2020 Little Rock
Leadership
Theresa Cho
Preacher/Plenary Leader
Theresa Cho serves as co-pastor of St. John’s Presbyterian Church in San Francisco and is a prolific teacher, preacher, writer, and retreat leader.
Lisa Sharon Harper
Preacher/Plenary Leader
Lisa Sharon Harper is the founder and president of FreedomRoad.us, a consulting group dedicated to shrinking the narrative gap in our nation by convening forums that bring common understanding, commitment, and action toward a just world. Her latest book is The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong can be Made Right.
David LaMotte
Worship Leader
David LaMotte is a songwriter, performer, author, and retreat leader. Along with a dozen CDs of original music and two with his interfaith band, Abraham Jam, he is the author of Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness, and White Flour, a children’s book that teaches creative nonviolence.
Zach Light-Wells
Worship Leader
Raised in the Carolinas, Zach Light-Wells blends musical influences from the Appalachian mountains and the urban south, fusing modern folk music with traditional hymns and familiar melodies. Zach serves as the Associate Director for Emergent Worship and Youth Ministry at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas.
A Sanctified Art
Conference Artists
A Sanctified Art is a collaborative of four liturgical artists and pastors who will design our worship space and liturgy, craft our spirituality centers, and offer multiple workshops integrating art with Christian education and worship.