Author

Cathy Bien

Cathy Bien is the Lead Director of PR, Media, and Special Projects at Resurrection, a United Methodist Church with multiple locations in the Kansas City area. With a background in journalism and public relations, she is passionate about using communication tools to bring people together, make meaningful connections, and build relationships in the community.

Dr. Jessica Anschutz

Jessica L. Anschutz is the Associate Director of the Lewis Center and co-editor of Leading Ideas. She teaches in the Doctor of Ministry program at Wesley Theological Seminary and is an elder in the New York Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Jessica participated in the Lewis Fellows program, the Lewis Center's leadership development program for young clergy. She is also the co-editor with Doug Powe of Healing Fractured Communities (Palmetto, 2024).