Rev. Kelly Isola is an innovation alchemist, speaker, teacher, author and well-being disruptor She support people and organizations in living and loving their most Noble Selves by sharing her passion for living the two-fold path of an engaged spiritual life – embracing the inner path of wisdom, as well as demonstrating the outer path of compassionate service.
For more than two decades she has been a global leader for creating and building inclusivity through interfaith and interspiritual activism, knowing it is a pathway for healing and to creating a world of safety, dignity and belonging. She is Chair Emerita for Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council and Founder of Humans of Interfaith in the Heartland. She holds multiple certifications in human and organizational development and brings a wealth of expertise and experience to any organization desiring to navigate the paradoxical waters of relevance and reverence.
Immersed in the work of Somatic Abolitionismfor many years eventually led her to co-founding project_SANCTUS, a safe, brave, online space to discover and be our Holiest self, and together create a world of love, justice and liberation. Kelly and co-founder Rev. Ogun also host a podcast on Unity Online Radio, “With Love and Justice for All,” focusing on embodied antiracism: this includes addressing the one thing that affects all of us, that has been responsible for much of the pain, inequality, and injustice in our country: systemic racism.
Kelly is passionate about supporting people and organizations to live and love more authentically – to move toward a better version of themselves so they can make their mark on the world. She is masterful at relating concepts across her various life experiences, which allows her to connect with and support audiences from all walks of life.
Kelly partners with faith communities and non-profit organizations to move through times of change efficiently, effectively and with sustainable results. She loves sharing her wisdom in the classroom through her own classes, and as faculty for two seminaries. She’s also an avid blogger on her own site, and guest blogs for Progressive Christianity. She contributes regularly to Unity Magazine for the “Faith Matters” column, as well as the “Classic to Contemporary” column. She has written numerous articles for a variety of spiritual magazines, booklets, and a number of online magazines. She is the co-author of the bestselling book, Who Have You Come Here To Be: 101 Possibilities for Contemplation and you can learn more about Kelly at www.kellyisola.com.
Rev. Ogun Holder is an ordained Unity Minister. His many titles over the years include speaker, teacher, author, podcaster, blogger, musician, parent, social media consultant, a WEPSS Certified Enneagram Instructor, and a self-proclaimed geek.
His first full-length book Rants To Revelations: Unabashedly Honest Reflections on Life, Spirituality, and the Meaning of God was published by Unity Books in 2012. He was a featured author of the “Classic & Contemporary” column for Unity Magazine, a modern take of texts by classic Unity authors, and was profiled in Science of Mind Magazine [Nov 2019]. He has also written for Unity Leaders Magazine, and the Daily Word, an internationally distributed inspirational magazine.
He is one of the hosts of Pub Theology Live, a weekly podcast on life, culture, faith, meaning, and identity. He is also a co-host of “The Evolving Enneagram Interspiritual Podcast” which explores how the Enneagram can be applied as a tool for spiritual awakening and transformation.
Originally from Barbados, Ogun moved to the United States in 1994 to pursue a degree in Music Therapy. As a Music Therapist he worked successfully with a variety of populations in schools, hospitals, adult day-care facilities, and his own private practice. He is also an experienced church music director, having served multiple Unity communities.
A humorous and engaging speaker, Ogun has been invited to speak and lead workshops at churches and spiritual centers across the country. To connect with Ogun, read his blog, and listen to his talks, please visit www.revogunholder.com.
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When we talk about getting our Holy on, we mean individually and collectively. We are therefore committed to addressing the one thing that affects all of us, that has been responsible for much of the pain and inequality and injustice in our country: systemic racism.
During the summer of 2020, the world erupted in one voice against police brutality fueled by racism after the murder of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer, who knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. His death was not the first like it, or sadly the last, but perhaps because the world was able to witness the entire cruelty of it, a nerve was struck like never before and an awakening was triggered.
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Join with us as we create a world of love, justice, and liberation by healing our misguided ideas of who we are, as well as what we think the world is, so that together we live our Holiest selves.
To change our world we must live and work where courage, inclusion, belonging and purpose intersect.
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