speakers

Eugene has been in church ministry for over 25 years. After spending 17 years helping to build a church from a young start up into a large established church with multiple locations, he discerned it was time to step outside the familiar in order to reimagine church and spirituality from the ground up.

Eugene is an ordained minister with a B.A. in Biblical Studies and Master of Divinity degree. He sees his role in New Wine Collective as chief architect and synthesizer of ideas, as well as convener of conversations. He is a connector of dots and systems thinker, but still a pastor at heart. He is passionate about designing a new way of being the Church that offers everyone a place to belong.

Eugene lives in the Greater Boston area with his wife and three children. He’s a recovering workaholic and regrets not having more hobbies, but is working really hard at that.

Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Rich holds a Master of Divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He enjoys reading widely, preaching and writing on contemplative spirituality, justice-related matters, and the art of preaching. He's been married to Rosie since 2006 and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan. His first book, The Deeply Formed Life, is now available wherever books are sold.

John Mosley Jr is the the men's basketball head coach at East Los Angeles College, which was recently featured on Netflix's Last Chance U.

He is full-time faculty member for the Kinesiology Department and work with The Male Leadership Academy at ELAC, a program that supports the vision of underrepresented Men of Color and supports their success at the Community College.

Coach Mosley has found success on and off the court, winning at basketball and helping young men reach their potential.

Dr. Chinwé is a highly regarded and trusted keynote and workshop facilitator known to be knowledgeable, competent, and warm. As a board certified and dedicated mental health professional, Dr. Williams is an authority on topics relating to stress, anxiety, and burnout, trauma resolution, intersection of faith, culture, and mental health, youth, young adult, and women’s wellness.

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), a Board Certified Counselor and a Counselor Educator & Supervisor, and a certified EMDR therapist.

She earned her Doctorate in Counselor Education & Practice from Georgia State University and her Master’s degree in counseling from The University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!).

With over 18 years of experience working with adolescents, young adults, adults, professionals, and families, Dr. Chinwé utilizes a warm, thoughtful, and strength-based approach to both counseling and speaking.

She is devoted to helping people and teams resolve old, unhealthy patterns of thinking and behaving that prevent them from reaching their full potential. As a result of this solution-focused approach, clients report feeling more empowered to make more mindful and intentional decisions about the direction of their life.

Leslie has served in ministry for over a decade. She started in ministry as a worship leader shortly after she was gifted a guitar for Christmas in high school, and she hasn’t looked back since. Leslie is a creative director, singer songwriter, and communicator from Atlanta, Georgia. She is passionate about using creative direction to influence a generation to build a faith that is fearless in the face of deconstruction. Leslie spends her time creative directing, curriculum writing, and drawing astronauts any chance she gets.

Joseph Sojourner (aka Sojo) is the Senior VP of Orange Leaders. He has emerged as a refreshing voice of creativity and leadership for this generation, harnessing the power of story to connect people to purpose. Sojo is owner of Two Cents Creative Thinkers, an Atlanta-based creative agency, as well as creative consultant for Trilith Studios, where he lives. Sojo is a trusted voice on next generation business leaders for many events throughout the world, has been featured on NBC’s Your Move in candid conversations with leadership guru Andy Stanley, and inspires schools, universities, churches, and teams alongside Orange and Growing Leaders. In 2022, Sojo launches The Moonwalkers Podcast, a place for the doers to uncover the steps needed for true success and the dreamers to discuss the leaps needed for the betterment of mankind.

Dharius Daniels is a cultural architect and trendsetter for his generation. He is the founder and Lead Pastor of Change Church, a vibrant ministry that impacts people of all ages, socioeconomic classes, and ethnic backgrounds. Pastor Dharius has developed a Breathtaking Ministry concept that describes the standard of excellence: a standard that is apparent in his commitment not only to ministry but also to education. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. Dr. Dharius is a certified personal coach with a versatile gift who speaks frequently in seminaries and churches across the country. He is married to Shameka Daniels and they are the proud parents of two sons, Dharius Seth and Gabriel Micah.