Season 18: Faithful Innovation: Conversations with Locke Innovative Leaders | Episode 4
Worship, Justice, and the Next Generation
Overview
What does it look like when worship and justice are no longer separate categories, but the same lived reality?
This week on the Igniting Imagination® podcast, Rev. Lisa Greenwood and Dr. Aaron Kuecker welcome Rev. Sandra Maria Van Opstal, co-founder and executive director of Chasing Justice, a movement mobilizing young leaders at the intersection of faith and justice. Sandra is a global speaker, preacher, activist, and author of The Next Worship and Rally, with deep roots in urban ministry and a lifelong commitment to the work of neighboring well.
Listen as Lisa, Aaron, and Sandra explore what it means to stay rooted locally while leading nationally, how young leaders are bringing an earnest energy to the church, and why our hearts truly can grow large enough to hold it all.
Meet Our Guest
Rev. Sandra Van Opstal
Rev. Sandra Maria Van Opstal is a speaker, author, and founding executive director of Chasing Justice, a movement equipping young leaders and churches — especially emerging BIPOC leaders — to integrate worship, discipleship, and activism. With deep roots in urban ministry and multicultural formation, she helps congregations embody faith that is both spiritually grounded and socially engaged. Rooted in Chicago, she influences national and global networks, sparking prophetic imagination across generations, shaping a church where justice is central to Christian life.
Show Notes
Rev. Sandra Maria Van Opstal is a speaker, author, and founding executive director of Chasing Justice, a movement equipping young leaders and churches — especially emerging BIPOC leaders — to integrate worship, discipleship, and activism. With deep roots in urban ministry and multicultural formation, she helps congregations embody faith that is both spiritually grounded and socially engaged. Rooted in Chicago, she influences national and global networks, sparking prophetic imagination across generations, shaping a church where justice is central to Christian life.
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