LEAD 2019 Talks: Andrea Linge

LEAD 2019 Talks: Andrea Linge

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 mountains with...
LEAD 2019 Talks: Angela Renee Johnson

LEAD 2019 Talks: 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....
LEAD 2019 Talks: Hannah Shanks

LEAD 2019 Talks: Hannah Shanks

Hannah’s Talk: “Bodies are important to God. Embodied theology opens a path for us to expand our understanding of God & ourselves.” Hannah Shanks is a writer, speaker, professor & social worker from St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to her work life, Hannah is...
LEAD 2019 Talks: April Casperson

LEAD 2019 Talks: April Casperson

REGISTER FOR LEAD 2020 April’s talk: “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...
LEAD 2019 Talks: Lee Schott

LEAD 2019 Talks: Lee Schott

Lee’s Talk: “Everything I need to know about church, I learned (leading a church) in prison. It’s raw, real, wise and welcoming. And it will renew us.” Lee is pastor of Women at the Well in Mitchellville, a church based inside the walls of the Iowa women’s prison,...
LEAD 2019 Talks: Lydia Sohn

LEAD 2019 Talks: 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...