9:00 – 10:30 am

9:00 - 12:00 pm

SENSING WHAT’S EMERGING Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders ................. Salons 3 & 4 Doctoral Students ........................................................... Conference Room 4 Doctoral Faculty ......................................................................... Board Room

10:30 - 11:00 am

Break .....................................................................................................................

11:00 am – 12:30 pm CONNECTING THE DOTS

Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders ............... Salons 3 & 4

Doctoral Students .......................................................... Conference Room 4 12:30 – 2:00 pm

Lunch ....................................................................... Conference Dining Room

2:00 – 3:30 pm

AFTERNOON SESSIONS: DISCERNING OUR NEXT STEPS Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders ............. Salons 3 & 4

DOCTORAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS 1st Year Students ............................................................. Conference Room 6 2nd Year Students ............................................................... Conference Room E

Pre-Dissertation Fellows ................................................. Conference Room 7

Dissertation Fellows ....................................................... Conference Room 8 3:30 – 4:00 pm

Break .....................................................................................................................

3:45 – 5:15pm AFTERNOON DOCTORAL STUDENT WORKSHOPS 1st Year Students .............................................................. Conference Room 6 2nd Year Students ............................................................... Conference Room E

Pre-Dissertation Fellows ................................................. Conference Room 7

Dissertation Fellows ....................................................... Conference Room 8 4:00 – 5:15 pm

Discerning Our Next Steps .............................................................. Salons 3 & 4 Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders

5:15 – 6:15 pm

Peer Group Reflections .......................................................... Breakout Rooms

YOUNG ADULTS

Cameron Barr ..................................................................... Conference Room 2

Margaret Conley-Greene ................................................ Conference Room 3

Alisha Gordon .......................................................................................... Salon 1

Linda Jiménez .................................................................... Conference Room 5

Jes Kast-Keat ...................................................................... Conference Room 6

Dawrell Rich ........................................................................ Conference Room 7

John Michael Reyes ....................................................... Conference Room 8

Tyler Sit ............................................................................... Conference Room C

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FRIDAY, JUNE 3: REFLECTING AND DESIGNING (CONTINUED) 5:15 – 6:15 pm Peer Group Reflections ........................................................... Breakout Rooms

CHURCH AND CHURCH-RELATED LEADERS

Young Lee Hertig .................................................................................. Salon 5

Kelly Chatman ..................................................................................... Salon 6

Rimes McElveen ............................................................. Conference Room E

Anne Clarke ................................................................... Gold Meeting Room

Jessica Zimmerle ......................................................... White Meeting Room

DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND FACULTY Faculty Student 1-1 Sessions ..................................................................... Lobby

6:30 – 7:00 pm Evening Prayer/Closing Epistle ..................................................... Salons 3 & 4 7:00 – 8:00 pm Dinner ........................................................................ Conference Dining Room 7:30 – 9:30 pm Photo Booth ...................................................................................... Club Room

SATURDAY, JUNE 4: ENACTING INTENTIONS FOR THE FUTURE 7:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast and Checkout ....................................... Conference Dining Room

9:00 – 10:30 am

BEARING WITNESS TO OUR INTENTIONS: NEXT FAITHFUL STEPS, REFLECTIONS AND EVALUATION Young Adults, Church and Church-Related Leaders .............. Salons 3 & 4 Doctoral Students and Faculty ........................................ Conference Room 4

10:30 – 11:00 am

Break .......................................................................................................................

11:00 am - 12:00 pm Closing Worship ................................................................................ Salons 3 & 4 Dr. Rodger Nishioka, Director of Adult Educational Ministries, The Village

Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, KS

12:00 pm Lunch and Departure .............................................. Conference Dining Room

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IDEA LAB DESCRIPTIONS Leading by Amplifying HANNAH ADAIR BONNER

Limited Resources and Unlimited Possibilities DJ CHUANG Strategy Consultant American Bible Society // Philadelphia, PA

This Idea Lab will be a collaborative space for meaningful interaction for turning ideas into reality by solving an existing problem or creating a future based on new opportunities. We’ll even explore how to innovate without a budget. Bring your creativity hat!

Curator // The Shout // Houston, TX

Many times we are expected as leaders to be the prophetic voice in our communities. Yet, before we speak, we must learn to listen. The role of a leader is not only to be heard, but to help other voices to be heard, particularly those often silenced on the margins. The more voices that are in the conversation, the richer our destination will be.

“To lead differently is to not command and control from a position of authority or title, but to serve the community from a posture of humility and be resourceful with all that we have available to us, both tangibly and spiritually.”

“The Shout seeks to reverse the model of engaging with the community by listening rather than speaking. The Shout poses the query, what happens when the church asks the questions instead of having the answers. As chief listener, I seek to find voices that need to be amplified.”

Leading the Start JOHN AND KATHERYN HEINZ

A Black Church Food Security Network: A Pathway To Health, Wealth & Power HEBER BROWN, III Senior Pastor // Pleasant Hope Baptist Church // Baltimore, MD

Participants will be provided background information and context to the impetus, development, challenges and current status of the the Black Church Food Security Network in Baltimore, Maryland. We’ll explore some of the religious, social, political, and economic implications of this initiative which is led by those most directly affected by food insecurity in the city.

