Collaborative Collective Summit 2025

Join us for a powerful one-day summit dedicated to pursuing the shalom of our neighbors and our city. We'll gather diverse Christian leaders to co-labor and co-create, seeking a deeper union with God as we reimagine our community to better serve the least of these.

Seeking Shalom:

A Gospel Collaborative Collective Summit

This is more than just a meeting; it's a call to action.

We'll explore the biblical concept of shalom—a holistic peace encompassing restoration and flourishing—and delve into the urgent needs of our community's most vulnerable.

Through collaborative brainstorming and shared wisdom, we'll identify concrete steps we can take together to make a tangible difference.

If you're passionate about seeing God's love transform our city, and if you're ready to roll up your sleeves and work alongside fellow believers, then this summit is for you.

Come be a part of a movement that seeks to bring hope, healing, and shalom to our community.

Together, we can co-create a future where the least of these are lifted up and our city reflects the love of God.

Important Details

Saturday, April 26, 2025

10:00 AM 2:00 PM EDT

150 East 91st Street New York, NY 10128

Michael Carrion

Vice President Movement Leadership

Serving as the VP of Church Planting and Leadership Development Michael oversees the NYC team prayerfully and discerningly recruiting, training, and resourcing church planters called to plant healthy missional churches in the five boroughs of NYC. Michael has successfully planted several churches and charter schools across the South Bronx. He is a social justice activist, community organizer who has been nationally recognized for his work among the poor across the city. Prior to working with CTC Michael held appointments with the city of New York HRA/CAS and the Fedcap Group as the Senior Director of Workforce Development. As well as a prior role as the Deputy Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS). Michael is a native of the South Bronx and brings 30 years of urban pastoral ministry experience to the team.

Maurice Winley

Founder/Executive Director, Living Redemption Community

Rev. Winley is the Founder & President/CEO of the Living Redemption Community Development Corporation (LRCDC), a Harlem-based nonprofit established in 2019 after launching the Living Redemption Youth Opportunity Hub in 2017. LRCDC operates across four locations, collaborating with 12 government systems to provide violence intervention, school-based mentoring, workforce development, family strengthening, and mental health support. Key initiatives include Project Prevent, LOVE Harlem, and the HAVEN Family Enrichment Center. A thought leader in Transformative Mentoring, Rev. Winley is a Founding Member of the Credible Messenger Justice Center and leads LRCDC as the anchor partner for the five-city Credible Messenger Corps initiative, scaling violence intervention and justice reform. A third-generation pastor, he was installed as Lead Pastor of Soul Saving Station in April 2024, succeeding his father. He is happily married to Samantha Winley and the proud father of Maurice Winley Jr.

Rob Kelly

Founder & CEO, FORCLT Network

Rob Kelly is the Founder & CEO of the FORCLT Network. Rob is also co-founder of the City Leaders Collective (with Eric Swanson), which connects and equips city network leaders globally. Rob is co-author of the book ‘Metanoia’ (with Alan Hirsch), and the founder & lead author of the State of the City Report. Prior to this, Rob served 13 years as a pastor, along with numerous other leadership positions, including co-founding CLT/ONE and lecturing at Gordon-Conwell Seminary. Rob is a graduate of the University of Washington and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Charlotte, and is pursuing doctoral studies from Bakke Graduate University. Rob is married to Ani, and they are the proud parents of Addison and RJ.

Jen Chan

Senior Director, Missional Engagement/Catalytic Training

Jennifer serves as Missional Catalyst for the NYC team. In this role, she trains, coaches and convenes leaders in the areas of discipleship and evangelism. Previously, she led the Formation initiative with the Redeemer Churches. Jennifer also managed a national human trafficking awareness campaign with UNICEF USA, and mobilized UNICEF supporters to engage Congress on issues affecting the world’s children. Jennifer holds an Ed.M from Harvard University and has taught and trained in China and Tanzania. She and her family live in the Upper West Side.

Al Santino

Community Engagement Catalyst

Al oversees equipping churches to seek the peace and well being of their communities as a reflection of God’s love and justice for all. He helps to develop curriculum and coaching for Community Engagement teams whose purpose is to develop collaboration with their communities for the common good. For the past 32 years Al has been serving in community based ministries in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. Since 2014 he has been Director of Viva Uptown Inc, a church based collaborative serving the communities of Washington Heights and Inwood. He obtained a Doctor of Ministry degree from Erskine Theological Seminary in 2010. Al is a native New Yorker who calls the Bronx his home. He loves the thriving community, culture and “creative chaos” of New York City. He enjoys basketball, jogging and spending time with his wife Haydee and son Lorenzo.

Mark Atkinson

Reverend, NYC Area Director - CarePortal

After transitioning out of the education sector, Mark served as the Neighborhoods Director for LEAD.NYC where he managed the 10 Zip Codes Project which sought to make systemic change in the 10 most struggling communities in the New York Metro Area. Mark currently serves as the NYC Area Director for CarePortal which is a connecting platform that drives action for kids and families in crisis in order to reverse the foster care crisis nationally. He also loves serving as an Associate Minister at the Church of God of East New York under the leadership of our Presiding Elder. Mark also serves on the Advisory Board for the National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators (NFBLME) and also serves on the Board of Directors for the nonprofits “New Life of NYC” and “We Rise 365.” His three goals in life are to preach, teach, and influence government legislation to see individuals, families, and cities be completely whole and filled with Upstream Kingdom Justice.

Collaborative Collective Summit 2025