Pastor Joel Richter serves a congregation in Wilmington, Ohio. It has been a wonderful surprise and blessing in his career to have worked with people on the edge of the street, suffering from addictions and other mental illnesses. He is also a trained Spiritual Director in the Franciscan Tradition.
Jennifer Hackbarth is the lead pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She blogs at: https://jenniferhackbarth.com/
Sandi Knutson is in the accelerated M.Div. program at Luther Seminary. When she is not working at church, she likes to go out for walks, read, draw, and nerd out over spreadsheets.
Mary Grahame Hunter is an Episcopal laywoman and choir member at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Detroit. She currently works as a youth librarian and is the editor for Spirituality and Practice of Faith at Earth & Altar.
Pastor Emily Rova-Hegener currently serves at Luther Seminary as a Contextual Learning Associate, where she supports seminary interns and their supervisors. She has served congregations in Grand Rapids, MN, Silverdale, WA, Eveleth, MN and St.Paul, MN, in addition to being a Global Mission Associate with her husband and boys in Oslo, Norway. Her passions are…
Kim Miller is a financial coach and educator. She is a former summer camp mom and youth coordinator for middle and high school youth. She enjoys time with family, reading, and a good pun.
Jane Grizzle is a writer and Doctorate of Ministry student at Western Theological Seminary. She lives in Virginia with her husband and their three children.
Regina M. Laroche is seeded from her mother’s rural South Carolina upbringing, her father’s Haitian Afro-Caribbean culture, varied faith and culture stories, and the environment of family, land, and community. Her small scale farming, community arts and spirit life is dedicated to nourishing and healing bodies, earth, spirits, and communities – especially the impacts of…
Jorge Acevedo loves Jesus Christ and his Church. Touched by the grace of God at seventeen, he was never the same. Rescued from a life of addictions, his greatest delight is connecting people to Jesus and the Church. Born in Puerto Rico, Jorge, at the age of four months, moved with his family to the…
Rev. Debra McKnight is a Methodist minister, advocate, and bridge-builder.
The Center for Stewardship Leaders seeks to shape a faithful, multidimensional culture of stewardship in congregations, households, and society. The center strives to consider the full spectrum of stewardship practice and theology, including financial stewardship, holistic stewardship, and leadership. See all posts from CSL.
Carla Dahl is Professor Emerita of Congregational and Community Care at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has trained therapists and clergy since 1993 and also has a private counseling and consulting practice, working with individuals, couples, and groups around issues of grief, spirituality, relationships, and life transitions. She’s written in the areas of…
Danielle Davis posts at her Instagram account, “Money in Matrimony.”
Leon A. Rodrigues is the Director for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Luther Seminary. He is a passionate educator and advocate for social justice.
Rev. Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed (she/hers) is Visiting Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Care at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. She is co-director of the Learning Pastoral Imagination Project (a national, ecumenical, longitudinal study of ministry, pastoralimagination.com), founder and host of Three Minute Ministry Mentor (weekly video, blog and podcast, several episodes of which…
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