Contributors

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…

Mitzie Schafer, ELCA Deacon, CFRE is a graduate of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. She is the host of the Center for Generosity Podcast and consults full-time with GSB Fundraising. She is the creator of the CAGA Impact Storytelling Model for Engagement and helps clients with impact storytelling, communication, annual fund, strategic planning, board development,…

Andrea Fluegel is a Certified Clergy and Congregational Coach (ICF Certified, Level 1/Level 2 Discipleship), Team Coach and Facilitator, a Transition Facilitator, and an ELCA pastor. She partners with clergy, Councils, ministry teams and individuals to be curious and faithful about the movement of the Holy Spirit in their lives, work and ministry, especially during…

Rev. Jessica Dixon is a PC(USA) transitional pastor. She has served churches in the Chicago area, Norman Oklahoma, and now in central New Jersey. She is a teacher for Transitional ministry through the Transitional Ministry Education Consortium. She has a Masters of Divinity from McCormick Seminary in Chicago and resides in Manalapan, NJ with her…

Luke Roland is a non-profit consultant and the Director of Development and Events at Mockingbird. He is a graduate of Appalachian State University with a degree in Philosophy and Religion. He lives near Asheville, NC with his two children.

Krista E. Hughes, PhD, MDiv, ACC, is Director, Resource Development | NetVUE at the Council of Independent Colleges.

Andrew Esqueda is the Associate Pastor for Family Ministries at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA. He is married to his wife Megan, has two sons, Isaiah and Desmond, and an English bulldog named Cali. He regularly speaks and writes on issues pertaining to ministry and theology, church in the secular age, and youth and…

Nabil Tueme, PhD, is a Latina sociologist and educator. She is currently Senior Research Associate at Springtide Research Institute where she directs research studies on the religious and spiritual lives of emerging young adults.

Steve DeKrey is the Director of High School and Young Adult Ministries at Sharon Lutheran Church (ELCA) in Grand Forks, North Dakota and an M.Div. student at Luther Seminary.

The Rev. Dr. Everdith Landrau, also known as Evie, was delighted to join the ELCA as program director, ELCA World Hunger networks and engagement in the past year. She is a native of San Juan, Puerto Rio by way of Manhattan (Spanish Harlem), New York.  Everdith is an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament with the…

Rev. Kate Monahan is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church in the Greater NJ Annual Conference. She has served in three churches as lead pastor, as well as in children & youth ministry throughout her career. She also worked for four years as a chaplain at Trenton Psychiatric Hospital. Kate is currently on…

Sabrina S. Chan, a daughter of immigrants from Hong Kong, is national director of Asian American Ministries for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA. She is an ordained minister and earned a master’s degree in theology from Fuller Theological Seminary.

The Rev. Mieke Vandersall is the founder and Principal Consultant of Vandersall Collective, a faith based, woman- and queer-led consulting firm. Vandersall provides fundraising, strategic thinking, and communication services. She is also the founder of a new worshiping community, Not So Churchy. Erin Weber-Johnson is Senior Consultant at Vandersall Collective, and Primary Faculty of Project…

Sarah Ciavarri, M.Div. BCC, PCC, CDWF-C, CDTLF, loves seeing people get excited about their lives and futures. Sarah is a Certified Daring Wayâ„¢ Facilitator-Consultant, Certified Dare to Leadâ„¢ Facilitator, and a Professional Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. For over a decade, Sarah has traveled nationally keynoting and facilitating workshops on resilience, vulnerability, and…

The Rev. Dr. Jules Erickson has served as an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA for 25 years. She is a Clergy Coach, an Adjunct Professor at Luther Seminary, leads a Rostered Clergy class on BFST, and loves to preach, teach, play and create pottery. Jules is also a Certified Facilitator for…