Rev. Teresa “Terri” Hord Owens is the General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. She is the first person of color and second woman to lead the denomination. Since her election in 2017, and re-election in 2023, Rev. Hord Owens has led the denomination with a passion for spiritual formation grounded in Biblical scholarship and a commitment to justice. Rev. Hord Owens, a graduate of Harvard University and University of Chicago Divinity School, is actively committed to the Disciples’ priority of being an anti-racist church, being a movement for wholeness, welcoming all to the Lord’s table as God has welcomed us. Her exhortation to the church is “Let’s be the church we say we are. It is in being who we say we are that we actively bear witness to God’s limitless love for all.”

Jonathan B. Hall is the Senior Pastor of First Christian Church of North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. He is co-author of the book, Dear Son: Raising Faithful, Just and Compassionate Men. Jonathan and his wife, Annie, have two young boys, Malachi and Zion. He has a B.A. from Transylvania University, an M.Div. from Eden Theological Seminary, Certification from Bossey Ecumenical Institute, and a D.Min. from Claremont School of Theology.

Jonathan B. Hall is the Senior Pastor of First Christian Church of North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California. He is co-author of the book, Dear Son: Raising Faithful, Just and Compassionate Men. Jonathan and his wife, Annie, have two young boys, Malachi and Zion. He has a B.A. from Transylvania University, an M.Div. from Eden Theological Seminary, Certification from Bossey Ecumenical Institute, and a D.Min. from Claremont School of Theology.