Contributors

Kristal Frazier is the CEO of FundJoy LLC and a Multi-Million Dollar Fundraiser. Kristal is the Founder of the Assertive Askâ„¢ Fundraising System, used by licensed trainers, organizations, and universities to help programs fund, sustain, and grow. Kristal can be reached at kristal@fundjoy.org or at her website www.kristalfrazier.com.

Noni Strand is a retired pastor who served for 36 years in Central Kansas – as Pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Campus Pastor at Bethany College, and Chaplaincy Manager at Salina Regional Health Center. She and her husband, Virg Augustine, retired to the Kansas City area to be closer to son Luke and her…

Dr. Robyn Provis Schmitz is an ELCA pastor, development & communications consultant, and writer.

Sarah Scherschligt is a pastor at Westwood Lutheran Church in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

Pastor Jessica Harren has been ordained for 11 years and served three calls, two interims, and started two intergenerational worshipping communities. The current one, Open Heart faith gathering, currently serves queer, disabled, trans, and neurodivergent folks. You can read more from her while she’s on disability at http://pastorjess.com.

Reverend Erich Kussman is unabashedly Christian, but his message is full of anti-empire, revolutionary social justice, combined with piercing insight into the power of radical love. Erich was born in Plainfield, NJ and has resided in NJ all of his life. Erich overcame many trials and adversities in his life. He served 12 years in…

Mary Kaye Ashley is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church and a subsitute teacher in the Burnsville/Eagan/Savage schools

Lois Malcolm is the Olin and Amanda Fjelstad Reigstad Chair of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary.

Alison is a United Methodist pastor in Westfield, NJ. She is married to Sajan and the mother of Eve (7) and Rose (6). Alongside pastoring, she is studying family systems theory and marriage & family therapy. Before going to seminary, Alison served in communications roles for non-profits in New York City.

I have landed at Luther Seminary as a program coordinator for CYF and Stewardship after working for 12 years as a medical technologist in hospital labs, 15 years as a product developer and project manager in publishing at 1517 Media, and nearly 9 years as a director of children and family ministries in a congregation….

Martha E. Stortz is an everyday disciple called to teach, write, speak, and wonder. She is the author of numerous articles and books, including A World According to God: Practices for Putting Faith at the Center of Your Life (2004) and Blessed to Follow: The Beatitudes as a Compass for Discipleship (2008). As a teaching…

Pastor Libby Howe was ordained in the ELCA in 2002. She serves as the Congregational Support Coordinator for Peace and Justice Ministries with the Wisconsin Council of Churches working with congregations and leaders to integrate community focused peace and justice initiatives into their regular, ongoing ministries. She enjoys reading, writing, praying, and walking with her…

Wesley W. Ellis, Ph.D. (University of Aberdeen) is the Pastor of First Congregational Church of Ramona (United Church of Christ) in San Diego, California. He is the co-author of Delighted: What Teenagers Are Teaching The Church About Joy with Kenda Creasy Dean, Abigail Visco Rusert, and Justin Forbes. He also edited Embodying Youth: Exploring Disability…

Raymond Bonwell is ordained in the PC(USA) with a first career in finance. Raymond is grateful for the friendship and ministry of Dr. Wentzel van Huyssteen (1942-2022), whose inspirational work included “Duet or Duel?: Theology and Science in the Postmodern World” (1998).

Marti Reed Hazelrigg is the pastor at Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church in North Carolina. She is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. She is currently completing a Doctorate of Ministry at Duke Divinity School and researching congregational burnout. To balance life in ministry, she gets joy and energy from running, cooking, reading, and on rare…