God is Not an A**hole David Moore + Kerry Connelly

Zaki Harb was born in 1988 in Zarqa, Jordan, to a Palestinian family with deep roots in the region. Growing up in a Palestinian refugee camp for 16 years, Zaki developed resilience and a strong sense of community. In 2004, he moved to Santa Barbara, California, where he attended Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) and later earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Automotive Technology. A proud Muslim, Zaki is an active member of the Islamic Society of Santa Barbara, where he contributes to fostering unity and understanding within the community. His journey reflects a unique blend of cultural pride, perseverance, and dedication to growth.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

David is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church, and also Jesus Collective, an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides, honoring the dignity of all peoples, and protecting the biodiversity of our planet, through actively listening, understanding, partnering, and serving. He is the author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? Learn more at www.davidnmoore.com

Kerry Connelly, (she / her) MDiv, CCLC is the author of Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church. Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles, conflict resolution (Cornell University), + she is a NYC Leadership Fellow. Passionate about all things spiritual, she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities, including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki. When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations, she is working 1:1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives. You can learn more about Kerry at www.kerryconnelly.com.

Ana Rosa Rizo-Centino (ella/she/her) comes from a working class Mexican immigrant family desde Guadalajara, Jalisco. She has fought for and continues to fight for racial, environmental, economic and social justice on local, state and national levels. She is the network manager for the Central Coast Climate Justice Network, is on the Central Coast steering committee for the California Working Families Party, is the board president for the Central Coast Environmental Voters, is the national board chairwoman for Transition US, has a radio show and podcast called Que Madre and most importantly she is the mom of two daughters: Adelita and Gloria.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

David is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church, and also Jesus Collective, an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides, honoring the dignity of all peoples, and protecting the biodiversity of our planet, through actively listening, understanding, partnering, and serving. He is the author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? Learn more at www.davidnmoore.com

Kerry Connelly, (she / her) MDiv, CCLC is the author of Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church. Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles, conflict resolution (Cornell University), + she is a NYC Leadership Fellow. Passionate about all things spiritual, she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities, including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki. When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations, she is working 1:1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives. You can learn more about Kerry at www.kerryconnelly.com.

Sahar Alsahlani has been on the interfaith scene in NYC for six years, in myriad roles that promote interfaith social justice. She is a member of the Community of Living Traditions, an intentional multi-faith community, and co-chair of The Fellowship of Reconciliation, the country’s oldest interfaith organization geared toward peace and non-violence. Alsahlani is also on the board of Religions for Peace, USA, a United Nations-affiliated NGO; a fellow at Greenfaith, an interfaith environmental network; and a board member of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). Alsahlani perceives her work as a way to encourage civic engagement with people from different backgrounds in the five boroughs. She has been involved in justice activism as a representative of CAIR and the broader Muslim community, including environmental justice causes, such as Standing Rock, and racial justice causes, such as Ferguson and Charlottesville. “My passion is learning about other faiths to help discover things about Islam that I might have missed,” Alsahlani says. “As a child I never really learned that Islam was justice and that the Quran was a roadmap to justice. It was through other faiths that reminded me what the purpose of the Quran was. After 20 years of being a TV producer in LA, I decided I was lonely. A single mom with four kids who all left for college. The rabbi said, ‘We are forming this interfaith community and it is geared towards social justice. Why don’t you pack up your camerawork and come out?’ So it was like Alice in Wonderland or Mary Tyler Moore—all of a sudden I’m on a farm picking carrots out of the ground. You never know what Allah will bring you to. Ever since then it was hanging out with the Presbyterians, Zoroastrians and Sikhs, Sushis, Sunnis, Shias, Salafis—we have everyone. We travel around the country. [We] went to Standing Rock, Charlottesville. I do miss being creative but I keep my camera with me ready to go.”

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

David is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church, and also Jesus Collective, an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides, honoring the dignity of all peoples, and protecting the biodiversity of our planet, through actively listening, understanding, partnering, and serving. He is the author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? Learn more at www.davidnmoore.com

Kerry Connelly, (she / her) MDiv, CCLC is the author of Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church. Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles, conflict resolution (Cornell University), + she is a NYC Leadership Fellow. Passionate about all things spiritual, she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities, including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki. When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations, she is working 1:1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives. You can learn more about Kerry at www.kerryconnelly.com.

Ryyn Schumacher embodies a lifelong commitment to community leadership which spans 20 years in public health, business leadership, and social services.
 

A champion of public health, Ryyn shaped SB793/Prop 31, California’s statewide ban on flavored tobacco (2022). In addition, he developed and implemented 9 ordinances focused on tobacco prevention and cannabis education. ​​

During the COVID-19 pandemic, he established mobile vaccine clinics to assist more than 16,000 unhoused, seniors and people with disabilities to access vital healthcare services. ​

Ryyn worked alongside the FDA, CDC and CDPH to develop Community Health outreach activities for the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC communities in more than 30 cities nationwide.

Ryyn served as the National Executive Director for the Federation of the Philippine American Chambers of Commerce. Establishing business growth and entrepreneurship programs, he guided 41 affiliate chamber offices across the country.

Ryyn earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from CSU Long Beach with honors and a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Pepperdine University.

Raised in the San Francisco Bay area, Ryyn is a first-generation immigrant born to working-class parents and is the proud grandson of a decorated (Purple Heart) U.S. Army combat veteran.

He is a steadfast advocate for the rights of workers, women, the LGBTQ+ community and underserved populations. His leadership is defined by tangible results and centered on a genuine passion for making a difference in people's lives.

​Ryyn and his husband were married in 2014. The Ventura homeowners are active in their local church, volunteer for community causes, and care for Oliver, their 8-year-old gray Labrador.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

David is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church, and also Jesus Collective, an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides, honoring the dignity of all peoples, and protecting the biodiversity of our planet, through actively listening, understanding, partnering, and serving. He is the author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? Learn more at www.davidnmoore.com

Kerry Connelly, (she / her) MDiv, CCLC is the author of Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church. Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles, conflict resolution (Cornell University), + she is a NYC Leadership Fellow. Passionate about all things spiritual, she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities, including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki. When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations, she is working 1:1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives. You can learn more about Kerry at www.kerryconnelly.com.

Ani Zonneveld is a writer, singer/songwriter, founder and President of Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV), an international human rights organization that advocates for social justice and equality for all, a strong supporter of freedom of expression and of conscience, women’s rights and as an ally, LGBTQ rights. Ani promotes these values at the United Nations by challenging human rights abuses in the name of Islam, and by offering an inclusive understanding based on universal human rights and justice.

ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:

David is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church, and also Jesus Collective, an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides, honoring the dignity of all peoples, and protecting the biodiversity of our planet, through actively listening, understanding, partnering, and serving. He is the author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? Learn more at www.davidnmoore.com

Kerry Connelly, (she / her) MDiv, CCLC is the author of Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church. Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles, conflict resolution (Cornell University), + she is a NYC Leadership Fellow. Passionate about all things spiritual, she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities, including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki. When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations, she is working 1:1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives. You can learn more about Kerry at www.kerryconnelly.com.