Rev. Mandy Sloan McDow is a native of Knoxville, Tennessee. After hearing her call to ministry while working on staff at Camp Wesley Woods, Mandy attended Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, GA, which, ironically, had no religion department. Regardless, Mandy was...

  "Mortician."  That's what the 9th grade career assessment revealed I should be when I grew up - even though I wanted to be a chef and own a restaurant.  A native of Granville, Ohio, I graduated Granville High School, earned a B.A. in Business from Hanover...

Rev. Jeff Campbell is the General Secretary/CEO of Discipleship Ministries. Campbell comes to this role having led Discipleship Ministries as the Associate General Secretary for Strategic Programming, where he coordinated the work of the agency around three strategic...

  Jae Lee is the Smoky Mountain District Superintendent of the Western North Carolina Conference. He has forced on "marginal leadership" throughout his ministry from his unique cross-racial and cross-cultural experiences. He lives in the beautiful western North...

  Dale was 15 years old when his dad died from cancer -- a tragedy that set his life on a trajectory he says he “never could have imagined.” Through the church, he found a living relationship with God that continues to surprise him with hope and healing. He found...

Corey is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. She received her call to ministry at age 11 and foolishly thought sensing a call would never happen again. After graduating from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School with her MDiv and serving a small rural...

Rev Christopher Tweel has spent over 20 years serving the church in ministry in the southeast, as well as contributing his time to mentoring and leadership programs, he has been on the guiding board for our region’s Dismantling Racism group for the last 8 years....

Dr. Charles W. Ferguson was born August 26, 1981 in Columbus, Ohio. He gave his life to Christ at the age of 10 on May 31, 1992. He is a graduate of Columbus East High School (2000). He is also a 2005 graduate of Kentucky State University, with a B.A in Business...

Rev. Brad Davis is a proud native of Central Appalachia’s southern West Virginia Coalfields, one of the nation’s most economically and socially exploited regions. He has a passion for connecting the people of his home area to a holistic, liberating message of...

Having started working at youth camps while he was in college, Austin Holland has been working in the local church since 2012. Currently serving at St. Stephen UMC in Charlotte NC, Austin’s work generally focuses on teenagers and discipleship. Having been a part of...