Contributors

Sam Rahberg is a spiritual director and supervisor of spiritual directors who serves as Director of the Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary (Collegeville, MN). He is author of “Enduring Ministry: Toward a Lifetime of Christian Leadership” and a collection of poems called, “Ice Break”. Online and offline, with…

Howie Dotson is an interfaith chaplain and art therapist in the Twin Cities. He is one of the chaplains at Gillette Children’s & Regions Hospital in St Paul and the founder of Howie’s Art Circles, a new non profit being established to train and deploy psych-social volunteers to help nurture and support refugee children fleeing…

Rebekah is passionate about reconnecting spiritual leaders with their God-given powers to co-create miracles with the divine. Her award-winning group coaching program, Creating a Culture of Renewal® has energized church leaders across the country to reclaim their calling and to grow their ministries. Known for teaching leaders how to bring out the best in the…

Kristin Evenson is a consultant, facilitator, and coach. Believing that transitions are both the best and worst of times, Kristin helps individuals, teams, and organizations navigate critical life, career, and strategic junctures, identify the way forward, and live into new chapters with clarity and conviction. She has a deep desire to help others discern and…

Russell Lackey holds the Rasmussen-Skow Chair in pastoral excellence at Grand View University where he serves as the Sr. Pastor at the university and Luther Memorial Church. He is also the Project Manager for The Moses Project, which is a Lilly Endowment Thriving in Ministry Initiative for rural pastors.

Pastor Jane Buckley-Farlee is senior pastor of Trinity Lutheran Congregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Kara Haug is founder and partner of Reframing our Stories, a Sacramento-based, woman owned, small business dedicated to providing education, resources and tools for families and communities to normalize conversations around sex and relationships. Her goal is to remove shame and reframe our stories to promote openness, acceptance and a positive sense of self. She…

The Reverend Robyn King lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where she is a parish priest. She and her spouse have a 1 year old puppy, Codex, and two cats, Amethyst and Turquoise. She’s a slow knitter, a fan of cider (especially made with apples off their tree) and craft beer, and plays D&D. She jokes…

Jennifer Justice, Ph. D., is a professor of English. She grew up in Iowa, and has since spent the past 15+ years experiencing life in other states in the Midwest.

Quentin P. Kinnison, PhD, is Associate Professor at Fresno Pacific University and the Program Director for the Christian Ministry & Leadership program. In addition to teaching Christian ministry courses, he also teaches theology of disability courses for the Special Education program at Fresno Pacific. Kinnison is editor and contributor to A Road Too Short for…

Rev. Dr. Richard Rouse has served as a pastor and teacher in the ELCA for nearly fifty years. He was adjunct professor at Luther Seminary, teaching in the Doctor of Ministry program on Missional Leadership and also taught in the TEEM program at the Lutheran Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas. He is an…

Wade Langer is the Executive Director of Campus Ministries for the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church. He was ordained in the United Methodist Church in 2011. Wade also serves as the Director of Religious Life and is a member of the Honors College faculty at the University of Alabama. He earned a…

Calla Gilson serves as the Lead Coordinator for the Discipleship Initiative of the Northwestern Ohio Synod (ELCA), where she loves dreaming with folks across 22 counties about what God is up to in their communities. She holds a B.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University and is a YAGM Jerusalem and the West Bank…

The Rev. Catherine A. Caimano is a Free Range Priest. Previously she served as canon for regional ministry for the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina and as rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Wichita, Kansas, and associate rector at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Durham, N.C. For more from Catherine, follow her on her…

Paul N. Hanson, CFRE, is Senior Development Officer at Mosaic.