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Joe Park is CEO and Principal of Horizons Stewardship where he leads a team of 40 ministry strategists, coaches and staff that help churches and other nonprofits design and launch generosity initiatives that make disciples and fund ministry. He holds an MBA from Boston University and was previously the CEO of a bank holding company. Park is a sought-after speaker and contributor on the topics of generosity, leadership and church finance.
Jessica L. Anschutz is the Interim 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).
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