Lisa BrenninkmeyerAbout Lisa Brenninkmeyer is the founder and chief purpose officer of Walking with Purpose (WWP). WWP is a Catholic women’s Bible study ministry which she began out of a desire to see women come to encounter Christ personally through Scripture. Over 45,000 adult women are currently participating in WWP parish or small group studies.…
Sarah KaczmarekAbout Sarah serves as the Director of Pastoral Ministry at Encounter Ministries and overseer of the Encounter School of Ministry. She has served in ministry for the last 15 years and has a desire to see all of God’s children walk in wholeness and holiness. She is the co-founder of the Millenial Church Conferences…
Marie Fidelis SledgeskiAbout Sister Marie Fidelis Sledgeski, DLJC, is a religious sister of the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. She is currently serving in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as administrator of The Ark and The Dove Worldwide, “Home of Baptism in the Holy Spirit.” As a Franciscan, charismatic religious community, the mission of the Disciples of…
Lori SmithAbout Lori Smith has served in Catechumenal Ministry (RCIA) since 2000 at St. John the Baptist Parish in Chico, California, where she successfully transitioned from a school year model to a year-round process in 2011. Since then, she has added RCIA adapted for children and teens. As formation chair of the RCIA Committee for…
Sr. M. Karolyn Nunes, FSGMAbout Sister M. Karolyn Nunes entered the Franciscan Sisters of the Martyr St. George in 2005. Since graduating from Franciscan University, the native of Rhode Island has worked in the field of catechetics and youth ministry in parishes and schools around the country. She loves to share the fullness of life…
Sarah Kroger QuagliaAbout Sarah Kroger is a songwriter and worship leader. She has been leading worship at a variety of national and international events for the past 12 years. Her passion is to create a safe, prayerful space through her music in which people can encounter the heart of God. She released her fourth studio…
Dr. Nina-Sophie HeeremanAbout Dr. Leroy Huizenga is administrative chair of Arts & Letters and professor of theology at the University of Mary. He has a PhD in New Testament from Duke University. During his doctoral studies he received a Fulbright Grant to study and teach at Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt. After teaching at Wheaton…
Judene IndovinaAbout Judene Indovina supervises faith formation initiatives for 31,000 students in the parishes and schools of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, supports adult formation activities, and oversees catechetical leadership development as the director of Catholic Identity. Judene is a doctoral candidate in educational leadership at Duquesne University. Her research focuses on the formative impact of…
Mark JosephAbout I had a great upbringing, the oldest of four boys to two loving parents. Married right after college, we had three kids in six years. I bought a business at 27 and grew it moderately over 10 years before hitting the proverbial homerun. Although things looked good from the outside, I was never…
Mike AquilinaAbout Mike Aquilina is executive vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He is the author of more than 70 books on Catholic history, doctrine, and devotion. With Dr. Scott Hahn, he has hosted 11 long-running TV series on EWTN. He is also a contributing editor to Angelus News and series…