Shalom Bayit
Shalom Bayit is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent domestic violence in the Northern California Jewish community. It is based in Oakland.
Shalom Bayit is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent domestic violence in the Northern California Jewish community. It is based in Oakland.
The Rev. Lydia Sarandan is associate pastor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, Calif.; a member of Presbytery Committee on Domestic Abuse; and a member of the board of directors of Peace and Safety in the Christian home.
Adriana Caldara is executive director of the Support Network for Battered Women in Sunnyvale, Calif. Since 1998, the network has been working with local faith leaders to improve their response to domestic violence.
The Rev. Lauren Artress is an Episcopal priest at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, where she oversees the use of two permanently installed labyrinths. She is the founder of Veriditas, which describes itself as “the voice of the labyrinth movement.” Dr. Artress travels and teaches people how to pray while walking a labyrinth.
Richard Peace is a theology professor at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif., and can discuss belief in miracles. He is the author of Contemplative Bible Reading: Experiencing God Through Scripture, which describes Lectio Divina from an evangelical perspective, and Spiritual Journaling: Recording Your Journey Toward God.
Deborah Smith Pegues is a businesswoman who was chief financial officer for the megachurch West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles. She wrote the 2009 book Financial Survival in Uncertain Times.
Edd Noell is a professor of economics and business at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California, where he specializes in the history of economic thought and the relationship between Christianity and economics. He is president of the Association of Christian Economists.
The Rev. Ed Bacon is rector of All Saints Church in Pasadena, Calif., a congregation known for its progressive ideals and missions.
Deborah Price is a money coach who writes the blog Your Daily Spiritual Stimulus for the multifaith Web site Beliefnet. She works with a network of 100 “money coaches” who she says are being asked to lead or facilitate programs through local religious groups. Contact her at the Money Coaching Institute in Petaluma, Calif.