Joe Davis is a nationally-touring artist, educator, and speaker based in Minneapolis, MN. His work employs poetry, music, theater, and dance to shape culture. He is the Founder and Director of multimedia production company, The New Renaissance, the frontman of emerging soul funk band, The Poetic Diaspora, and qualified administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory….
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 has authored several books, such as A to Z of…
Jeni Grangaard has been the seminary pastor at Luther Seminary since 2019. She was formerly the pastor of Glyndon Lutheran Church in the town of Glyndon, Minnesota. Grangaard also previously worked as a Country Co-Coordinator in the Young Adults in Global Mission Program in Jerusalem and the West Bank. She wrote an article about her…
Inés Velasquez-McBryde is a pastor, preacher, reconciler, and speaker. She is Co-Lead Pastor of The Church We Hope For, a multiethnic church planted during the 2020 pandemic in southern California. She is originally from Nicaragua where her father was a pastor and community developer and her mother was a diplomat at the Spanish embassy under…
Heather Hansen (she/her) is the Associate Pastor at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in San Antonio, Texas. She was a congregational youth minister for 12 years and a youth ministry coordinator for the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA for five years. Additionally, Pastor Heather taught Christian theology and Youth Ministry at Texas Lutheran University for…
Emily McQuillan is a project manager at Faith+Lead.
Edwin Ortiz-Rivera is a pastor, the Mission Developer, and the Multiethnic Coordinator for the Southwestern Texas Synod of the ELCA. He was a missionary in Spain and has more than 20 years of missionary experience, including a Master’s Degree in mission. Pastor Edwin is the author of two novels: La Travesía del Cucubano and La…
Dr. Rob Muthiah’s work specializes in theology, congregational leadership practices, multiculturalism and race, Christian ethics, environmental justice, missional ecclesiology, and empowering the whole people of God. Dr. Muthiah has taught at Azusa Pacific Graduate School of Theology and Fuller Theological Seminary, where he taught classes such as Foundations for Ministry Life, Ethics and Worship, Transitions…
Dr. Ramón Pastrano IV is a founder and board member of Twin Cities-based ImpactLives, Inc., and founder of ThirdSphere LLC, a center for transformational leadership in cultural competence, social innovation, and entrepreneurship. Pastrano earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications/Media Studies from Briar Cliff University. His advanced degrees include a Master of Science in…
Dr. Kristofer Phan Coffman, MDiv, holds a tenure-eligible New Testament faculty position. Coffman completed his Ph.D. in Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Culture at the University of Minnesota and is the first person of Cambodian descent to receive a PhD in Biblical Studies. He served as an adjunct professor at Luther since 2019 teaching…
Dr. Jennifer Hornyak Wojciechowski is assistant professor of church history, and she has been teaching at Luther Seminary since 2019. Prior to this, she taught in the religion department at Augsburg University. Wojciechowski graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota (2005), received her Master of Arts at Bethel Seminary (2011) and her Ph.D….
Dr. Greg Cootsona is a speaker and writer in science and faith, emerging adults, C. S. Lewis, and Christian life and thought. He teaches religion, humanities, and philosophy at California State University, Chico. Greg also currently co-directs Science for the Church, a project designed to bring science to Christian congregations as a resource for spiritual…
Dr. Don Eisenhauer is the founder and president of Coaching at End of Life, LLC. In addition to doing end-of-life coaching and leading grief support groups, Dr. Eisenhauer served for 15 years as a pastor, having been ordained in the United Church of Christ, and he served for 19 years as a Hospice Chaplain and…
Dave Male is the Co-Director of Vision and Strategy for the Church of England and Visiting Instructor, Luther Seminary. He leads a team that helps churches , dioceses and networks implement the strategy. One part of the strategy is the creation of 10,000 new worshipping communities over the next 10 years. Previously, he served as…
Darcy Mittelstaedt (she/her/hers) is a Deacon and the Bishop Associate for Leadership and Lifelong Faith Formation for the Southwestern Texas Synod ELCA. She has also served as a Camp Counselor at Carol Joy Holling Camp in Ashland, Nebraska; Minister for Communication at the Grand Canyon Synod ELCA; and Children, Youth, and Family Ministry Director at…
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