Reiko E. Ward is a creative and thought-provoking communicator who has enjoyed a passion for the ministry of the local church since she was a youngster growing up in the small, Pentecostal congregation pastored by her grandmother. Whether in her hometown of Atlanta, GA or in places where educational and career opportunities have taken her, Reiko has served in various ministry capacities, including youth and young adult minister, worship leader, outreach coordinator, associate pastor and, most recently, church planter. After attending Oral Roberts University and later graduating with honors from Bethel Seminary San Diego, her career path lead to the criminal justice field where she connected communities of faith to outreach opportunities with juvenile justice programs. She is passionate about the intersection of spiritual community and social justice. Currently engaged in local community advocacy initiatives, Reiko is a bi-vocational church planter who is always on the lookout for glimpses of the holy in the mixture of the sacred and the secular.