Amanda Creek (she/her) was raised in Florida but recently moved to Central Maine. As a part of Juniper Formation’s storytelling team, Amanda loves to help create new designs for the Wearables Shop, update the shop and website, as well as help come up with new, fun ideas for marketing. She also works for a course creation agency as a Client Marketing Specialist. In her free time, Amanda loves to write fiction stories, draw cozy characters, and hang out with her spouse of 17 years and their 13 year old dachshund..
Avery Arden (they/ze) is genderqueer, Autistic, an agnostic Catholic-Presbyterian mishmash, and a firm believer that God urges us to break down all binaries that divide humans from one another, from Creation, and from the Divine. They center their ministry around this belief with their Blessed Are the Binary Breakers podcast; dichotomy-defying liturgy and poems; and workshops and virtual resources focused on disability and trans affirmation. Avery graduated from Louisville Seminary in 2019 and joined the More Light Presbyterians national board of directors in 2022. They currently live in Decatur, Georgia, with their wife and two cats.
Calista Silva (She/Her) is a fourteen-year-old author living outside Denver, Colorado. She has been interested in writing for quite some time, which is one of the reasons that she chose to write for ReFrame. Calista uses multiple forms of art to express her ideas and beliefs. She also loves to travel with her mom, sister, and dad.
Rev. Candace Woods (she/her) is a Colorado Springs based minister who serves as Minister of Gender + Sexuality Liberation at Juniper Formation UCC. She holds a Master's in Divinity from Iliff School of Theology and also runs her own entrepreneurial ministry business called Woods + the Wild. She spends her days doing work around the wild intersections of gender and sexuality, faith and spirituality, and bodies and nature. Personally, Candace lives with her partner, 2 dogs, a flock of chickens, and a beehive on a little urban farmstead. She loves to be outside, whether hiking, foraging for medicinal plants, or in the garden, and she also loves connecting in community over coffee or a beer, dreaming up how to co-create the future with God and her neighbors.
Claudia Aguilar Rubalcava (She/Her) is interim pastor at Park Hill Congregational Church in Denver, Colorado. Being bilingual, bicultural, and binational is part of her call to build bridges among different groups of people. She is a certified yoga instructor and loves music, dogs, cooking, and baking. She is interested in ecumenical and interfaith efforts to bring justice and peace to every sentient being. When not working, she is spending time in her garden with her husband Doug and their dogs, hiking with friends, or trying to replicate authentic Mexican dishes with limited access to ingredients.
Dax Franklin-Hicks (he/him) is deeply committed to listening fully, cultivating a compassionate heart, and seeking knowledge of who God is through relationship with others. He spends his time creating access to healthcare services for those afraid to or unable to access it and educating healthcare providers about LGBTQIA+ lives. Dax knows he's called to ministry and that knowing has not yet resulted in becoming a minister in title, but moves him to be that as much as possible in whatever present moment he finds himself in. He has an amazing partner in living named Nancy and a beautiful son named Angelo that has looked older than him since he was 15.
Evan Amo (He/Him) serves as Pastor of Peoples Presbyterian Church, a small, historic African-American congregation in central Denver. Evan is drawn to the intersection of Christian discipleship and public advocacy for a world marked by justice, equity, and dignity, an intersection which Evan explores creatively in his songwriting project, Bruised Reeds. Evan is an admitted Colorado stereotype- an avid trail-runner, an alpine addict, a lover of local lager.
Jackie Delafose (She/Hers) is a retired educator in Colorado. She is a member of St. Laurence Episcopal Church in Conifer, Colorado. She serves on her parish vestry and the diocese Executive Committee of the Front Range. She is currently in discernment for a call to ministry. She serves on the leadership team of Reframe and is a contributing writer for the team.
Jason Whitehead (He/Him) believes we’ve lost our capacity to practice compassion, justice, and humility. ReFrame began in his basement as an idea and was nurtured in conversation with many of the writers you see here, along with others too numerous to name. He is a Presbyterian minister and leadership and development coach. He is the Lead Curator of ReFrame. His interests include: hiking, woodworking, gaming, mental health and meaning-making.
Javon Bracy (She/Hers) was born and raised in New Orleans. She lives out her ministry calling in the Baptist church, as well as in the broader community context. Her hobbies include collecting records and mugs. Javon lives life by the mantra: To edify. To glorify. To do all things in love.
