Pastor Kelly Chatman currently serves as Pastor of Community Engagement at St. Andrew’s and Director of the Center for Leadership and Neighborhood Engagement, a new nonprofit that mobilizes congregations and leaders as powerful neighborhood-based agents for positive social change. CLNE offers transformative learning experiences, coaching, and training to connect and support churches, nonprofits, and their neighborhoods. (Learn more at http://www.clne-mn.org.) Kelly is also frequently sought by church and nonprofit organizations as a teacher and speaker in the areas of multicultural leadership, community engagement, and congregational revitalization.

Dr. Kristofer Phan Coffman is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul. He completed a Ph.D. in Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Culture at the University of Minnesota, the first person of Cambodian descent to receive a Ph.D. in biblical studies. He is the author of several publications, including a book chapter “Christmas Cookies in Cambodia: The Bible and Race in America.” With an interest in food and farming, he has written popular articles on responsible consumption and agriculture, translated recipes for awarding-winning Nordic chef Mikkel Karstad, and served as copy editor and translation consultant on a forthcoming cookbook on Cambodian cuisine by chef Rotanak Ros.

Pastor Andrea Roske-Metcalfe is a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the ELCA. She’s the founder of the Pray-Ground movement and a Moth GrandSLAM champion, teaching workshops on the craft of storytelling for churches and other organizations in the Twin Cities and beyond. She lives with her family in south Minneapolis, where she serves as Director of Children’s Ministry at Christ Church Lutheran.

Samuel Rahberg is a husband and father of two who serves the Christian church by supporting its leaders. He is Director of the Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary and co-founder of Wood & Water Retreats. (Learn more at http://www.samuelrahberg.com.)

Dr. Jeannette Bakke is a longtime spiritual director, author (Holy Invitations: Exploring Spiritual Direction) and seminary professor.  Jeannette teaches and volunteers at Christos Center for Spiritual Formation in Lino Lakes.

Sue Lennartson is Director of Adult Ministries at St. Andrew’s, a spiritual director, and volunteer chaplain for Washington County Sheriff’s Department. With a passion for adult ministry, intergenerational connections, travel, adventure, and humor, she is a seasoned speaker, author, and retreat leader.

Pastor Brian Norsman is a spiritual director and St. Andrew’s Pastor of Spiritual Formation. After a career in the banking and travel industry, at age 30 God called him to be a youth pastor. Currently his inward joy is to companion people contemplatively in the trenches of care and spiritual direction.