Holiday SoulCare
Join NBA’s Mental Health & Wellness Director, Joselyn Spence, with special guests as we share a moment to pause, process, and care for ourselves this holiday season. We encourage you to grab your favorite mug, something soothing to sip, and a cozy chair as you prepare for an evening of SoulCare focused on wellness practices for the holiday season. Want to share the moment? Schedule a ‘watch party’ with your family, Bible study group, or congregation!
Special Guests:
Cameron Cunningham, NBA Mental Health and Wellness Program Coordinator, is a dedicated clergy, religious educator, and social advocate with a strong commitment to building faith communities and advancing holistic and social equity. Cameron’s work is driven by the belief that faith can serve as a catalyst for creating and nurturing strong unified communities. He brings exceptional dedication and meticulous preparation working at the intersection of faith and mental health as he has collaborated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), to further enhance his expertise in addressing mental health and substance use disorders within faith communities.
A creative thought leader & visionary with a gift of words, Rae Karim pours lived experience into her work. This gift allows her to be an Amazon best-selling author, sought-after writer, poet & speaker. She is a two-time history maker, as the first woman & person of color to pastor non-Black churches in Indianapolis, IN & Honolulu, HI.
Rae is also a certified grief coach and founder of Good Grief Now!™ a national 501c3 and full-service grief support organization that helps grievers successfully navigate their grief journey and helps grief supporters be effective and efficient in their efforts. In all she does, Rae empowers & transform lives, and is committed to ensuring she ignites courage on purpose for purpose.
Pastor Al Beasley has been a Disciple of Christ Minister since 2012, and has been involved in Prison Ministry for the past five years. He is currently a member of NBA’s Prison and Jail Ministries Peer Learning and Wellness Group. Pastor Beasley, along with three other Religious Volunteers, visit Eyman Prison in Florence, AZ, every Monday night, sharing the program of Prison Contemplative Fellowship. This program incorporates the elements of Centering Prayer with personal moments of reflection and discussion.
Rev. Angel Luis Rivera Agosto is an Ordained Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Puerto Rico, withministerial standing in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the U.S. and Canada. At NBA, he serves as the Community Engagement Senior Coordinator for Justice Initiatives where he creates and nurtures engagement strategies for the organization and its partners to transform the root causes of social injustice.
