advisory board

Bill Betts

PhD ('26) in Educational Studies with a minor in Intercultural Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (of Trinity Western University, Vancouver, BC)

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.

Director of Research and Operations, Implementation of Remembering, Restorying, Reclaiming: A Community-based Examination of Land, Tenure and Public Schooling in CA

Rev. Tammy Long, MS, MCF

Lead Pastor, South Bay Community Church (Fremont, CA), Spiritual Director, Association of Covenant Spiritual Directors, Evangelical Covenant Church

Marilyn McEntyre, Ph.D.

Writer / Professor of Writing, Literature and Medical Humanities

Soong-Chan Rah, Ph.D.

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

Episcopal Priest, Presbyter, Episcopal Diocese of Michigan, Licensed Educator / Director (former) Christ Church Spirituality Center

Rev. Timothy Svoboda, D.Min

President and City Coordinator for Youth With a Mission (YWAM) San Francisco Bay Area / YWAM International Cities Coordinator (former)

Ruth Padilla DeBorst, Ph.D.

Richard C. Oudersluys Associate Professor of World Christianity, Western Theological Seminary / Co-founder, Casa Adobe, Costa Rica

C.J. Baldelomar, Ph.D.

Former professor of Theology and Religious studies at Saint Mary’s College of California / Commonweal Synod on Synodality Writing Fellow

Sophia Magallanes-Tsang, PhD

Associate Professor of Old Testament at North Park Theological Seminary / Author / Research and Biblical teaching with a focus interpretation and Latino/a/e hermeneutics