Meet Our Inspiring 2026 Speaker Lineup
Rev. Dr. Jim Antal
Special Advisor on Climate Justice to the General Minister + President, United Church of Christ
Rev. Dr. Jim Antal, author of CLIMATE CHURCH, CLIMATE WORLD, serves as Special Advisor on Climate Justice to the General Minister and President of the United Church of Christ. From 2006-2018, Antal led the 350 UCC churches in Massachusetts as their Conference Minister and President. He has preached on climate change since 1988 in over 400 settings and has engaged in non-violent civil disobedience on numerous occasions.
Rev. Margaret Brack
Rector, St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Salisbury, Maryland
The Rev. Margaret Brack has served as rector of St. Alban’s since November 2022. With over 40 years in church ministry across Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and Episcopal traditions, she brings deep ecumenical experience. Trained in music from an early age, she later attended Nashotah House Seminary and was ordained an Episcopal priest. Margaret is especially passionate about collaborative worship, Creation Care, outreach, and labyrinths.
Vic Collins
MDiv Student, Princeton Theological Seminary
Vic Collins (they/them) is a queer, Black trans nonbinary writer, educator, and scholar hailing from Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Currently, an MDiv Candidate at Princeton Theological Seminary, they hold a Master of Theology and Ecology from Princeton Theological Seminary and an MFA in Nonfiction Creative Writing from The New School.
Rev. Carol Devine
Director of Blessed Tomorrow, ecoAmerica
Rev. Carol Devine is Director of Blessed Tomorrow, uniting faith communities in creation care. An ordained Disciples of Christ pastor, she founded Green Chalice and has served in ministry and theological education. She holds degrees from Lexington Theological Seminary, University of Kentucky and from Transylvania University. She enjoys hiking, kayaking, cycling, gardening, and reading.
Raphaela Gold
Student, Princeton University
Raphaela (Raphi) Gold is a senior at Princeton University majoring in English, with minors in environmental studies and journalism. She manages a student-run sustainable garden and co-founded a campus hub of the Sunrise Movement to advance climate justice. Before college, she served on the founding leadership board of the Jewish Youth Climate Movement and spent a gap year learning organic agriculture. She enjoys running, cloud-watching, geothermal energy, and writing long letters to friends.
Rabbi Seth Goldstein
Temple Beth Hatfiloh
Rabbi Seth Goldstein is dedicated to building vibrant Jewish community and bringing a spiritual voice to social justice and shared concerns. He has served Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, Washington, since graduating from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2003. An accomplished writer and media creator, he publishes essays, liturgy, and poetry, writes the blog Rabbi 360, hosts the Torah tl;dr podcast, produces Carpooling with Rabbi, and creates Jewish content on TikTok.
Rev. Mary Ann Harrison
Pastor, Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church
Pr. Harrison serves as pastor of Christ the Shepherd Lutheran Church in Altadena, California, and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary’s Climate Faith & Justice program. A board member of Lutherans Restoring Creation and climate justice advocate, she supports communities impacted by the Eaton Fire. Working with faith leaders and policymakers, she advances equitable recovery efforts and supports legislation to hold major polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson Author, What If We Get It Right?
Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, and writer advancing climate solutions. She is co-founder of Urban Ocean Lab and Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College, and author of the New York Times bestseller What If We Get It Right?. She also co-edited All We Can Save, co-created How to Save a Planet, and helped shape ocean-centered climate policy through the Blue New Deal. She serves on the boards of Patagonia and GreenWave.
Bishop Michael Mitchell Presiding Prelate, Sixth Episcopal District AME Church
The Right Reverend Michael Leon Mitchell is the 134th elected and consecrated Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and Presiding Prelate of the Sixth Episcopal District. A lifelong AME member, he pastored Saint Stephen A.M.E. Church in Jacksonville, Florida, for 24 years before his election to the episcopacy. He holds degrees from Wilberforce University, Turner Theological Seminary, and United Theological Seminary and is committed to servant leadership and faithful community building.
Rev. Phoebe Presson
Executive Assistant Bishop Teresa E. Snorton, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. Phoebe Presson is an international missionary serving across Africa, India, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Caribbean. She is Executive Assistant to Bishop Teresa E. Snorton of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, providing strategic leadership for the denomination’s global mission. A consultant and curriculum writer, she contributes to the Lilly Endowment–funded Reimagining Children’s Ministry Initiative and advocates for disaster recovery and equity in underserved communities.
Rev. Ryan Pryor
Lead Pastor, Mission Hills Christian Church
Ryan Pryor (he/him) has served as lead pastor at Mission Hills for ten years. He is a graduate of Baylor University and Fuller Theological Seminary, an interfaith spiritual director, certified grief companion, and meditation teacher. An ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he has served in ministry for two decades across Texas, Virginia, Hawaii, and California, and is currently a Doctor of Ministry candidate.
Rabbi Jennie Rosenn
Founder + CEO, Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
Rabbi Jennie Rosenn is the Founder and CEO of Dayenu, mobilizing the American Jewish community to confront the climate crisis through spiritual audacity and bold political action. A longtime leader in the Jewish social justice movement, she previously served at HIAS and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. Ordained by Hebrew Union College–JIR, she has twice been named one of the *Forward*’s 50 most influential Jews in America.
Rev. Dr. Carmelo Santos-Rolón Director for Theological Diversity, Ecumenical + Interreligious Engagement, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Carmelo Santos-Rolón was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Cataño. He holds a BS in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico and completed his seminary and PhD studies at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. His work explores the intersection of cognitive science and theology, with an emphasis on liberation and postcolonial thought. He has taught “God & the Brain” to undergraduates at Georgetown University for five years.
Rev. Dr. Da’Henri Thurmond, Sr.
Senior Pastor, St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Savannah, Georgia
Da’Henri R. Thurmond, Sr. is a native of Augusta, Georgia, and a Doctor of Ministry graduate of United Theological Seminary. He holds a Master of Divinity from the Interdenominational Theological Center, where he received the Isaac B. Clark Preaching Award, and a Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy from the Medical College of Georgia. An honors graduate throughout his academic career, his doctoral work focused on developing leadership for effective programming in a postmodern context.
Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley
Founder + Co-Sustainer, Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice/Eagle’s Wings
Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley is an award-winning author, speaker, and educator, and a tribally recognized Keetoowah descendant (UKB). The author of 14 books, he weaves Indigenous wisdom, ecological sustainability, and spirituality. A Distinguished Professor Emeritus and active farmer, his work has been featured in The New York Times, Time Magazine, and The Huffington Post. With his wife, Edith, he co-sustains Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and leads Sho-Kee Cultural Consultants.
Musical Offerings From
Pax Ressler
Performer/Musician, Pax Ressler
Pax Ressler (they/she) is a non-binary transfemme composer and artist using music to inspire social change. They foster collective creativity through political cabaret, communal singing, and advocacy. Their compositions have been performed worldwide, including at The Guggenheim and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. Find them at paxressler.com.
The Many
Music, The Plural Guild
The Many is a creative collective crafting inclusive music and gatherings that help us experience God beyond toxic religion. Their songs, spoken word, and rituals encourage self-acceptance, remind us we are loved, and inspire care for each other and the world.
National Faith + Climate Forum 2026 