“To lead differently means to challenge conventional notions of God, pastoring, and what it means to be church within the framework of one’s context—with special attention given to the ‘gaps’ where traditional models of ministry have not given attention to.”

Co-Founders & Co-Directors CenterForm // Atlanta, GA

Innovation never happens in a vacuum. Innovations are forged in collaboration and often emerge from mistakes and failures. Discover how to identify seedlings of great ideas, form productive collaborations, get past the fear of failure, design new structures for ministry, and form communities of practice that embody these new structures. Roll up your sleeves and open your imagination to the future.

“I am leading differently by creating a space for Christian leaders who are navigating the complex intersections of church/world, gospel/culture, faith/ life and work/vocation to share ideas, to collaborate and to experiment with new forms of ministry for our rapidly changing world.”

“Leading takes the present into something that doesn’t exist, so any kind of true leadership is leading differently. Anything else is managing the status quo. Leading differently requires collaboration, vision, a creative spirit, a willingness to try, flexibility, and humility to learn along the way.”

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We Belong to Each Other PHIL JACKSON Pastor & Executive Director

That They All May Be One? Multicultural Leadership Development ALTAGRACIA PEREZ-BULLARD

The House Church & The Firehouse Community Arts Center

Canon for Congregational Vitality

Chicago, IL

The Episcopal Diocese of New York // New York, NY

We will explore the way art intertwined with social and emotional learning creates re-claiming environments that can build bridges from dis-function and diffraction to hope and resilience. We will learn how we can recreate community and recreate the village through a wholistic curriculum that will hold students accountable toward a greater cause.

“I lead differently by engaging in the life of students, meeting them where they are, empowering them in the arts to create reclaiming environments toward lifelong sustainable transformation. At The Firehouse Community Art Center we welcome challenges that our students go through to create safe spaces for wholistic redemptive transformation.”

From Service to Solidarity: We Make the Road by Walking LINDSEY KRINKS Co-Founder // Open Table Nashville // Nashville, TN

Many of us are drawn to work with disenfranchised and marginalized groups, motivated by our faith and our passion to help “the least of these.” Far too often, however, this “helping” mentality actually perpetuates cycles of poverty and powerlessness. What could it look like to lead differently, to move beyond models of service to models of solidarity and affect personal and systemic change?

“Leading differently means being guided by a deep sense of love. It means being vulnerable, taking risks, making mistakes. It means ‘swimming in the sea of the people’ and knowing when to be gentle, when to be fierce, and when to step back and make space for the leadership of others.“

During this Idea Lab participants will explore challenges, possibilities and strategies for leadership development in diverse communities—particularly utilizing community organizing strategies to unify and mobilize Christian communities.

“I am leading differently by making fearless and honest leadership that assumes change and displacement as central to the context for ministry.

I am also emphasizing the role of lay leadership in the transformation of the church as an institution and embracing diversity and intersectionality as characteristics of a vital congregation.”

Church Planting to Dismantle Racism and Heal the Earth TYLER SIT Church Planter // New City Church // Minneapolis, MN

If black lives matter, then black neighborhoods matter!

This Idea Lab will explore how New City Church is responding to the racism embedded in gentrification, and how healing the earth is critical for the health of neighborhoods of color. Through worship and urban agriculture, we are uniting one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Minneapolis, and we’re having fun doing it. Attendees will leave with practical skills for exploring church planting, bootstrapping together funding, and establishing systems of discipleship.

“We are leading differently at New City Church by focusing on environmental justice. We grow food so our neighbors can afford to stay in our rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood, and we do it because we love Jesus.

Our church planting philosophy combines elements of community organizing, social entrepreneurship, and Wesleyan spirituality.”

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR IDEA LAB LEADERS

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FEATURED LEADERS

ELIZABETH CONDE-FRAZIER

ROMAL TUNE

OPENING PLENARY IDEALIST

OPENING PLENARY IDEALIST

The Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier is dean and vice president of education at Esperanza College of Eastern University in Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier was previously tenured associate professor of religious education at Claremont School of Theology and taught Hispanic Latino/a theology at the Latin American Bible Institute.

Prior to teaching, she served as founding director of the Orlando E. Costas Hispanic and Latin-American Ministries Program at Andover Newton Theological School. While she was director, Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier developed programs for the continuing education of ministers and lay leaders including youth. Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier has authored Listen to the Children: Conversations with Immigrant Families and Hispanic Bible Institutes and co-authored A Many Colored Kingdom and Latina EvangĂŠlica.

She has over ten years of experience as an ordained pastor and formerly served as a bilingual teacher in the New York City school system. The Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier holds a PhD from Boston College and a Master of Divinity from Palmer Seminary.

Romal Tune serves as senior advisor to the president of The Mission Society. In this role, Tune helps guide The Mission Society to become fully diverse and inclusive. He helps the organization identify and address cultural and institutional roadblocks to diversity and inclusion, as well as builds strategic partnerships in communities of color in the US and around the world.

