Hosting this event is a HUGE undertaking & these are the amazing people who make it happen! 

Angela J Herrington, MA, LSCC is a Faith Deconstruction Coach at AngelaJHerrington.com and Host & Founder of The Deconstructing Faith Summit who provides soul care for those untangling from toxic religion and recovering from #churchhurt. She is also the host and founder of The Deconstructing Faith Summit and the Faith Deconstruction Cafe Facebook Community.

She describes herself as a recovering prodigal, Jesus-follower, and a guide who creates sacred spaces for vulnerable exploration. Angela is an egalitarian who believes equally valuing and embracing both the masculine and feminine aspects of our souls is God’s original design. She is a fierce advocate for honest conversations, creating emotional safety, and increasing our self-awareness as spiritual practices. 

Angela holds a BA in Biblical Studies from Indiana Wesleyan and a Master’s in Leadership from Wesley Seminary where her research focused on leadership development, mentoring, and opportunities for GenX Women in the US church. Angela and her unique online ministry were featured in Lyz Lenz’s 2019 book God Land: Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America. She has also has been published in Hope for Women and HOPE is Now magazines.

Her first book, Deconstruct Your Faith Without Losing Yourself, Will be published by Eerdman’s in the fall of 2023.

Angela is also a Lark’s Song Certified Life Coach who reaches hundreds of thousands of women in 40+ countries each month on Facebook, IG, Twitter, Pinterest, and her blog.
Angela is also a wife, mom to 6, and proud resident of Marion, Indiana with her family when they’re not traveling the US in their RV.

 

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Work With Angela!

 

Christina Crump
Project Manager

Christina keeps all the moving parts in sync and has the HUGE task of keeping Angela focused! She's also a phenomenal artist, coach, and creative human being who loves making amazing glitter resin art and artistic potion crafting.

Visit Christina's Shop!

Gary Herrington
CFO

Gary is our numbers guy and official #sportsdad who makes sure everyone has snacks and clean uniforms. When not working, you can find him with a fishing pole in his hand, sitting by a campfire, or cheering his kids on from the sidelines of their many sports.


 

Shari Smith
Community Moderator

Shari is passionate about deconstruction as a means to a happier and healthier life for all. Currently, Shari is one of the group moderators for Angela's Facebook group, The Faith Deconstruction Café. She loves the work she gets to do because she loves seeing others find the freedom to ask their questions.

Shari's Website

Aj Smit
Partnership Coordinator

Aj Smit is a writer, speaker, glitter enthusiast, and professional weaver of Joy. She loves dancing in the forest, the Divine, and being in sacred space with others. She is an Enneagram 7, Hufflepuff, and makes delicious chocolate chip banana bread. She is a military spouse to her husband Jer, and they a pup, and house plants galore.

Aj's Website

Jen Cretu
Community Moderator

Jen is an artist and mother of three who lives in Washington state. She loves cheese, carbohydrates and buying too many plants. She enjoys expanding her online community and learning from others. She is also a lover of gifs, puns, friendly snark and pop culture references.

MK
Graphic Designer

Mary creates tons of graphics for the summit and AngelaJHerrington.com. She dreams of running off to Paris with her bestie when they're older. But for now, she invests in her love of cheese, long books about courageous characters, and smashing the patriarchy. 

Christina Crump
Project Manager

Christina keeps all the moving parts in sync! She's also an artist and does amazing glitter resin art and artistic potion crafting.

Gary Herrington
CFO

Gary is our numbers guy and official #sportsdad who makes sure everyone has snacks and clean uniforms. When not working, you can find him with a fishing pole in his hand, sitting by a campfire, or cheering his kids on from the sidelines of their many sports.

Shari Smith
Community Moderator

Shari is passionate about deconstruction as a means to a happier and healthier life for all. Currently, Shari is one of the group moderators for Angela's Facebook group, The Faith Deconstruction Café. She loves the work she gets to do because she loves seeing others find the freedom to ask their questions.

Shari's Website

Aj Smit
Virtual Assistant

Aj Smit is a writer, speaker, glitter enthusiast, and professional weaver of Joy. She loves dancing in the forest, the Divine, and being in sacred space with others. She is an Enneagram 7, Hufflepuff, and makes delicious chocolate chip banana bread. She lives with her husband Jer, a pup, and house plants galore.

 

Aj's Website

Jen Cretu
Community Moderator

Jen is an artist and mother of three who lives in Washington state. She loves cheese, carbohydrates and buying too many plants. She enjoys expanding her online community and learning from others. She is also a lover of gifs, puns, friendly snark and pop culture references.

MK
Graphic Designer

Mary creates tons of graphics for the summit and AngelaJHerrington.com. She dreams of running off to Paris, loves cheese, long books, and smashing the patriarchy.