Contributors

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…

Joey Goodall is Faith+Lead’s Editorial Content Coordinator, a contributing writer for Mockingbird Ministries, and dyed-in-the-wool upper Midwesterner with a background in library/youth work.

Mary E. Hess is Professor of Educational Leadership at Luther Seminary and Chair of the Leadership Division, where she has taught since 2000. Hess has created and maintains a number of websites (indexed here: meh.religioused.org). Her most recent book, co-written with Stephen S. Brookfield, is Becoming a White Antiracist: A Practical Guide for Educators, Leaders…

The Reverend Theo Robinson (he/him) is an Anglican priest serving the Interlake Regional Shared Ministry of the MNO Synod of the ELCIC. This ministry involves seven parishes (six Lutheran and one Anglican) in Selkirk, Teulon, Arborg, Riverton-Hnausa and Lundar, MB. He lives on Treaty One Territory in Winnipeg, MB with his partner, two children, and…

A polarizing figure no one has heard of, Joshua Retterer writes for Mockingbird.

Matthew Ian Fleming is is the founding director of Church Anew, an international platform that nourishes Christian Leaders to create vibrant communities of faith. With four colleagues, Matthew launched Alter Guild, a podcasting network with over 350,000 downloads that features four shows including Cafeteria Christian with Nora McInerny and New Time Religion with Andy Root….

John Stroeh is pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Tacoma, Washington. Carol Watson lives in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma and has been a member of the congregation since 1969.

Chris Corbin grew up in Florida before attending Florida Southern College, Yale Divinity School, and Vanderbilt University. He currently lives in Oshkosh, WI with his wife, Portia and five kids (two of the human variety and three of the cat kind). Chris is rector for Trinity Episcopal Church, Oshkosh, WI and also serves as editor-in-chief…

The Rev. Danae M. Ashley, MDiv, MA, LMFT is an Episcopal priest and marriage and family therapist who has ministered with parishes in North Carolina, New York, Minnesota, and is currently a priest in Seattle and a therapist at Soul Spa Seattle, LLC (www.soulspaseattle.com). Danae uses art, music, drama, poetry, and movement in counseling, spiritual…

Matt Schur is the author of Imperfectly Perfect (2023) and Cross Sections (2021), and has had poetry published in Valiant Scribe Literary Journal, Unlikely Stories, and Cathexis Northwest Press. He holds a BA in English from Truman State University and an MA in Systematic Theology from Luther Seminary. Matt and his family live in Lincoln,…

Janell Downing lives in Portland, OR with her husband and two boys. She holds a BS in Theology & Music from Multnomah University and is currently on her way to become a Spiritual Director. She enjoys living a life of hospitality for weary travelers of the faith with books, movies, coffee, and music always close…

Dr. Cory Driver is the Managing Director for the Center for L.I.F.E. (Leading the Integration of Faith and Entrepreneurship) at Miami University. He serves as an adjunct professor at Luther Seminary and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. He is the author of God, Gender and Family Trauma: How Rereading Genesis can be a Revelation, as well…

Lara Hanson is a visual and performance artist from St. Paul, Minnesota and a member of Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill. She is known for her calligraphic drawings of the human body in motion. Working most often with ink, chalk and graphite on paper, she endeavors to capture the essence of the mover.

Cat Moore sparks movements of belonging that disrupt loneliness. She’s an award-winning innovator, writer, speaker + the Director of Belonging at USC, the first position of its kind in the history of American Higher Education. She blogs at catmoore.substack.com.

Benjamin Durheim is a visiting assistant professor of theology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University in Minnesota, where he teaches courses in liturgical and sacramental theology, ethics, and systematics. Ben’s publishing has centered on the intersection between liturgy and ethics, including his book Christ’s Gift, Our Response (Liturgical Press). Ben has…