Tune is a well-known speaker, author and strategic consultant with extensive experience in driving nonprofit initiatives, propelling advocacy programs that work and delivering communications that break through boundaries.

His consulting company, Tune & Associates, has generated more than five million dollars for impact investing and ministry in the US and abroad.

As a social entrepreneur, Tune created Student SWAG (Student With A Goal), a nonprofit that creates access to scholarships, cultural exchanges and career opportunities for STEM students. He is also the CEO of Clerestory, a workshop that guides participants through the process of exploring the stories that have shaped their lives, and highlights how those stories influence how they show up in ministry.

He is the author of God’s Graffiti: Inspiring Stories for Teens, which received an NAACP Image Award nomination for outstanding literary work.

Tune earned a BSN from Howard University and an MDiv from Duke Divinity School.

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FEATURED LEADERS

GREGORY ELLISON

RODGER NISHIOKA

FEARLESS DIALOGUES

CLOSING PREACHER

The Rev. Dr. Gregory Ellison is assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology. In 2010-2011, he was the recipient of Candler’s “Faculty Person of the Year Award.”

His current research focuses on caring for marginalized populations, pastoral care as social activism, and 20th and 21st century mysticism.

Rev. Dr. Ellison has written several articles on issues related to adolescence, hope, marginalization, and muteness and invisibility in African American young men. He is the author of Cut Dead But Still Alive: Caring for African American Young Men and the co-founder of Fearless Dialogues, a grassroots community empowerment initiative to improve the lives of young African American men.

In partnership with Emory University, Rev. Dr. Ellison and more than three-dozen consultants launched the Fearless Dialogues Community Empowerment Tour in January 2014.

Rev. Dr. Ellison received his bachelor’s degree from Emory University, where he was inducted into the Emory College Hall of Fame; the first black male bestowed with that honor. His educational journey continued at Princeton Theological Seminary as a Presidential Scholar where he received his Master of Divinity degree and PhD in pastoral theology. He is an ordained Baptist minister who has served in Methodist and Presbyterian churches.

Born in Honolulu and raised in Seattle at the Japanese Presbyterian Church, Dr. Rodger Nishioka is the son of a retired Presbyterian minister. He is one of the most sought-after and inspiring preachers in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Dr. Nishioka was recently announced the director of adult educational ministries at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village, KS. Prior to his new position, Dr. Nishioka served at Columbia Theological Seminary (CTS) in Atlanta for 15 years— most recently as the Benton Family Associate Professor of Christian Education. At CTS, he taught pastors to be teachers and leaders in the church’s educational ministry, specializing in particular on youth and young adult ministry.

Prior to teaching at CTS, Dr. Nishioka was the national coordinator for Youth and Young Adult Ministries for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (19861999) and taught English and social sciences at Curtis Junior High School (1978-1986).

Dr. Nishioka received his Doctor of Philosophy degree in social and cultural foundations of education from Georgia State University. He earned his Master of Arts in theological studies with an emphasis in biblical studies and theology from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with minor in history and a Teaching Certificate for Secondary Education (Grades 6-12).

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YOUNG ADULT COHORT PEER GROUP LEADERSHIP CAMERON BARR PASTOR // GRINNELL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST // GRINNELL, IA A graduate of Davidson College and Vanderbilt Divinity School, Rev. Cameron Barr served for two years as associate minister of Plymouth Church in Des Moines through the congregation’s Transition-into-Ministry program. At Grinnell, his ministry focuses on strategic planning and stewardship.

MARGARET L. CONLEY-GREENE MINISTER // REHOBOTH FELLOWSHIP OF ATLANTA UCC // ATLANTA, GA Margaret L. Conley-Greene currently practices social work and ministry in the Atlanta area.

Margaret is an alumna of both Clark Atlanta University and the Interdenominational Theological Center. Her current areas of study include religious practice and its affects on LGBT youth and young adults as well as religion, spirituality, social work and its impact on the black community.

ALISHA L. GORDON WRITER, TEACHER, SCHOLAR ACTIVIST, PUBLIC THEOLOGIAN // ATLANTA, GA Alisha L. Gordon is a native of Decatur, Georgia. Alisha holds a Bachelor of English from Spelman College and a Master of Divinity with a concentration in religious education from Candler School of Theology at Emory University. Alisha writes faith-based curriculum for national publications including The Huffington Post, and is a ministry leader in the local church.

LINDA JIMÉNEZ ORDAINED MINISTER // PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA) Linda Jiménez is an ordained minister in the PC(USA). She is best described by her social media handle: @QuirkyChurchGrl. She is passionate about church: how to cultivate a more welcoming, diverse, inclusive and action oriented community of faith. She is on a journey toward these ideals with the help of music, visual arts, and storytelling.

