Mako is the founder and Executive Director of The Anástasis Center, teaching, training, and writing about Christian restorative justice and healing atonement. He serves on the Elder Team of his church, Neighborhood Church of Dorchester in Boston, MA. He and his family have lived in Christian intentional community since 2000. He is the author of several books: Abortion Policy and Christian Social Ethics in the U.S. (2021); Christmas with Irenaeus: How Jesus Honors Creation, the Human Body, and the Human Story (2023), and Lent with Irenaeus: Journeying with Jesus Towards Becoming Truly Human (2025). He contributed to Honor, Shame, and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message and Ministry (2020); Reparations and the Theological Disciplines: Prophetic Voices for Remembrance, Reckoning, and Repair (2023); Religion and Racial Capitalism (2025).

Hayley Rose is a part time Curriculum Developer for The Anástasis Center, and also a therapist with a Masters of Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with an undergraduate degree in Music (Violin) and Business from Liberty University and has worked for over 20 years in the performing arts as a musician, teacher, and administrator. She has performed at the Kennedy Center and the White House, served as Stage Manager for a professional ballet company, and is currently President of the Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia.

Hayley is recognized as an emerging leader in the Virginia Counselors Association, and is a committed researcher on topics of diversity and equity. She has mentored women as a lay leader in church settings on topics of vocation, singleness, marriage, and parenting. She has lived in Charlottesville, Virginia, for ten years, and became a naturalized US citizen in the local Federal Courthouse one day before the “Unite the Right” protest. Hayley enjoys reflecting on the intersection of the creative arts, meritocracy, healing, and joy. Hayley has contributed to Plantation Capitalism vs. Jesus’ Jubilee Economy and the upcoming It’s a Man’s World: The Impact of Genesis 3:16.

Geoff Holsclaw (PhD) is cohost of the Embodied Faith podcast, which seeks a neuroscience-informed spiritual formation. He is also an affiliate professor of theology at Northern Seminary (Lisle, Illinois) and a pastor at Vineyard North in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Geoff is author of several books, most recently Does God Really Like Me? Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us.

Dishon is currently the pastor of Grace Communion Steele Creek in Charlotte, NC. He has pastored in the Greater Boston area for Grace Communion International, after serving Boston Public Schools as a Senior Manager where he implemented restorative justice programs at five middle schools. He has also been a leader in non-profit management, serving on the board of The Jeremiah Program Boston.

Connie is pursuing a Ph.D. at Boston University’s School of Theology in Christian ethics. She earned BA’s in Theology and Psychology from Boston College, a Master’s of Theological Studies from Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, and a Master’s of Sacred Theology from Boston University School of Theology focusing on Christian Social Ethics. Connie relates theology with psychology, restorative justice, and social justice practices. Her interests address the interplay of emotions, trauma, and violence with issues around race, immigration, women’s empowerment, and mass incarceration.