LEAD 2017 Speaker: Jarell Wilson

LEAD 2017 Speaker: Jarell Wilson

by | Nov 21, 2016

Jarell is a graduate of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, a Twitter addict, a blogger, and a self-proclaimed Methodork. He attended Baylor University and graduated from the University of North Texas with a degree in Sociology. He’s an Austinite but not quite a...
Lead 2017 Speaker: Olivia Poole

Lead 2017 Speaker: Olivia Poole

by | Nov 15, 2016

A native of Montgomery, Alabama, Olivia was raised in the congregation of First United Methodist Church where her family was actively involved and her mother continues to teach Sunday school. She attended Auburn University and received a Bachelors of Science in...
LEAD 2017 Speaker: Courtney McHill

LEAD 2017 Speaker: Courtney McHill

by | Nov 7, 2016

Courtney McHill is the Pastor at Rose City Park UMC in Portland, OR. She is passionate about working with the homeless and the church she serves is hosting up to 25 houseless veterans per night. Courtney is also currently working with the nonprofit The Open Table on...
LEAD 2017 Speaker: Rori Blakeney

LEAD 2017 Speaker: Rori Blakeney

by | Nov 4, 2016

Life for Rori Francis Blakeney can be best described as a jazz improvisation. You never know what you are going to get, but you play the best song you can. Originally hailing from Washington, DC, Rori journeyed to Atlanta to study at Morehouse College, where he had...
LEAD 2017 Speaker: Brandon Wrencher

LEAD 2017 Speaker: Brandon Wrencher

by | Nov 2, 2016

Rev. Brandon Wrencher is from a small town in the Sandhills area of North Carolina. Since 2013 he has been serving in Western North Carolina in a cross-racial appointment as pastor of Blackburns’ Chapel United Methodist Church, a once dying rural church that in a few...