JES KAST-KEAT ASSOCIATE PASTOR // WEST END COLLEGIATE CHURCH // NEW YORK CITY, NY Rev. Jes Kast-Keat is a minister in New York City where she leads a weekly soup kitchen church for some of the most vulnerable in the city. She is involved in LGBTQ advocacy and education in houses of faith. Jes is a 2016 Beatitudes Fellow. She is interested in the intersection of reformed theology, black liberation theology, and feminist theory.

JOHN MICHAEL REYES CAMPUS MINISTER // SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY // SANTA CLARA, CA John Michael Reyes is a liturgist, musician, spiritual director and retreat leader. He holds an undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University and a Master of Divinity from Graduate Theological Union. He has been a hospital chaplain for San Franciso General Hospital and food pantry volunteer coordinator for St. Gregory of Nyssa. John Michael is a 2012 FTE Fellow.

DAWRELL RICH PASTOR // MOUNT MORIAH FBH CHURCH // NEW LONDON, CT Rev. Dawrell Rich is an author, pastor and public speaker. He serves as the pastor of Mount Moriah FBH Church in New London, Connecticut, and founder of Joshua’s House—a leadership incubator for young adults. He has earned a reputation as a catalyst for change, innovative thinker and dynamic communicator. Dawrell lives in New Jersey and enjoys museums and traveling.

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DOCTORAL STUDENT COHORT LEADERSHIP DALE P. ANDREWS DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF HOMILETICS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND PRACTICAL THEOLOGY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY // NASHVILLE, TN Dr. Dale P. Andrews is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. Dr. Andrews has served AME Zion churches in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. He is the author of Practical Theology for Black Churches: Bridging Black Theology and African American Folk Religion, and his work and passion focuses on homiletics and social justice in the black church.

BRIAN BANTUM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEOLOGY // SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY // SEATTLE, WS Dr. Brian Bantum is a black bi-racial son, husband of Rev. Gail Song, and father to three mixed boys.

His theological questions emerged from a life knit from many communities. His first book, Redeeming Mulatto, is a theology of discerning the limits and possibilities of these intersections toward envisioning the possibility of all people’s freedom.

REGINALDO BRAGA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION INTERDENOMINATIONAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY // ATLANTA, GA Dr. Reginaldo Braga has an interest in education and multiculturalism, education and contemporary liberation theologies, critical theories and Christian education, postmodern philosophies and education. He specializes in Freirean studies, and has worked with marginalized communities in the US and abroad. He previously served as new minister for multicultural ministries at West Park Presbyterian Church, New York City, where his ministry involved the transition from a mono-ethnic/mono cultural church to become a multicultural/multi-ethnic community.

TERESA DELGADO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES DIRECTOR OF THE PEACE AND JUSTICE STUDIES PROGRAM // IONA COLLEGE // NEW ROCHELLE, NY Drawing on the experiences of marginalized peoples to articulate a constructive theological and ethical vision, Dr. Teresa Delgado has published extensively on issues ranging from diversity in higher education, transformational pedagogies, constructive theology and ethics, and justice for racial/ethnic/sexual minorities. She is currently writing a book entitled, Prophesy Freedom: A Puerto Rican Decolonial Theology.

BOYUNG LEE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION PACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGION AND GRADUATE THEOLOGICAL UNION // BERKELEY, CA The Rev. Dr. Boyung Lee, a native of Korea, is an ordained United Methodist minister who served churches in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Korea. Author of Transforming Congregations Through Community: Faith Formation From the Seminary to the Church and three forth-coming books, her research and teaching interests include inter-cultural/inter-religious pedagogy, critical religious pedagogy, postcolonial biblical studies, Asian/feminist theology, protestant spiritual formation in the global south.

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DOCTORAL STUDENT COHORT LEADERSHIP PAMELA LIGHTSEY ASSOCIATE DEAN, CLINICAL ASSISTANT FACULTY BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY // BOSTON, MA Dr. Pamela Lightsey is a womanist scholar whose work has been shaped by Black, LGBTQ and military communities. She is committed to investigating the theological perceptions of Black LBTQ women and therefore works largely under the rubric of constructive theology. She hopes her work and presence in and out of the academy encourages students to be their most excellent selves.

Her most recent book is Our Lives Matter: A Womanist Queer Theology.

PHILLIS I. SHEPPARD ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RELIGION, PSYCHOLOGY, AND CULTURE VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY // NASHVILLE, TN Dr. Phillis Isabella Sheppard is associate professor of religion, psychology, and culture at the Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion of Vanderbilt University. Her research in religion, psychology and culture engages the intersection where the social and the intrapsychic meet. She is the author of Self, Culture and Others in Womanist Practical Theology.

SHANELL SMITH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT AND CHRISTIAN ORIGINS HARTFORD SEMINARY // HARTFORD, CT The Rev. Dr. Shanell T. Smith is an ordained minister of word and sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Her passion for teaching and preaching is fueled by her desire to inspire and challenge by bringing together faith and intellect. Her book The Woman Babylon and the Marks of Empire: Reading Revelation with a Postcolonial Womanist Hermeneutics of Ambiveilence is published with Fortress Press.

