Rev. Blair Trygstad Stowe is an ordained Elder in the California Pacific Annual Conference and serves as the Assistant Dean of Co-curricular Development and Assistant Professor in the Practice of Ministry at the Claremont School of Theology, housed on Westwood’s campus. Blair earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Southern California (Fight On!) and a Master of Divinity from the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. She is completing a PhD from the Boston University School of Theology in Practical Theology with a focus on evangelism and contemporary missiology. Her dissertation is a critical and constructive reflection on evangelism from an intersectional feminist perspective. Blair loves to have opinions about the church, social patterns, and international politics, which is why she serves as a regular on the cast of The Progressive Christians Podcast. She lives in West Hollywood with her family and frequently preaches, teaches and consults on church leadership in Southern California and across the country. She can be reached via email at blairtstowe@gmail.com