Martha's Story, Part 6: Conversations With a Friend: Inés Velásquez-McBryde
In the spirit of seeking God together and discussing good stories with a friend, we conclude our Martha’s Story series with a conversation with Inés Velásquez-McBryde from “The Church We Hope For.”
Inés talks about the ethics of who gets centered both by the words of the storytellers and by the actions of Jesus. In God’s upside-down kingdom, the margins become the middle.
Meanwhile, the first article in my next series is at the link below!
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Inés Velásquez-McBryde, Pastor at The Church We Hope For
Inés Velásquez-McBryde is a pastor, preacher, reconciler, and speaker. She is the Co-Lead Pastor of The Church We Hope For, a multiethnic church planted during the 2020 pandemic in southern California. She is originally from Nicaragua. Inés earned her MDiv at Fuller Seminary and was a Chaplain at Fuller for two years. She has 20 years of combined ministry experience in church-planting and pastoral staff leadership in multi-ethnic churches. She has spoken in local church pulpits across the nation, as well as at national and regional conferences sharing her passion for multiethnic church planting, racial reconciliation, justice, and the full inclusion of women in pastoral leadership. She was the recipient of the Ian-Pitts Watson Preaching Award at Fuller Seminary. Inés has been married to Rob for 18 years and loves being a soccer mom to their son, Nash. She loves salsa dancing and café con leche.
Episode References
Inés' Social Media (Website, Instagram & Facebook)
The Church We Hope For (Website, Instagram & Facebook)