SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
on the main stage
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// creation
Dr. Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is associate professor of Art and Art History and a Little Endowed Scholar at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
She is especially interested in how we are formed by images, and her writing and teaching focuses on representations of race and gender in nineteenth and twentieth century art. Her first book, Redeeming Vision: A Christian Guide to Looking at and Learning from Art (Baker Academic 2023), is a practical introduction to engaging art with generosity and grace. You can follow her on Instagram @elissabrodt for art and everyday beauty.
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// fall
Ashley is the Missions Pastor at Church of the City where she is a part of the teaching team and leads ministries that partner in the spiritual, social, and cultural renewal of New York City. Ashley studied at Gallaudet University where she earned a masters in linguistics. She is also passionate about the art of storytelling and the importance of telling compelling testimonies about the beauty and potency of the gospel.
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// redemption
Claude Atcho is the pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Charlottesville, Va. He has taught African American literature at the collegiate level and has written for Christ & Pop Culture, Christianity Today, and The Witness: A Black Christian Collective. He is the author of Reading Black Books: How African American Literature Can Make Our Faith More Whole and Just.
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//restoration
Abe Cho is the Senior Director of Training with City to City NYC and North America.
Abe has more than 20 years of pastoral ministry experience, including 14 years as a pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NY and six years as the Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church East Side. Cho’s leadership also within the Asian American community create opportunities for CTCNA to theologically strengthen the leadership of practitioners in the cities we work. Cho holds an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a DMin from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Abe and his wife Jordyn live with their four children in Manhattan.
worship led by
Nikki Porter & Daniel Snoke
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JUSTIN WHITMEL EARLEY
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DR. REBECCA PORTNOFF
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CHAZ SMITH
CONTENT CREATION
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LUKE BOBO
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DARREN BROUWER
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JACOB RODRIGUEZ
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ERICA YOUNG REITZ
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ALEX SOSLER
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KENYA JOHNS
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ERIC MILLER
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ASHLEY HOSAN
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JAMES SKILLEN
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SAM VAN EMAN
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MEGAN GONGOLA
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EVAN KEPHART
ROMANCE