This summer, Good Shepherd is offering a series of engaging workshops designed to deepen faith, strengthen relationships, and spark meaningful conversations. Whether you’re hoping to grow spiritually, navigate a new season of life, or engage with pressing issues in our community, you’ll find a space here to learn, reflect, and connect. These workshops are open to everyone—no matter where you’re starting from. So bring your questions, your curiosity, and maybe a friend, too. Let’s grow together this summer!
Good Shepherd Summer Workshops
summer workshop recap
Bryan grew up in the Northland of Kansas City and absolutely loves every bit of being from the Midwest. He has a deep passion for the life changing work Jesus does through the environment of a small group. He loves to write, read, and have conversations around faith and spirituality. Bryan is the Pastor of Discipleship and holds a Bachelor of Science from Friends University in Organizational Management and Leadership and holds a Master's Degree From St. Paul School of Theology focusing on Spiritual Formation.
He has two amazing adult children, Brody & Olivia and has been happily married to his wife Tara for over 30 years.
Bryan Rezen
PASTOR OF DISCIPLESHIP
Master of Arts degree in Spiritual Formation.
our speaker lineup
Holding a Master of Arts in Christian Education, Steve brings both academic insight and heartfelt passion to his role in spiritual formation. Steve has contributed to broader conversations on discipleship through platforms like the Missouri Conference’s “Jump Start” podcast, where he and Pastor Bryan discuss building effective discipleship systems rooted in worship practices.
Steve Girald
Master of Arts Degree in Christian Education
Grant has over 25 years of experience helping individuals, couples and families in the areas of emotional, relational, social and spiritual development. Grant has completed advanced training in Enneagram Psychology, couples therapy at the Gottman Institute, and Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy. He specializes in pre-marital and marital enrichment, high-conflict marriages, men’s issues, and spiritual formation. Grant is also certified in Comprehensive Resource Method (CRM). This treatment protocol helps clients heal from stress and trauma, allowing them to live again from their core self. Grant is a clinical fellow in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and a member of Spiritual Directors International. Grant has the gift of making people feel comfortable and at peace even during the most difficult circumstances. In his free time, Grant takes joy in playing guitar, long-distance kayaking, reading and spending time outdoors.
Grant Wood
MA, MS, LCMFT
Rikki Fulmer has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2013 after obtaining her MSW in 2010. Currently she serves as the Executive Director of A Turning Point, where she works tirelessly to ensure no one has to face hardships alone.
With a heart for community and a mind for strategy, Rikki blends compassion with action, leading programs that serve and empower marginalized populations. Whether she’s cheering on her staff, leading outreach initiatives, or explaining what a social worker actually does (again and again), Rikki is committed to creating spaces where dignity and humanity are non-negotiable.
Her passion and skills are best used making community education feel less like a lecture and more like a conversation over coffee— with a side of advocacy and a heavy dose of hope. She believes in meeting people where they are, even if that’s on a folding chair in a church basement, in a camp, or in the comments section of a community Facebook group.
When she's not championing change, Rikki can be found chasing after ideas (and occasionally two young children), always fueled by her passion, sense of humor, and a deeply held belief that everyone deserves a seat at the table—even if she has to build it herself.
Rikki Fulmer
Executive Director of A Turning Point KC
Sara serves as the Northland KC Community Liaison for Shepherd Elder Law Group, where she helps raise awareness about elder care, special needs protections, and the legal services the firm provides—including asset protection, wills, trusts, VA benefits, and disability guardianship.
She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Northwest Missouri State University and a Master’s in Social Gerontology from the University of Central Missouri. With a passion for serving the senior adult community, Sara has integrated intergenerational education throughout her teaching career—connecting teens and older adults through shared learning experiences. She also taught courses on healthy aging and the family life cycle. Sara and her husband, Tom, have been married for 29 years and love investing in their local community.
Sara Albright
Community Education Liaison
Brittany has called the Northland home for the last 12 years, where she lives with her husband, our three daughters, and three dogs. Life is busy and fun, filled with shuttling the kids to their many hobbies and sports. With a background in Medical Administration, Brittany has been with Good Shepherd for almost two years now, and feels incredibly blessed to be part of such an amazing team!
Brittany Ensley
good shepherd Administrative Manager
Laura is an Ordained Elder in the Missouri United Methodist Conference serving through the Missouri United Methodist Foundation. She enjoys working with over 500 churches in the areas of financial stewardship, investments, planned giving and leadership development.
Laura Murphy
Director Of Development at Missouri United Methodist Foundation
Jamie has served on the staff of nonprofit youth organization, Youthfront, Inc. for 35 years working with young people and their families. He is also a former pastor, spiritual director, communicator, and author.
Jamie received his Master’s of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary and his Master’s of Arts in Counseling from Mid America Nazarene University. He works from psychodynamic and experiential theories and from the perspective that humans are relational beings. Jamie’s approach is driven by his belief that whole personhood happens through relationships, which is why loneliness is so damaging and why the presence of a loving other is so healing.
Jamie’s experience working with youth and families has taught him that within the careful presence of a loving other, one's true self begins to emerge. In addition to his professional career, Jamie and his wife, Lea Ann, have raised four children.
Jamie Roach
MDiv, LPC, NCC
Caroline is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) in Kansas and holds a Certificate in Play Therapy. She works with children and adolescents facing behavior concerns, anxiety, depression, anger and behavior issues, and particularly enjoys supporting neurodivergent clients, parents and adults navigating life transitions. Caroline’s person-centered, cognitive-behavioral approach is grounded in the belief that we all have the internal resources needed for healing.
Caroline Oas
LCPC with a a Certificate in Play TherapY
