Chris is the Executive Director of Congregational Vitality and Intentional Discipleship and the Director of Young People’s Ministries. Chris’s roles in ministry were based at the local church for more than twelve years, where his bachelor’s degree in English education and master’s degree in non- profit management shaped his approach to ministry. Father of two awesome kids, husband to an amazing wife, and an outdoor enthusiast, he was written several books, including Building Spiritual Muscle, Everyday Discipleship: Covenant Discipleship with Youth, and most recently the eBook series, “Crash Courses in Youth Ministry.”

William Morris (he/him) is a climate activist located by a refinery in Torrance, CA. He holds his degree in environmental science with an emphasis on ecological restoration and a minor in watershed management from Humboldt State University. William is a Faith Organizer with GreenFaith working on the People vs. Fossil Fuels campaign. He also works with Young Evangelicals for Climate Action (YECA) serving first as a field organizer and is now Chair of the steering committee. He volunteers with The Climate Reality Project, is the founder and chair of the Los Angeles chapter’s Faith-based Communities Committee, sits on the steering committee of California Interfaith Power and Light, is founder and chair of the creation care committee at Faith United Methodist Church, is part of the leadership team with Faiths4Future, and a member of the board at Circle Faith Future. William also has worked with faith organizations abroad spending time in Kenya, Chad, and Indonesia. He spends his time engaging with faith communities, schools, universities, and organizations around the topics of faith-based climate justice and education. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, ABC News, and the BBC.