Speakers

general session speakers

Kat Armas

General Session MC

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Kat is a Cuban-American writer and podcaster from Miami, FL, who holds a dual MDiv and MAT from Fuller Theological Seminary. Her first book, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom, Persistence and Strength (Brazos Press) explores the intersection of women, Scripture, and Cuban identity. She also engages these topics on her podcast, "The Protagonistas", which centers the voices of Black, Indigenous, and other women of color in church leadership and theology.

Amy Julia Becker

Leading Together

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Amy helps people reimagine the good life through her writing and speaking on disability, faith, and culture. She is the author of To Be Made Well, White Picket Fences, Small Talk, and A Good and Perfect Gift and the creator of the Reimagining Family Life with Disability workshop. She is a guest opinion writer for national publications and hosts the Reimagining the Good Life podcast. Becker is a graduate of Princeton University and Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv). She lives with her husband and their three children in western Connecticut.

Dr. Christina Edmondson

Being Together

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Blessed by an array of academic, professional, and lived experiences, Christina is committed to bringing people together to promote personal and team flourishing. ​

 

Christina holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Tennessee State University, an MS degree from the University of Rochester in Family Therapy, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Hampton University.

 

For over a decade, Christina has served in a variety of roles, including recently as the Dean for Intercultural Student Development at Calvin University. Within the Higher Education sphere, she continues to serve as an instructor and partners with several universities to develop ethical and impactful leaders. Additionally, a Certified Cultural Intelligence facilitator, public speaker, and mental health therapist, Christina is often contacted by churches to consult about leadership development, anti-racism, and mental health issues. Her writing has been seen and referenced in a variety of outlets, including Essence.com, YourBlackWorld.com, and Gospel Today magazine. She is also one of the co-hosts of the Truth's Table podcast. ​

Joey Jimenez

Going Together

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Joey is a graduate of Pepperdine University, where he earned degrees in religion and theology, as well as psychology. Joey began his relationship with Christ through the Young Life ministry in San Antonio, Texas. He has been on staff with Young Life since 2004, taking a short break to serve as the executive pastor at New Life Church (Downtown Congregation, Colorado Springs) from 2014 to 2018. He has held leadership positions in Young Life’s field ministry, Camping department, International Development, and as the chief of staff in the Office of the President. Joey and his family love spending time outdoors. He is an avid fly-fisherman and loves white water rafting.

Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah

Growing Together

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Rev. Dr. Soong-Chan Rah holds a Th.D. from Duke University with concentrations in theological ethics and church history. He holds a D.Min. with a concentration in urban ministry and a M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He also received a Th.M. from Harvard University with a thesis on the immigrant church. His B.A. is from Columbia University, where he majored in political science and history/sociology.

 

Dr. Rah joined the faculty of Fuller Theological Seminary in 2021 as the Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism. Prior to joining Fuller, he served as the Milton B. Engebretson Professor of Church Growth and Evangelism at North Park Theological Seminary.

 

Dr. Rah has authored or coauthored over a half dozen, many award-winning books including The Next Evangelicalism: Freeing the Church from Western Cultural Captivity, Many Colors: Cultural Intelligence for a Changing Church, Return to Justice: Six Movements that Reignited Our Contemporary Evangelical Conscience, Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery, and Forgive Us: Confessions of a Compromised Faith. Prophetic Lament: ​ A Call for Justice in Troubled Times was touted by The Englewood Review of Books as one of the Best Theology Books of 2015 and on Relevant Magazine's Top 10 Books of 2015.

Breakout session speakers | Day Two
Kat Armas

Abuelita Faith & Resisting Empire

Dr. Vincent Bacote

Black + Evangelical

David Bailey

Building Reconciling Communities

Rev. Dr. Sarah McKenney

Philosophy of "How"

Shayne McNichols

Understanding Kids and Trauma & Compassion Fatigue & Self Care

Yonathan Moya

Border Perspectives

Timotheus Pope

Fundraising as Evangelism

Dr. Carlos Thompson

Stewardship: Belonging to One Another

Dr. Virginia Ward

Community Asset Mapping Workshop

Capernaum Team

Design for Belonging

 

 

Breakout Session Speakers | Day three

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Amy Julia Becker

Reimagining the Good Life

Heather Faulkner

Anti-Trafficking 101: Prevention, Awareness & Action

BeBe Hobson

Church Collaborations: ​ Protestant

Mason Keller

What is YL One and how to develop it

Mike Newton

Asset Mapping 2.0

John Webster

Indigenous Ministry Talking Circle

Va'a Wong

Raising Up Leaders from the Community

YoungLives Team

Mobilize and Multiply: Building YoungLives Teams that Go and Stay

Capernaum Team

Reaching Students With Disabilities in Multiethnic Communities

YoungLives Team

Seeing Gen Z Dads Clearly

Capernaum Team

​ Discipling Students With Disabilities

YoungLives Team

Making it Stick: Sharing The YoungLives Story with Clarity and Power

 

NYC Catholic Staff

Church Collaborations: ​ Catholic

 

 

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