UMC LEAD Speaker 2019: Angela Renee Johnson

UMC LEAD Speaker 2019: Angela Renee Johnson

Angela’s Talk: “A Good Samaritan perspective on what it means to step out on faith and do something you would never do before.” Angela Renee Johnson is the associate pastor at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Washington Street, in Gainesville, GA....
UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Sabrina Short

UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Sabrina Short

Sabrina’s Talk: “Community organizing as a tool for understanding needs, assets and opportunities for mission and social justice.” Founder and Executive Creative Director of Short Speaks Creative LLC, Sabrina Short is known as the “Great...
UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass

UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass

Chrisie’s Talk: “How the language of “incompatible with Christian teachings” is also harmful to victims of sexual assault and a sign of why #churchtoo arose.” Chrisie Reeves-Pendergrass grew up in Eastern New Mexico and West Texas and is...
UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: April Casperson

UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: April Casperson

April’s talk at LEAD 2019: “Discover how women in ministry can strengthen self-identity, support and equip each other, and continue to call out injustice.” Rev. April Casperson is Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the West Ohio Conference of...

UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Lydia Sohn

Lydia’s Talk: “We keep telling this story about ourselves: “we are dying.” The only thing killing us is this narrative.”The Rev. Lydia Sohn currently serves as the Senior-Pastor-in-Transition at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in...
UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Andrea Lingle

UMC LEAD 2019 Speaker: Andrea Lingle

Andrea’s Talk: “We harbor the Divine spark, but do so from a variety of viewpoints. Gathering at the table helps us to commit to difficult conversations.” Author and lay-theologian, Andrea L. Lingle and her husband, Luke, live in the North Carolina...