I am a practical theologian, professor, and organizational strategist who is always working to understand and tell the stories of communities of faith and those who serve them. Amid the many challenges faith communities face, I work to bend imagination toward hope.

I am a Clinical Assistant Professor at Baylor University and serve as the Senior Director and founder of the Future Communities Lab.

As a researcher, I work at the intersection of practical theology and organizational theory to understand and explore the conditions and practices that allow organizations and Christian leaders to adapt to shifting organizational environments. I am also curious about how certain forms of shared human experience can create opportunities for meaningful connection and community across various forms of distinctives and particularity. The potential for connection in this way is part of what has drawn me to study and write about crisis, belong, loneliness in leadership, and mental health challenges.

As a teacher, I foster a learning environment where students can participate as co-creators in teaching and learning, encounter the complexity of the material we explore, and cultivate the forms of practical wisdom that can sustain their vocations.

As an organizational strategist, I come alongside leaders and communities of faith to resource them as they discern and take the next step in mission and faithfulness.

Through it all, here’s the why for me and my work: I want to create space for new imagination to form and flourish! While the way we order the life of faith is changing, I am hopeful about what is possible on the other side of uncertainty.

For more details about my research and academic profile, please visit my page at Baylor University. Please review my current CV for a full list of my published work and presentations.