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Heather Buisman

Heather Buisman is a student at the University of Ottawa, studying Political Science and Public Administration. She is currently an intern for a Member of Parliament and continues to be involved in social affairs on a variety of different levels.

Gary Burge

Rev. Dr. Gary Burge is Visiting Professor of New Testament Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned his M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from King’s College of Aberdeen University.  He served as professor of New Testament at Wheaton College for twenty-five years, and is the author of a number of books and commentaries, including John: The NIV Application Commentary (Zondervan, 2000), Jesus and the Land: The New Testament Challenge to “Holy Land” Theology (Baker, 2010) and Whose Land? Whose Promise?: What Christians Are Not Being Told about Israel and the Palestinians (Pilgrim Press, 2003, 2013).

 

Jennifer Burnett

Jenn has ministered in Ontario, Australia and Kelowna in a variety of contexts. She has her doctorate of Ministry in Leadership and Global Perspectives and is passionate about creating safe space for people to bring their authentic selves into community where they can encounter and be transformed by the living God. You can find her personal website here https://www.invitationalvulnerability.com She is committed to drawing the gold out of people and seeing them empowered by the Holy Spirit to bear hope, love and joy to a hurting and lonely world. She believes that we can love each other well by imitating Christ's example of servanthood. Jenn loves Jesus, social justice, laughter, rugby and camping. When not pastoring (and sometimes while pastoring) Jenn is mom to four fabulous kids and wife to one terrific husband. 

Jenna C. Hoff

Jenna C. Hoff is a writer and editor in Edmonton, Alberta.  She is a  member of Inglewood CRC.  She is passionate about inclusion, justice, and equity for all people.  She is a mom who adopts older kids, and is writing a devotional about social justice.  She also loves black cats.

James Calvin Schaap

James Calvin Schaap taught literature and writing at Dordt College, Sioux Center, Iowa, for 37 years before retiring in 2012. He has published many short stories and several novels, including Romey's Place, In the Silence There Are Ghosts, The Secrets of Barneveld Calvary, and Touches the Sky, as well as two books of meditations, Sixty at Sixty and Honest to God. His publications within the CRC are numerous, including Our Family Album: The Unfinished Story of the CRC. New River Press (MN) is releasing a new collection of stories titled Up the Hill in August. He just finished six years on the CRC's Racial Relations Advisory Committee​. He and his wife, Barbara, live in the country just outside of Alton, Iowa.

Julia Camenisch

I'm a freelance writer and social media consultant for non-profits in Charlotte, North Carolina. When I'm not feeding chickens or writing Twitter posts, I work as the director of a social enterprise that provides job training and employment to refugee women. I enjoy reading books, learning new languages, drinking coffee and debating economics and policy with friends. And occasionally weeding the garden. But only occasionally. 

Mae Elise Cannon

Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon is the executive director of Churches for Middle East Peace and an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC). Her work has been highlighted in The New York Times, CNN, Chicago Tribune, Christianity Today, Leadership Magazine, The Christian Post, Jerusalem Post, EU Parliament Magazine, Huffington Post, and other international media outlets.

Christy Carlin Knetsch

Christy is the Director of Youth Ministry at Madison Square Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, overseeing their Middle and High School Ministries. She also supervises the Grand Rapids Initiative for Leaders (GRIL U) Program, which prepares students for leadership and service in the church and world. Inspiring and equipping adults to invest deeply in the lives of students in grades 7-12 is her passion. She loves to be a bridge builder by connecting students to God, each other, their mentors, church, community, and world.

Chris Cassis

Chris Cassis is the Lead Pastor of The Source Church. Chris left Calvin Christian Reformed Church in the fall of 2013 with his wife Viviana, and their four children: Michael, Katelynne, Brianna, and Caleb to plant a church in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The Source Church is part of a vision to plant 20 churches in South Florida by the year 2020.

Austin Channing Brown

Austin Channing Brown's journey as a racial reconciler began in college with an experience called Sankofa-- a three-day bus trip exploring Civil Rights sites throughout the South. She was never the same. Now she has the pleasure of collaborating with various Christian ministries who are moving forward a vision of racial reconciliation and socioeconomic understanding. Her day job is working as a Resident Director and Multicultural Liaison for Calvin College. Whether speaking, training, facilitating dialogue or planning strategies, she loves the messy work of reconciliation. 

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