Cultivate Gathering 2020

Christiana Rice is an on the ground practitioner and visionary voice in the Parish Church movement, serving as co-director of the The Parish Collective. She is a trainer, writer and convener, helping connect people to be the church in the neighborhood. Christiana is co-author of... Read More →

Mathew helped found and is currently on staff as Cultural Curator at Sojourn Grace Collective, a progressive community of Jesus followers in San Diego, CA. He has worked in leadership positions on behalf of traditionally marginalized people in multinational corporate contexts and... Read More →

Hailey was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She credits her love of Birkenstocks, coffee, independent music and all things weird to her Northwestern upbringing.Hailey has been doing fundraising, communications and mobilization in the non-profit sector for nine years. She spent... Read More →

Ivan Penn is a 27-year veteran journalist and co-founder of The Power of Song Inc., a non-profit organization that educates about social justice issues through song, theater and art. A trumpet player and a former youth pastor who has helped plant churches in Florida and Maryland... Read More →

Maril Parker is a co-founder and resident of The Julian Project started in 1998. As a Christ centered intentional community model, The Julian Project is a focusing point for her and a hub for “crossing-cutting” ministry. Considering “place” as more than a destination, Maril... Read More →

Derek has been a song writer, worship leader and spiritual life coach with Novo (www.crmleaders.org) for over 15 years, helping people connect with God and live out their vocational calling. He is passionate to see communities and churches find their collective voice of worship as they uniquely celebrate God’s restoration, lament the injustices of our world and together declare w... Read More →

Tom has been writing songs and planting gardens with faith communities for the past twenty years. His songs engage the biblical narrative and grow out of contexts of longing, vulnerability and hope. He lives with his wife, Karen, and their two sons, Isaiah and Arbutus, in the woodlands... Read More →

Kindra neighbors in the heart of San Diego, in a neighborhood called City Heights. There are upward of 80,000 people in these 2 square miles and over 80 languages spoken. There she works with folks who believe Jesus is already at work all around them and they get the wild and distinct... Read More →

Brandan Robertson is an author, pastor, thought-leader, and contemplative activist working at the intersections of spirituality, sexuality, and social renewal. He currently serves as Lead Pastor of Missiongathering Christian Church in San Diego, CA.