Regina Roman, Amey Upton and Liz Ellmann participated in Sojourner’s Training for Change conference. 

Jim Wallace, President of Sojourners, kicked off the Training for Change conference by inviting participants to find our stories that led to the desire to end poverty and to recall the biblical basis for ending poverty.

Marshall Ganz, PhD, lecturer at Harvard College in public policy, introduced participants to the ways values move to action.

Adam Taylor, senior political director at Sojourners, modeled telling his personal story and how it led him to care about eliminating poverty.

Spiritual Directors International seeks ways to support young adults who are entering ministry with the intention of working on justice issues. By offering spiritual direction to young leaders, we hope to create sustainable ministry and lessen the likelihood of compassion fatigue and burn out.