Voicing Faith Media Bureau
Social Justice/ Poverty
Rev. Robert Michael Franklin, Jr.
Professor, Emory University
- Atlanta, GA
Rev. Franklin is President of the Regional Council of Churches of Atlanta, a scholar-preacher and educator.
Expertise: Red Letter Christians, Religion, Politics, and the Black Church, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Rev. Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III
Pastor, Friendship West Baptist Church
- Dallas, TX
As pastor of a more than 8,000-member congregation, Dr. Haynes' encourages Christians to minister beyond the walls of the church to positively impact the world.
Expertise: Red Letter Christians, Religion, Politics, and the Black Church, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Christa Mazzone
Field Organizer, Call to Renewall
- Washington, DC
Mazzone presents workshops and “Prophetic Advocacy 101� trainings nationwide on how people of faith can engage in effective, faith-based advocacy.
Expertise: Faith-Based Community Organizing, Red Letter Christians, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Rev. Jim Wallis
Editor, Sojourners
- Washington, DC
Jim Wallis is a speaker, author, activist and international Christian evangelical commentator on ethics and public life.
Rev. Tim Ahrens
Senior Pastor, First Congregational Church (UCC)
- Columbus, Ohio
As senior minister of a growing church in Central Ohio, Rev. Ahrens is the founder of We Believe Ohio, a clergy-led movement dedicated to uniting diverse religious voices to achieve social justice.
Expertise: Religion and Politics in Ohio, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Cantor Jack Chomsky
Congregation Tifereth Israel
- Columbus, OH
Cantor Chomsky is a leader of We Believe Ohio, a movement of Ohio religious leaders dedicated to uniting diverse religious voices to achieve social justice. Cantor Chomsky also coordinates his conservative congregation’s Social Action programming.
Expertise: American Jewish community, Religion and Politics in Ohio, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Rev. Stephen Copley
Pastor, First United Methodist Church
Rev. Copley Chaired “Give Arkansas a Raise Now", an interfaith coalition of churches and community groups that succeeded in getting a bill signed into law to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas in 2006.
Pastor Chuck Currie
chuckcurrie.blogs.com
- Portland, OR
A pioneer of the progressive religious blogosphere, Pastor Currie has been recognized as one of the leading advocates for the homeless in Oregon.
Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes
Senior Minister, The Riverside Church
- New York, NY
Recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of the 12 “most effective preachers" in the English-speaking world, Dr. Forbes is known as the preacher’s preacher because of his extensive preaching career and his charismatic style
Expertise: Interfaith dialogue and action, Role of Religion in Public Life, Social Justice/ Poverty, more...
Rabbi Gerald Serotta
Co-Chair, Rabbis for Human Rights and Associate Rabbi, Temple Shalom
- Chevy Chase, MD
Rabbi Serotta served as the Campus Rabbi at The George Washington University, where he directed the Hillel Foundation for 20 years. Rabbi Serotta has worked at the vanguard of progressive Jewish movements for decades.
Rev. Dr. Paul H. Sherry
Campaign Coordinator, “Let Justice Roll" Living Wage Campaign
Rev. Sherry came out of retirement to serve as the Campaign Coordinator for “Let Justice Roll" Living Wage Campaign, a national anti-poverty mobilization effort.
Expertise: Social Justice/ Poverty, Worker rights and the minimum wage, more...
Dr. Glen H. Stassen
Professor, Fuller Theological Seminary
- Pasadena, CA
A Professor of Christian Ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, an evangelical seminary in Pasadena, CA, Stassen specializes in just peacemaking theory, the new paradigm in Christian ethics on peace and war. He has also written extensively about the link between rising abortion rates and detrimental Bush econimic policies.