FRANK YAMADA PRESIDENT // MCCORMICK THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY // CHICAGO, IL Dr. Frank Yamada is a teacher, biblical scholar, and seminary president. The Asian American community and scholars of color in the theological disciplines have shaped his identity as both a teacher and writer. Culturally-contextual approaches and culture studies are his dialogue partners in the academy, church, and in society. Through his pedagogy and engagement he seeks to form leaders for the racial/ethnic diversity of the 21st century.

INSTITUTIONAL DOCTORAL NETWORK LEADERSHIP DR. MARSHA FOSTER BOYD CONSULTANT // FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION // DECATUR, GA Marsha Foster Boyd is president emeritus of the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit.

Marsha previously was director of Accreditation and Leadership Education at the Association of Theological Schools (ATS). She has also served as academic dean of Payne Theological Seminary and associate professor of pastoral care and counseling at United Theological Seminary. Marsha is the first African-American woman to serve in each of these positions.

MATTHEW WESLEY WILLIAMS VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVES // FORUM FOR THEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION // DECATUR, GA Matthew Wesley Williams provides leadership, management and oversight for FTE’s strategic initiatives to cultivate diverse leaders for the church and academy.

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CHURCH AND CHURCH-RELATED PARTNERS PEER GROUP LEADERSHIP KELLY CHATMAN Pastor Redeemer Lutheran Church Minneapolis, MN ANNE CLARKE Lifelong Christian Formation Coordinator Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Sacramento, CA

YOUNG LEE HERTIG Co-Founder/Executive Director Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity Los Angeles, CA

JESSICA ZIMMERLE Outreach Coordinator Earth Ministry/WA Interfaith Power & Light Seattle, WA

RIMES MCELVEEN Executive Director Mere Christianity Forum Travelers Rest, SC

WORSHIP TEAM LEADERSHIP EMILY MCGINLEY SITE PASTOR // URBAN VILLAGE CHURCH // CHICAGO, IL Rev. Emily McGinley is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) with roots in the non-denominational, evangelical tradition. Emily currently serves as a site pastor with Urban Village Church in Chicago, IL. In all that she does, Emily seeks to bring a commitment to racial reconciliation, radical hospitality, and creative authenticity.

TONY MCNEILL DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP AND THE ARTS // EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH // ATLANTA, GA Dr. Tony McNeill has been serving as the director of worship and the arts at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church (America’s “Freedom Church”) for three years. Prior to coming to Atlanta, He was a visiting lecturer in Choral Music at his alma mater, Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) from 2010-2012. Tony, affectionately known at “Dr. T.,” is sought after as a workshop clinician, lecturer, consultant, mentor and guest choral conductor throughout the country.

DAVID RAMOS HOSPICE CHAPLAIN // VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF NEW YORK // NEW YORK, NY Rev. David Ramos is the founder and facilitator of the Latino Leadership Circle, a non-profit organization dedicated to training developing young men and women in ministry and conducting educational forums. David is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and Rutgers University School of Social Work. His interests include pastoral care, spiritual formation, education, leadership development, as well as urban and global ministries.

ERIK SAMUELSON FORMER CAMPUS PASTOR AND DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL AND VOCATIONAL FORMATION TRINITY LUTHERAN COLLEGE // EVERETT, WA Rev. Erik Samuelson served as campus pastor and director of spiritual and vocational formation at Trinity Lutheran College in his hometown of Everett, Washington. Erik is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and previously served a mission redevelopment in Spokane for five years. Community organizing methods have informed his ministry from the very beginning, and he has been subtly (and not so subtly) teaching community organizing to his students to engage the wider community and prepare them for their vocations.

JOY WILLIAMS REGIONAL COORDINATOR FOR PARTNERS IN HEALTH AND WHOLENESS NORTH CAROLINA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES // GREENSBORO, NC Joy Williams serves as a regional coordinator for Partners in Health and Wholeness, an initiative of the North Carolina Council of Churches. She earned a BA in Hispanic Studies at Wheaton College in Norton, MA. and holds a Master of Public Health from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In her current role she works to fuse health as an expression of faith.

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LEADER COHORT DAVID BARTOSIK Pastor of Adults Richfield Community Church Yorba Linda, CA

ANNE CLARKE Lifelong Christian Formation Coordinator Episcopal Diocese of Northern California SHEILA BATES Sacramento, CA Director of Student Faith and

Leadership Formation ASHLEY COOPER UMC General Board of Higher Co-Founder & Education and Ministry Learning Architect Nashville, TN Mycelium

Asheville, NC KATHY BRAAFLADT

Co-Pastor KAREN CROZIER Messiah Lutheran Church Director of Faculty Development Vancouver, WA and Diversity, Associate Professor

of Practical Theology PETER BRAAFLADT Fresno Pacific University and Co-Pastor Fresno Pacific Biblical Seminary Messiah Lutheran Church Fresno, CA Vancouver, WA

MILTON ENG MATTHEW BROWN East Coast Project Director Rector Institute for the Study of Asian Holy Apostles Orthodox Church American Christianity (ISAAC) Saddle Brook, NJ Livingston, NJ

