Christy Berghoef is an author speaker and dialogue consultant. Her education in political science and work experience on Capitol Hill combined with theological training have fueled her work at the intersection of faith and politics. She takes civil discourse education into schools churches and businesses raising awareness on the importance of open honest dialogue of engaging “the other” with a level of humility and curiosity of bringing truth thoughtfulness and intelligence to political discussion and always including the voices and stories of those whom our society consistently marginalizes. She and her husband Bryan are church planters in the United Church of Christ.