advisory board
Bill Betts
Ph.D. Candidate, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Michael Budde, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scholar, Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology / Professor of Catholic Studies and Political Science, DePaul University (Chicago, IL)
Susan Phillips, Ph.D.
Executive Director Emerita, New College Berkeley / Spiritual Director / Professor of sociology and Christian spirituality
Rebecca Hernandez, Ph.D.
Community Archivist, University Library UC Santa Cruz
Rev. Tammy Long, MS, MCF
Lead Pastor and Spiritual Director, South Bay Community Church
Marilyn McEntyre, Ph.D.
Writer / Professor of Writing, Literature and Medical Humanities
Soong-Chan Rah, Ph.
Robert B. Munger Professor of Evangelism and Church Renewal at Fuller Theological Seminary
Robert Chao Romero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, UC Los Angeles / Chavez Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies; Asian American Studies
Tim Tseng, Ph.D.
Director, Asian American Christian History Institute, Fuller Theological Seminary
Brenda Wong
Spiritual Formation and Prayer Specialist, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, faith-based activist, Waimanolo, Hawaii
Kristofer Smiley, M.A.
Local, millennial missionary who enjoys prayer, creativity, and engaging conversations about different ideas.
Hannah Eagleson, Ph.D.
Director of Partnerships & Innovation, American Scientific Affiliation / chaplain, graduate students & faculty, Cornell University
Rev. Ronald Spann
Priest (former), Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Licensed Educator, Director (former) Christ Church Spirituality Center
Rev. Dr. Timothy Svoboda
President and City Coordinator for Youth With a Mission (YWAM) San Francisco Bay Area, former International Cities Coordinator YWAM
Dr. Ruth Padilla DeBorst
Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity, Western Theological Seminary, Co-founder, Casa Adobe, Costa Rica
Dr. C.J. Baldelomar
Former professor of Theology and Religious studies at Saint Mary’s College of California and Commonweal Synod on Synodality Writing Fellow