FERNANDO CASCANTE MASHOD EVANS Executive Director Senior Pastor Asociación para la Educación Saint John AME Church Teológica Hispana (AETH) Birmingham, AL Orlando, FL

MARÍA TERESA GASTÓN KELLY CHATMAN Director, Foundations of Pastor Christian Leadership Redeemer Lutheran Church Leadership Education Minneapolis, MN at Duke Divinity Durham, NC CHRISTAL CHERRY

Development Officer JOSEPH GASTON Johnson C. Smith Associate Pastor Theological Seminary John Knox Presbyterian Church Atlanta, GA Greenville, SC

NIKKI HARDEMAN Director of Admissions McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University Atlanta, GA

LISA HARRIS LEE National Coordinator Justice for Children Initiative American Baptist Home Mission Societies Joppa, MD

RICH HAVARD Campus Pastor New + Inclusive Ministry at UIC (University of Illinois at Chicago) Chicago, IL

KIMBY HEIL Program Manager Center for Faith Justice Lawrenceville, NJ

YOUNG LEE HERTIG Co-founder/Executive Director ISAAC (Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity) Los Angeles, CA

MARK HETRICK Interim Senior Pastor Speedway Baptist Church Greenwood, IN LEE HINSON-HASTY Senior Director, Theological Education Funds Development Presbyterian Foundation Louisville, KY

ANDREW HYDE Ecumenical Campus Minister Ecumenical Campus Ministry at the University of Guelph Georgetown, ON, Canada

EVAN JONES Director of Discipleship First UMC Dallas Dallas, TX

MICHAEL KIMPAN Organizer, Curator of Connections OPEN Network Chicago, IL

CHRIS KLEIN Living Learning Coordinator Calvin College Grand Rapids, MI

15 ANDREW MACPHERSON Theology Student University of Toronto Woodstock, ON, Canada

PAUL MASSINGILL Pastor/Director TCU Wesley Foundation Fort Worth, TX

SARAH MCCORMICK Director of Leadership Development Project Transformation Tennessee Nashville, TN

RIMES MCELVEEN Executive Director Mere Christianity Forum Travelers Rest, SC

EMILY MCGINLEY Pastor Urban Village Church (Hyde Park-Woodlawn) Chicago, IL

KATIE MONFORTTE Internship Coordinator and Communications Assistant General Board of Church and Society (UMC) Washington, DC

PAMELA NEWTON Associate Pastor Providence Baptist Church Capitol Heights, MD

SALVADOR ORELLANA National Coordinator For Latino Ministries American Baptist Home Mission Societies Valley Forge, PA

LYN PACE College Chaplain Oxford College of Emory University Oxford, GA

RACHEL PACHECO Pilgrimage Program Manager Church of the Pilgrims Washington, DC

DOUG PAGITT Instigator OPEN Network Minneapolis, MN

DEVITA PARNELL Young Baptist Ecosystem Manager Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Decatur, GA

DAVID RAMOS Founder Latino Leadership Circle Old Bridge, NJ

ANTHONY RILEY Minister of Congregational Care The Luke Church Humble, TX

WILL ROBBINS Pastor of Students Richfield Community Church Yorba Linda, CA

PAUL ROBERTS President Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary Atlanta, GA

ERIK SAMUELSON Former Campus Pastor and Director of Vocational and Spiritual Formation Trinity Lutheran College Everett, WA

JENN SIMMONS Transitional Lead Pastor National Avenue Christian Church Springfield, MO

JOSH SMITH Music and Worship Director Freeborn Church Granite Falls, WA

ETHEL SOUTHERN Associate Pastor of Education & Pastoral Care Covenant United Church of Christ South Holland, IL

ELIZABETH TAMEZ Executive Director New Generation3 San Antonio, TX

ANGIE THURSTON M.Div. Student Harvard Divinity School Somerville, MA

ROMAL TUNE Senior Advisor to the President The Mission Society Norcross, GA

MARILYN P. TURNER Associate Executive Director Missional Life and Leadership American Baptist Home Mission Societies Valley Forge, PA

KEANA WALKER Teacher/Worship Leader Macedonia Baptist Church Heathsville, VA

SUE WEBLEY-COX Reverend/Director Rivers of Living Water Brooklyn, NY

BROTHER LARRY WHITNEY University Chaplain for Community Life Boston University Boston, MA

JOY WILLIAMS Regional Coordinator NC Council of Churches Greensboro, NC

DANIEL WOLPERT Executive Director Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing Minneapolis, MN

JESSICA ZIMMERLE Outreach Coordinator Earth Ministry/WA Interfaith Power & Light Seattle, WA

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YOUNG ADULTS

COHORT To lead differently is to break out of social and religious norms that prohibit people from actualizing the fullness of their call. Leading differently means that we create intentional spaces for people to explore, engage, and lead from their unique experiences.

