Our hosts are joined by Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs & Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen on the final episode of Walking Through Samaria

Rev. Alvin C. Bibbs, Sr. is a Justice, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Executive and a highly sought-after motivational speaker, author (Crazy Enough to Care: Changing Your World Through Compassion, Justice, & Racial Reconciliation, published by InterVarsity Press) and serves as an organizational coach/facilitator to congregations, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations across North America. Along with currently serving as President & CEO of the Justice Journey Alliance™, Leadership Foundation of Chicago.

Rev. Marian Edmonds-Allen is the executive director of Parity, an NYC-based national nonprofit that works at the intersection of faith and LGBT concerns, and the Director of Blessed by Difference. Marian has worked with youth and families in various denominations and settings throughout the country for more than 20 years, focusing on strengths-based interventions and supports to affirm beliefs and faith practices for LGBT persons. In 2013, Marian was named Person of the Year by Q Salt Lake for her visionary leadership, and in 2015 was named a Petra Fellow for her work with LGBT Homeless Youth. Marian attended Western Theological Seminary and Eden Theological Seminary, she is a Doctor of Ministry candidate at Eden Theological Seminary with the topic Covenantal Pluralism, Religious Freedom and Mission: Evidence for Healing the LGBT and Faith Divide.