Topic: “When the past and present are a mess, imagine a better future”

Topic: “Using Storytelling for Connection”

Topic: “New Ways for a New World: Leadership Beyond Boxes, Binaries, and Borders”

Topic: “A Call to Civic Discipleship”

Rev. Andrea (Andi) Saccoccio is the director of congregational education and outreach for Sojourners, overseeing a grant focused on supporting faith leaders facing polarization in their communities. She is also principal and facilitator for Lefko Consulting, empowering predominantly white organizations and faith-based nonprofits to recognize and understand their unique culture and how it plays in multicultural spaces and relationships.Andi served two terms on the board of the Impact Movement and often helps facilitate Impact’s cultural competency training. A Maryland native, she currently lives in the Spokane, Wash. area, where she can often be found exploring the Pacific Northwest with her border collie rescue, Bodhi.

Rebecca Wheeler Walston, MA, J.D.
Rebecca Wheeler Walston, Esq. – A licensed minister, she holds a Master of Arts in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary and a law degree from UCLA School of Law. She is the owner and proprietor of Solid Foundation Story Coaching offering trauma-informed care from a Christian perspective. Rebecca has worked with Art of Living Counseling’s Trauma Focused Narrative Group Training: Telling A True(r) Story Master Class as a Speaker and Story Facilitator and The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, facilitating Story Workshops and Narrative Focused Trauma Care Training. She facilitates story groups and offers individual story consultation with Hope & Anchor, an initiative of The Impact Movement, Inc., bringing story work to college students. She lives in Williamsburg, VA with her husband of 25 years, Vaughn and their two children, Naya and Josiah, where Rebecca runs a Law Practice specializing in non-profit and small business law and serves as General Legal Counsel for The Impact Movement, Inc.

Topic: “Tending the Wounds: The Power of Lament in Fragmented Times”

Rachael is devoted to addressing the harm of abuse – especially spiritual abuse – at the intersection of trauma, healing, embodiment and spiritual formation. She leads the Story Workshop for Spiritual Abuse & Healing and recently developed the Allender Center’s Spiritual Abuse & Healing Online Course, inviting survivors of spiritual abuse to journey together towards healing and reclamation.

Rachael is a contemplative charismatic and unapologetic Jesus follower surrendered to the “do justice, love mercy, walk humbly” kind of life. She’s a tea drinker, an avid sports fan, and a karaoke aficionado. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband, Reverend Michael S. Chen; two beautiful stepsons, Jamison and Silas; and her beloved daughter Evie.

Topic: “Effective Storytelling for Preaching”

Rev. Hoezee is married to Rosemary Apol and they have two children. He enjoys birdwatching, snorkeling, and exploring the beauties and wonders of God’s great creation.

Rev. Hoezee is the author of several books including The Riddle of Grace (1996), Flourishing in the Land (1996), Remember Creation (1998), Speaking as One: A Look at the Ecumenical Creeds (1997), Speaking of Comfort: A Look at the Heidelberg Catechism (1998), Proclaim the Wonder: Preaching Science on Sunday (2003), Grace Through Every Generation (2007), Actuality: Real Life Stories for Sermons That Matter (2014), and Why We Listen To Sermons (2018).

Rose Madrid Swetman

Assistant Director, the Center for Transforming Engagement

Rose has a specific passion for resilience work based on her own story of how ministry impacted her health. In her role as Associate Director, she oversees all of the resilience programs.

Rose obtained her Doctorate of Ministry from Bakke Graduate University, focusing on transformational leadership for the global city.

She and her husband Rich have a blended family of 8 children and over 25 grandchildren.