- ALISHA L. GORDON

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WADE ADAKAI East Texas Baptist University Window Rock, AZ

BRENT CAMPBELL InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Charlotte, NC

EXIE ADAMS University of California Davis Davis, CA

LAURA CASTLE Lutheran Campus Ministry Saint Paul, NC

GRACE BADIK

MEAGH CULKEEN

Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest

Anglican Diocese of Toronto

Portland, OR

Toronto, Ontario

KABRIELLE BAKER Wayne State University Detroit, MI

KENYA CUMMINGS Methodist Theological School in Ohio Hephzibah, GA

ETHAN BROWN Christian Study Center Gainesville, FL

OLIVIA CUNNINGHAM Episcopal Service Corps Harrisburg, PA

ODESSIA BROWN

IYANA DAVIS

Drew Theological School

San Francisco

New York, NY

Theological Seminary San Anselmo, CA

ANGEL CALVIN Americorps Reisterstown, MD

ELLEN DOSTER Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

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BETSY ERICKSEN Life Together Brookline, MA

TYLER HESTON Brite Divinity School Fort Worth, TX

ARIC FLEMMING, JR.

LYNETTE HICKS

Morehouse College

Triangle Speech Associates

Decatur, GA

Rocky Mount, NC

MATTHEW GESICKI Union Theological Seminary New York, NY

JOSHUA HIGASHI Northwest Christian University Eugene, OR

CLAIRE HITCHINS

CAMERON GUTJAHR St Mary’s Kerrisdale

Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest

Anglican Church

Yakima, WA

Vancouver, BC

WILLIAM HARRON, III Life Together Allston, MA

SETH HULSEY The Presbyterian Student Center at UGA Athens , GA

ABIGAIL HEIMACH-SNIPES McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, IL

LATISHIA JAMES Pacific School of Religion Berkeley, CA

TREVOR JOHNSON

VIJAY NOEL HENRY Tyndale Seminary Brampton, Ontario

Friends Journal Philadelphia, PA

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MICHAEL JONES, II Reformed Theological Seminary Clinton, MS

MICHAEL KINSMAN Fuller Theological Seminary Pasadena, CA

OLUGBENGA JOSEPH Brown University Providence, RI

JESSICA LEE Loyola University Chicago Evanston, IL

JONAH KANG

Azusa Pacific University Tujunga, CA

CRISTIAN MARIN XPLOR resident Davenport, IA

MAKAIWA KANUI InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Hilo, HI

DAVID MARTĂ?NEZ Redwood Central Lutheran Parish (ELCA) Wabasso, MN

KELSEY KAVA Concordia University

Portland, OR

YURIS MARTINEZ Life Together Arlington, VA

GALVIN MATHIS

DEMARCUS KELLY East Carolina University Mount Olive, NC

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA

Oakland, CA

COLIN MCDONALD

DAE SHIK KIM, JR. Seattle Pacific Seminary Seattle, WA

Seminary Co-Op Bookstores Chicago, IL

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NELSON MENDOZA First Congregational United Church of Christ

ADIEL POLLYDORE Life Together Brookline, MA

Phoenix, AZ

WILLIAM MILTON Third Baptist Church of Chicago Country Club Hills, IL

MATTHEW QUAINOO Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ

GREGORY OUELLETTE Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest Portland, OR

MONICA RAMICH Roberts Wesleyan College Rochester, NY

CHRISTIAN PAIGE Trinity Lutheran College Lynnwood, WA

ASHLEY REID Episcopal Service Corps Chapel Hill, NC

JUNGEUN PARK

GRECIA RIVAS

American Baptist

Lemon Grove School District

Seminary of the West

Lemon Grove, CA

Berkeley, CA

HALLIE PARKINS Pacific Lutheran

Theological Seminary

JOEY RODIL Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, IL

Berkeley, CA

JONATHAN PETTY Wesley Theological Seminary Washington, DC

YOLANDA ROMO InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Berkeley, CA

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ELIZABETH RUEDA-HERRERA Seattle Pacific University Silverton, OR

MARIANA THOMAS Hope College Holland, MI

JORDAN SANDROCK Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario

ANNA SUNG TIAL University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN

LOIS SNAVELY McCormick Theological Seminary Chicago, IL

JALANI TRAXLER Church of the Holy Comforter Atlanta, GA

KELLY STEINHAUS

ANDREW TRIGG

Gordon-Conwell

Southwestern University

Theological Seminary Brookline, MA

Georgetown, TX

BRANDON STUART

JAMES TURNER, JR.

The University of Chicago

Wesley Theological Seminary

Southfield, MI

Upper Marlboro, MD

ELIZABETH SWENSON Bethany Theological Seminary Olympia, WA

ROXY TWADDLE Hope United Methodist Church Bloomington, IL

DORIAN TYUS

MAHOGANY THOMAS Westminster College Columbia, MO

Ashland Theological Seminary Detroit, MI

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KYLE VANETTEN InterVarsity Christian

DEONTEZ WIMBLEY United Methodist Church

Fellowship/USA

Boston, MA

Manchester, CT

MACKIN WALL

University of South Carolina West Columbia, SC

KRISTEN YOUNG Nu’uanu Congregational Church Honolulu, HI

JARELL WILSON

KAREN ZENTENO

Austin Presbyterian

Boston University

Theological Seminary Austin, TX

School of Theology Boston, MA

The power of a good question has a way of

opening up systems that were once considered

normative. Leading differently means being

attentive to the work of the Spirit, reading well, and responding to grassroots movements.

