Michelle Sanchez
Michelle T. Sanchez, MDiv, ThM, serves as Executive Minister of Make and Deepen Disciples for the Evangelical Covenant Church, a multiethnic denomination of 875+ congregations. Michelle is the author of Color-Courageous Discipleship, Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition, and the picture book, God’s Beloved Community (all with Waterbrook, 2022). After studying international business at NYU, Michelle worked as an investment banker…
Read MoreEli Bonilla Jr.
Eli Bonilla Jr. is the Next Gen Regional Co-Chair for North America with Empowered21, and he also fills the position of National Millennial Director for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC). His full-time responsibilities are Bethany Church as the Global Youth and Young Adults Pastor.
Read MoreNoe Garcia
After attending East Texas Baptist University and receiving a B.S. in Kinesiology with a minor in Religion, Noe Garcia attended Golden Gate Seminary and received his M.Div. From there, he spent time on staff at Second Baptist Church of Houston, First Baptist Nashville, and as the College Pastor at Cross Church (Fayetteville, Arkansas) before becoming…
Read MoreDavid Anderson
Dr. David Anderson, founder and President of Gracism Global, is one of the world’s leading authorities on bridging the deep divides of race, faith, culture, and wealth. Known as the bridge-building voice in the Nation’s Capital, Anderson hosts the daily radio talk show “Real Talk with Dr. David Anderson” on WAVA (105.1 FM) – the…
Read MoreDuke Kwon
Duke L. Kwon is lead pastor at Grace Meridian Hill, a neighborhood congregation in the Grace DC Network committed to building cross-cultural community in Washington, DC. In addition, he is the co-author of Reparations: A Christian Call for Repentance and Repair (Brazos, 2021). Having received both his MDiv and ThM from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Duke is active in public…
Read MoreArlynn Ellis
Arlynn Ellis is the founder and president of Acts of Hope (a 501c3 nonprofit organization). Together with her husband of more than twenty years, she is the parent of two sons, a passionate church planter, and licensed pastor of the Wesleyan Church. Arlynn has more than eighteen years of work experience in nonprofit management, and…
Read MoreBrooke Hempell
Brooke Hempell is SVP of Research for Pinkston, a strategic communications firm. She is active in racial justice and reconciliation work through several organizations in Atlanta, GA as well as nationally, and she co-hosts the podcast Race and Redemption. Brooke was formerly SVP of Research at Barna Group and led the Beyond Diversity study, the…
Read MoreChuck Mingo
Chuck is the founder of Courageous Love (UNDIVIDED, Inc.), an organization built to unite and ignite people for racial justice through programming that takes participants through life-changing moments of racial healing. Through his passion for justice and racial reconciliation, Chuck has transformed a congregational training into a national movement with hub cities emerging throughout the…
Read MoreDave Livermore
David Livermore, PhD (Michigan State University) is a social scientist devoted to the topics of cultural intelligence (CQ) and global leadership and the author of several award-winning books, including Leading with Cultural Intelligence, Driven by Difference, and Serving with Eyes Wide Open. His forthcoming book, Digital, Diverse & Divided, addresses one of the most pressing issues of our day–how to…
Read MoreDennae Pierre
Dennae Pierre is co-Directors for the Crete Collective and leads the Surge Network in Arizona. She also serves as one of the Co-Directors for City to City North America. She has her MA from Covenant Theological Seminary and DMin from Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan). Dennae self-published her first book in 2020– Healing Prayers to…
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