Spring is a season of change and renewal Rev. Oby Ballinger

As we inch closer to summer, let us take time to marvel at the beauty of growth and change. Nature shows us the challenge - and reward - of this mindset. It invites us to create space for the unmasked version of ourselves to rise; a version defined by actions, thoughts, and feelings in alignment with our own personal truth and values. Rev. Oby will share insights and experiences through his work at Prism about what it means to live authentically as ourselves and the joy that accompanies being honest, vulnerable and self aware. 

Rev. Oby Ballinger (he/him) is a pastor of Morningside Hills United Church of Christ in Edina, MN. He is the founder of Prism, a statewide network committed to bringing together faith communities, allies, and advocates from diverse traditions to advance a shared vision of justice and inclusion for all, following decades of community organizing for racial, economic, climate, and LGBTQ+ justice. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and Concordia College, Oby has also served several Twin Cities congregations as a pastor in the United Church of Christ, worked part-time for the Minnesotans United for All Families campaign and served on the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Conference UCC and the national UCC’s Council for Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Executive Council. Rev. Ballinger lives with his husband in St. Paul.Rev. Oby Ballinger