Grace Duddy Pomroy is the Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at Luther Seminary. She’s a lay, millennial stewardship leader, speaker, and financial educator based in Washington State. She is the co-author of the stewardship book, Embracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of Your Congregation’s Life, as well as author of “Stewards of God’s Love,” which is a stewardship resource for the Evangelical Church in America. She is currently working on a book about alternative financial models for ministry with Fortress Press, an imprint of 1517 Media. Grace blogs on her website where she helps couples deepen their intimacy and transform their relationship by having open and honest conversations about money.

Grace Duddy Pomroy is the Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program at Luther Seminary. She’s a lay, millennial stewardship leader, speaker, and financial educator based in Washington State. She is the co-author of the stewardship book, Embracing Stewardship: How to Put Stewardship at the Heart of Your Congregation’s Life, as well as author of “Stewards of God’s Love,” which is a stewardship resource for the Evangelical Church in America. She is currently working on a book about alternative financial models for ministry with Fortress Press, an imprint of 1517 Media. Grace blogs on her website where she helps couples deepen their intimacy and transform their relationship by having open and honest conversations about money.

Frederick Douglas Powe, Jr. is the Director of the Lewis Center for Church Leadership and the James C. Logan Professor of Evangelism at Wesley Theological Seminary. Dr. Powe is an ordained elder in the Baltimore/Washington Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. His newest book, The Adept Church: Navigating Between a Rock and a Hard Place, was the number one newly released church growth book just a month after being released.  Dr. Powe is a forerunner in African American evangelism, a few of his contributions include: Not Safe for Church: The Ten Commandments for Reaching New Generations, co-authored with Rev. Jasmine Smothers, and New Wine, New Wineskins: How African American Congregations Can Reach New Generations. He holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Emory University (2004), a Master of Divinity from Candler School of Theology (1998), and a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University (1987).

Sister Marianne Brock is an ordained deacon in the ELCA as well as a member of the ELCA Deaconess Community. She serves as a Regional Gift Planner for the ELCA Foundation, and enjoys helping people live out their call to discipleship now and after they have joined the Church Triumphant (in other words, after they have died).

The Rev, Dr. Philip D. W. Krey is the former President and Ministerium of New York Professor of Church History, emeritus of United Lutheran Seminary. He has served parishes in Baltimore, Chicago, and Philadelphia. Since 2015 he has been the Pastor of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Perkasie, PA, a thriving and generous congregation in the Philadelphia suburbs. St Andrew’s is a growing congregation, and its income has exceeded its expense budget every year since 2016. In 2022 the congregation completed a capital campaign of over $1 million for a few foci including benevolent giving.

Clyde Walter brings experience, energy, and innovative thinking, based on over 15 years of Executive leadership and Board service for non-profits across the United States.  Known as an engaging leader and catalyst for organizational growth, Clyde brings expertise in Fundraising, Strategic planning, Board development, Governance, Marketing and Branding. Prior to joining GSB, Clyde served as Chief Growth Officer for Josselyn, a long-standing and rapidly growing mental health provider serving Northeastern Illinois.  As Chief Growth Officer, Clyde partnered in the creation of a growth plan for this 70-year-old organization, which included leading the organization’s brand refresh, partnering on an ambitious 5-year strategic plan and increasing fundraising from $2.5 Million to over $8 Million within 2 years.

Additionally, Clyde has served in Executive leadership, development, and board roles with a diverse array of faith-based organizations from national non-profits to a local congregation and parochial school. Holding a graduate degree in Social Service Administration from the University of Chicago, and an undergraduate degree from Augustana College, Clyde brings passion and expertise to organizations large and small.

Rev. Dr. Andrea L Walker currently serves as pastor of the historic 180-year-old congregation, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in DC.  Previously, from November 2012 to January 2020 she served in the Global Mission unit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) as the Area Director for Madagascar, West and Central Africa. In this role she had responsibility for the ELCA’s mission in nine countries on the continent of Africa, and the island nation of Madagascar. These responsibilities included traveling to oversee the relationship with Lutheran Churches in these countries, including budgets, projects, programs and missionary personnel.

Before taking on this position, she served as pastor of St. John’s in Summit, NJ for nine years. There She worked with the congregation through engaging stewardship education to bridge the gap of a sizable deficient.

The Rev. Micah Krey serves in a shared ministry partnership as the pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Cockeysville, MD and as the Assistant to the Bishop for Generosity in the Delaware-Maryland Synod. Micah received his MDiv in the Co-Op track from LTSP in 2017 and is currently enrolled in the STM program at ULS in Biblical Studies. He regularly writes about his life in recovery from alcoholism and also posts a weekly preaching commentary on the lectionary gospel text. Micah lives in Baltimore, MD with his wife Pastor Sarah Garrett Krey and their dog Henri Nouwen Garrett Krey.

Tim Brown is a pastor, a professional fundraiser, and is a certified coach with the International Coaching Federation.  He served an inner-city parish in Chicago, was the Senior Pastor of a large parish in suburban Raleigh, NC, and is currently the Director of Congregational Stewardship for the ELCA.  When he’s not helping people achieve their goals or non-profits fund their mission, he’s a partner, father, and a writer for Living Lutheran, The Christian Century, and 1517 Media.  He is also a member of the ELCA Coaching Board and Green Bay Packers fan.

Carolyn Wilt is an Engagement Leader with Thrivent, covering the Greater Philadelphia Market. She has been with Thrivent for 14 years in Eastern and Western Pennsylvania and enjoys engaging with churches and nonprofits as well as encouraging Thrivent clients to use their Thrivent Action Team and Choice Dollar member benefits. She has an MBA from Georgia State University.