Jenny Whitcher (She/Her) is the Minister of Prophetic Formation and co-founder of Juniper Formation, an ecumenical faith community of the United Church of Christ (UCC). They're a group of movement leaders and people in ministry who are prophetically reimagining the Church from the margins. Jenny is an artist, home renovator and builder, and enjoys good spiritual and political conversations over meals and walks. She loves Denver, but misses the ocean.
Jeanette Capel (She/Her/Ella) feels the most at peace and closest to her Creator outdoors, ideally with a fishing rod in hand. Jeanette deeply loves community and is happiest with people sitting around a table eating her food. Jeanette has a soft spot for youth and works in education but secretly wants to be a poet. In her free time, Jeanette enjoys finding new ways to make a mess with crafting or making a fool of herself which has most recently included pottery and pickleball. Jeanette can be found most days chasing bunnies with her dog Calle in colorful Colorado
Mx. Kate Davoli (they/them) earned their Master of Divinity degree at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary after becoming the first person to be dismissed from the ordination process of the Presbyterian Church USA for being openly polyamorous. Their Call remains, however, and Kate ministers to queer and ex-vangelical individuals and communities as an elder, a lay preacher, a spiritual director, and a teacher of vocational discernment. The Discernment Forensics process Kate created informs the decision-making of faith-based organizations nationwide, and Kate is the author of two books on deciding things together: The Chairperson's Toolbox and Group Discernment Bootcamp.
Katelin Champion (She/Her) is the multimedia producer for Juniper Formation. She lives in Austin with her wife, dog, and cat. She enjoys camping, fishing, archery, and a plethora of nerdy pastimes (comics, video games, spreadsheets, etc).
Libby Tedder Hugus (She/Her) is curious, courageous and compassionate. She aims to embody, embrace and empower more love. She is a wife, mama, pastor, coach, author and obsessive podcast/audiobook consumer. She believes there is always room for one more around the table: both at home and in God's family and that generous hospitality can and will heal the world. Libby is the daughter of two continents: North America and Africa and maintains dual citizenship between the USA and Republic of South Africa.
Rev. MaryAnn Nguyen-Kwok (She/Her) is passionate about capturing and revealing God's heart through words. She spends her days looking for ways to connect, engage, love, and encourage others toward knowing the deep love of God. She currently serves as the senior pastor of Chinese Community Church in San Diego, California.
Pedro Silva (He/Him) has had many callings in his life--each of which led him to his callings as a parish minister and public theologian. He is currently serving as a Director of Engagement with YOUnify, a non-profit organization focused on helping communities bridge cultural divides and move beyond the limits of toxic polarization to become incubators for solving the complex problems of our time.
Pepa Paniagua (She/Her) is a pastor, facilitator, educator, innovator, writer, advocate and ally. She is passionate about thinking outside the box and inviting others to encounter, experience, and embody the extravagant love of God. Growing up between the Redwoods and the Pacific, Pepa believes that as much can be learned by placing your bare feet in the sand and listening, as can be learned from any book. Pepa is a proud and loyal 49ers fan and loves a good story, a good road trip, good food, and good coffee. Pepa and her wife, Kelli, live in Plano with their two dogs, Juneaux and Opie.
Taeler Morgan (She/Hers) is the pastor of Gather Tacoma, and a church planting coach with the PCUSA and V3 Church Planting Movement. Taeler, her husband Tim, and their two kids, love hanging out in their neighborhood, exploring the Pacific Northwest, and finding adventure in the ordinary!
Terra Greer (she/he/they) is a preschool teacher with her Masters of Divinity, and is passionate about and doing inclusion work in the United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, queer Christian spaces, and their local community. She brings her experiences into their work, always approaching the work with an eye to lifting up marginalized communities and stories. He enjoys singing, writing, and experiencing stories of all kinds. She loves to go for hikes and long walks outside, and is always learning new things about the world around him and the people in it. She lives with her spouse, Faryn, and their dog, Selah, near Denver, CO.
Theo Isoz (They/Them) is pretty sure that talking about sex is going to change the world. No really, it is. Conversations about sexuality radically address the core of relationships, identity, values, goals, and pleasure which allows people to know and respect themselves as well as the experiences, bodies, and selves of others. Theo is a sex educator and believes deeply in creating environments where people can claim autonomy over their bodies and pleasure and heal their relationship to their sexuality. In their off-time, Theo crafts and enjoys the menagerie of pets and humans that fill their home with chaos.