CONTRIBUTORS

Born and raised in Spring, Texas, Zahriya Zachary joined the Bethel Music collective in 2021. Although she didn’t come from a musical family, her love for music began at the early age of six while learning to play the piano. She began volunteering on her church’ s worship team when she was a freshman in college, while the Lord was teaching her more about what it means to have a worshiper’s heart. Zahriya has appeared on several Bethel Music albums leading songs such as “Back To Life” and “Surrounded By Holy.” Zahr iya believes that worship is the place where we belong, and her prayer is that she would help lead people to the feet of Jesus.

Amanda Cook is a multi award-winning artist, writer and musician. Her music explores the intersections of faith, doubt, love, loss, hope, despair and FUN. She’ll be joining us at Renaissance to lead worship.

Jo Saxton is a speaker, podcaster, and author. She is the founder of the Ezer Collective, an initiative dedicated to investing in women leaders around the world, equipping them to own their voice, and boldly step into their calling. She currently serves as the Executive Director of The 25 (a leadership development initiative) at Bethel University.

Joshua Luke Smith is a poet for the people, creating from the mandate to ‘Speak Into The Chaos’. He’s a pastor, poet, producer and published author. He’s the founder of Orphan No More, a record label and creative community as well as The Psalmists, a charity helping the lives of offenders through creative expression and self-reflection.

Audrey Elledge and Elizabeth Moore are co-authors of two books, Liturgies for Hope and Liturgies for Wholeness. Audrey Elledge is an author and editor in New York, where she works by day at SparkNotes. She has won the Academy of American Poets Prize and the Virginia Beall Ball Prize. Elizabeth Moore is an author and poet living in New York. She works full-time for Ad Age on editorial conference content. She is also a member of the "Unfortunately, I Love You" poetry collective and attends Church of the City New York.

Lo Alaman ministers in the greater Houston area. He serves with Urban Hymnal, a community of young adults who wield creativity and art to host the presence of God in third spaces. Compelled by the Gospel of Jesus, Lo is passionate about sharing the message of God's love through poetry, music, and story. Lo is Erika’s husband, Emmy and Maverick’s dad, a son, a brother, and a friend.

Dave Lomas is Lead Pastor of Reality San Francisco, which is part of a family of churches in the US and England. Dave and his wife Ashley, along with a small group of people planted RSF in January 2010 with a simple vision - to cultivate a community following Jesus, seeking renewal in the city of San Francisco. Dave is also the author of The Truest Thing About You, a book that came from the first 3 years of pastoring RSF. His favorite work, however, is being husband to Ashley, daddy to his children Juniper and Nowen, and a puppy parent to Prince the goldendoodle.

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