Amy is a Christian who lives in Chicago with her wife and daughter. She is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a former Certified Public Accountant. She is an Enneagram 6 and in her free time loves to watch the WNBA — Go Sky!
Pastor Mollie Dvorak has served as pastor at St. Mark Lutheran in Circle Pines, Minnesota, for 3 years. Since day one of this call her motto with St. Mark has been “how will we know, unless we try?”
Sari Fordham is a professor, writer, and environmental activist. Her memoir Wait for God to Notice narrates her childhood in Uganda during and after the dictatorship of Idi Amin. She grew up surrounded by a small, vibrant jungle, but the last time she returned, the trees were gone. Since she has lived in Uganda, 40 percent of the…
Jhenna Becker is the Learning Project Manager at Faith+Lead.
Alicia Granholm es una Directora Senior de Faith+Lead y una consultora de iglesia y liderazgo en Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ella ayuda a los pastores y lideres a involucrarse en la cultura para tener un impacto duradero. Durante casi dos decadas, ella ha entrenado, equipado y empoderado a los seguidores de Jesus para que se involucren en…
Lara Moll is the Content and Community Specialist at Faith+Lead.
Chris Steubing es un pastor quien ha servido como un ministro ordenado del ELCA para muchas congregaciones en Minnesota y Michigan. Ahora él supervisa la vitalidad congregacional e iniciativas misioneras nuevas como el Director de la Misión Evangélica del Southwestern Texas Synod de ELCA. El Pastor Chris asistió a la Universidad de Tejas Lutheran y…
Pastor Brenda Peconge is a native of Northwestern Ohio. After seminary at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), she served congregations in Iowa before returning to Ohio, where she has served as a parish pastor and Board Certified Chaplain in local hospitals. Pastor Peconge has an MA in Classics, a Masters of Divinity…
Jennifer Asp is a green chile-loving New Mexico native who learned to embrace Minnesota winters with her husband and two kids. She has a Master’s of Education specializing in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Boston University and worked with immigrants and refugees from all over the world. She has a Master of…
John E. Anderson, Ph.D., has been pastor of Spirit of Faith Lutheran-Methodist Church since 2020 and is also a religion professor, having taught at several colleges/universities and seminaries in SD and MN.
Heather Smith, MAMS, MSW resides in Ohio with her husband and two children. She fills her days exploring meaningful ways to raise her family and faith community in the love of God. She often finds herself in the midst of service-learning projects, cozy corners, cello gigs, homesteading attempts, and outdoor adventures!
Chris Hanley grew up in Northbrook, Illinois. He attended St. Olaf College and was shaped by the Lutheran Volunteer Corps (LVC) in Wilmington, Delaware before returning to Chicagoland to pursue an MDiv at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. He has served as pastor alongside the people of Glenwood Lutheran Church for seven years, becoming…
Andy Pokel is a Twin Cities-based church musician, worship resource creator, and seminary student. He serves as Director of Worship and Music at Woodlake Lutheran in Richfield, MN, and is working towards an MA at Luther Seminary, where he is the Musician in Residence. Andy collaborates with his wife, Pr. Elise Pokel, under the name…
Edwin Ortiz-Rivera es un pastor, Desarrollador de la Misión, y Coordinador Multi-etnico para el Southwestern Texas Synod de ELCA. Era un misionero en España y tiene más de 20 años de experiencia misionera, incluso una maestrÃa en la misión. El Pastor Edwin es el autor de dos novelas: La TravesÃa del Cucubano y La Gaviota…
