Contributors

Sitraka Rakotoarivelo is Faith+Lead’s Media Producer. He currently lives in Minnesota, with his wife and their two cool cats. During his free time, you can catch him hitting hiking trails, snapping pics, or diving into the digital universe of video games. Fun fact: his name means “gratitude” in Malagasy, the language of Madagascar.

Milan Homola is a leadership guy in an era of leadership crisis, who believes that choosing unity over isolation is essential for The Church, walking in spaces where he can support isolated leaders, equip teams for greater impact, and find willing collaborators. A husband and father of three, Milan loves soccer, roadtripping, and (shhhhh) birding.

E. K. Strawser (DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine) is the co-vocational lead pastor of Ma Ke Alo o, non-denominational missional communities multiplying in Honolulu, Hawaii; a community physician at Ke Ola Pono; and an executive leader at the V3 Movement, the church planting arm of the Baptist General Association of Virginia.

Catherine Malotky worked in a number of roles at Luther Seminary from 2011-until her retirement in 2020, including as Grant and Project Manager for the Center for Stewardship Leaders.

The Rev. Philip D. Jamieson, Ph.D. is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and a member of the Tennessee Annual Conference. After serving local churches for eleven years, he taught pastoral theology at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. There, he co-developed the course, “Ministry and Money” with his wife, Janet. Since publishing…

Theresa Cho is a pastor at St. John’s Presbyterian Church in San Francisco. For 20 years, she’s integrated intergenerational ministry with visual and communal art, focusing on leading congregational and organizational change.

Michael Perera is an Episcopalian and a freelance writer living in Seattle. He is passionate about the role of Christianity in social justice, with a particular focus on racial reconciliation, immigration advocacy, and indigenous justice. He has two guitars he doesn’t play enough, and an inhumanly long reading list that he promises he’ll get to…

Pastor Becca is the pastor of the St. Matthew’s and Bethany Lutheran Parish of Evan and rural Morgan, MN, where she has served for 20 years. Previously, she served as the Associate Pastor of the Dakota Prairie Lutheran Parish of Bowman, Rhame and Amidon, ND. She is a 1995 graduate of Luther College (BA) and…

Henry Walter Spaulding III (PhD, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) is Pastor at Hope United Methodist Church in Columbus, OH. He is also an adjunct of Christian Ethics at Ashland University, Ashland Theological Seminary, and George Fox University. He is the author of Iconoclastic Sex: Christian Sexual Ethics and Human Trafficking and The Just and Loving Gaze…

Mihee Kim-Kort is a Presbyterian minister, agitator, speaker, writer, and slinger of hopeful stories about faith and church. She is a doctoral candidate in Religious Studies at Indiana University. Mihee’s writing and commentary can be found in the New York Times, TIME, BBC World Service, USA Today, Huffington Post, Christian Century, On Being, Sojourners, Faith…

The Rev. Julie A. Kanarr serves as pastor of Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Belfair, Washington. She is a 1990 graduate of Luther Northwestern Seminary. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, and enjoys sea kayaking, bicycling, and taking her nephew-dog Riley for long walks.

Bryant Kaden serves alongside the people of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Redwood Falls, Minnesota, as one of their pastors and is passionate about rural ministry in challenging and changing times. Along with spending time with his wife and three children, he enjoys railroad photography and model railroading, cheering on the St Louis Cardinals, running,…

Joey Ager (he, him) is a Scottish transplant to the Pacific Northwest via Washington, DC and San Diego. He has extensive experience in accompanying leaders of all kinds to work collaboratively for peace through his work as a faith-rooted community organizer. Joey studied Theology at Oxford University, was trained as an organizer with Spanish-speaking Catholic…

A Theoretical physicist by training, David Rideout has spent his career working with scientists from across the globe. The span of his research connects many disciplines, including gravitational physics, genomics, medical imaging, international relations, and quantitative social science.

Goodwin Chair of New Testament Language and Literature, Butler University Jim McGrath has been the Goodwin Chair of New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University since 2002. He began as an associate professor of religion before being promoted to a full professor and later became the Goodwin Chair. With a doctorate in philosophy, Jim…