Kristen is on staff at Village Church, leading and directing the online platform workshop.online, providing tools and resources for discipleship. She grew up in the Lower Mainland (BC), holds a Masters in Worship Studies, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is driven by the desire to serve…

Allison grew up in small-town Saskatchewan but spent the last 10 years of her life in British Columbia, where she has been in various ministry and secular roles. She was most recently on staff at Fellowship Pacific, overseeing administration for the Leadership Development Team. As part of this role, she…

Tanis is a serial tech entrepreneur and a leading advisor on entrepreneurship and building successful cofounder partnerships. Over the course of her career in startups, spanning the last 20 years, Tanis has cofounded, scaled, and successfully exited multiple, data-driven businesses with the same partner.  Her successes culminated with her most…

Nicole never wanted to be a Rejection Researcher but after a painful and shocking end to her marriage, she found herself in an up-close relationship with rejection and betrayal. Her field research in that deep valley inspired the writing of her new award-winning book – You Are Wanted, Reclaiming the…

Karen González is a writer, speaker, and immigrant advocate who emigrated from Guatemala as a child. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary, where she studied theology and missiology, and she has worked in the nonprofit sector for thirteen years. In addition to her first book, The God Who Sees: Immigrants, The…

Kat Armas (MDiv and MAT, Fuller Theological Seminary), a Cuban-American writer and speaker, hosts The Protagonistas podcast, where she highlights stories of everyday women of color, including writers, pastors, church leaders, and theologians. She has written for Christianity Today, Sojourners, Relevant, Christians for Biblical Equality, Fuller Youth Institute, Fathom magazine,…