- JES KAST-KEAT

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DOCTORAL STUDENTS COHORT Leading differently means OLAOLUWATONI ALIMI

taking the history of a ministry

Religion Princeton University

and building upon it in ways that honor its past, reflects

Princeton, NJ

LISA ASEDILLO PRATT

its present engagement and position it for future impact. It

Christian Social Ethics Drew Theological School Madison, NJ

means holding in tension the history, present work and future hope instead of sacrificing

WHITNEY BOND Theology, Ethics, and Human Sciences Chicago Theological Seminary Chicago, IL

either one of the components.

- DAWRELL RICH

TONI BOND LEONARD Theology/Ethics Claremont School of Theology Claremont, CA

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EUNIL CHO

NICOLE HOSKINS

Person, Community

Theological and

and Religious Life Emory University Atlanta, GA

Philosophical Studies Drew Theological School Madison, NJ

DIANA CLICK Theological Studies

REN ITO Theology

Emory University

Emmanuel College,

Atlanta, GA

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario

ERICKA DUNBAR Biblical Studies and Early Christianity Drew University Madison, NJ

GIRIM JUNG Religion Claremont School of Theology Claremont, CA

Ă NGEL GALLARDO Religion and Culture Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX

ELEKOSI LAFITAGA Biblical Studies Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CA

KAMILAH HALL SHARP

DAVID LATIMORE

Biblical Interpretation

Theology

Brite Divinity School Fort Worth, TX

University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, IL

JAMES HILL, JR American Religions Northwestern University Evanston, IL

HEATHER MCLETCHIE-LEADER New Testament/Early Christianity Harvard University Cambridge, MA

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JOSÉ FRANCISCO MORALES Comparative Theology

TIMOTHY RAINEY II History of Religions Emory University

and Philosophy

Atlanta, GA

Claremont School of Theology

Claremont, CA

ERICA RAMIREZ

KERMIT MOSS, SR. Practical Theology Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ

Sociology of Religion Drew Theological School Madison, NJ

OLUWATOMISIN OREDEIN

QUINCY JAMES RINEHEART

Theology and Ethics

American Religious History

Duke Divinity School

Chicago Theological Seminary

Durham, NC

Chicago, IL

JENNIFER OWENS Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Theological Union Berkeley, CA

ELIEZER ROLÓN Religion, Ethics and Society Claremont School of Theology Claremont, CA

JEE HEI PARK Christianity in Antiquity Fordham University Bronx, NY

TROY SANDERS Pastoral Care Interdenominational Theological Center Atlanta, GA

FOSTER PINKNEY Religious Ethics University of Chicago Divinity School Chicago, IL

MICHELLE E. SHAW Rhetoric and Public Culture Northwestern University Chicago, IL

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KERA STREET

BRYSON WHITE

Study of Religion

Theology and Ethics

Harvard University

Garrett-Evangelical

Cambridge, MA

Theological Seminary

Evanston, IL

CATHERINE WILLIAMS

NICOLE SYMMONDS Ethics & Society

Practical Theology

Emory University

Princeton Theological Seminary

Atlanta, GA

Princeton, NJ

TIFFANY TRENT Theatre for Youth Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

JEREMY WILLIAMS Hebrew Bible University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA

LIS VALLE-RUIZ

Homiletics and Liturgics Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

ADA RENﾃ右 WILLIAMS Interdisciplinary Graduate Theological Union Baltimore, MD

GRACE VARGAS

MI-WEON YANG

Religious Studies

Pastoral Theology in Pastoral Care

Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX

and Counseling Knox College, University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario

RL WATSON

CHELSEA YARBOROUGH

Religion and Literature

Homiletics and Liturgics

The University of Chicago Chicago, IL

Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN

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INSTITUTIONAL

DOCTORAL NETWORK COHORT DR. LEE BUTLER Professor of Theology and Psychology | Chicago Theological Seminary

DR. CHARLES COSGROVE Professor of Early Christian Literature, Director of the Ph.D. Program | Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary

DR. JILL CRAINSHAW Blackburn Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology | Wake Forest University School of Divinity

DR. SHONDA JONES Associate Dean of Admissions and Student Services | Wake Forest University School of Divinity

REV. BELVA BROWN JORDAN Associate Professor of the Practice of Ministry, Associate Dean for Curriculum & Assessment Claremont School of Theology

DR. SHERYL KUJAWA-HOLBROOK VP for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education Claremont School of Theology

DR. RADY ROLDĂ N-FIGUEROA Associate Professor of the History of Christianity | Boston University School of Theology

DR. BRYAN STONE Associate Dean for Academic Affairs | Boston University School of Theology

DR. EMILY VOGT Assistant Dean for Academic Administration and Director of the PhD Program | Chicago Theological Seminary

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