Elle is a dreamer, doer and peacemaker, captivated by the idea that the beautiful news of Jesus is for everyone. She is one of the directors of a Canada-wide ecumenical missional learning ministry. She was a Founding Member & Director of Marketing for a Sales & Marketing firm in the tech sector. Starting things is just what she does. She has coached startups in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, served as a lay minister, and worked on numerous church, and entrepreneurial boards. She is completing her MA in Theology and Culture at St. Stephens University in New Brunswick. She dreams of the Church in Canada becoming fully engaged in Christ’s mission to see the renewal and restoration of all things. Elle and her wife Richelle reside in the Waterloo Region in Ontario.

Lea lives in Oakville, Ontario with her husband, John, and sons, Jack and Josh. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Calvin Seminary, an Accounting degree from University of Illinois, and is a graduate of the Improvisation Conservatory Program at Second City, Toronto. She has served justice and reconciliation ministries since her youth and started out community organizing at a young age. Lea and her family reside in Oakville, Ontario.

This group helps define best practices, postures, and continued learning so that we can offer care, training and resources that help to heal and create resilient communities. In addition, we support the other working groups in articulating outcomes and making decisions with a trauma-informed approach.

This group helps find language to describe our theological postures and beliefs, and supports the other working groups in ensuring their approaches are Jesus-centric.

This group helps determine the models and policies most likely to result in sustainability, mutuality and inclusive vision as we move forward as a movement.