Bishop John Selders

Director
Moral Monday CT

The Right Reverend Doctor John L. Selders, Jr. is an ordained minister serving in the United Church of Christ, the Organizing Pastor of Amistad United Church of Christ, Hartford, CT, former Associate College Chaplain and currently Assistant Dean of Students, Trinity College, Hartford, CT and one of the leaders of Moral Monday CT. For 15 years, he served as Executive Director of Zezzo House (an 18 unit housing project) in Hartford, CT. Bishop Selders is a founding member of Moral Monday CT, a grassroots statewide organization committed to a wide range of social justice issues. 

Bishop Selders worked for 12 years as a Lecturer at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, CT, Adjunct Faculty Member in the Field Education Department of Andover Newton Theological School, Dean of Urban Ministry Track for The Anglican Divinity School and was an adjunct faculty member for The Seminary Consortium for Urban Pastoral Education. Bishop Selders is slated to join the faculty of Seattle University School of Theology and Ministry as an adjunct faculty member in 2021. He serves on a number of boards, including as member of the board and former national Vice President of the Religious Coalition of Reproductive Choice. He continues to work with several organizations both locally and nationally whose focus is on the healing of humanity.

Session

Keynote: What’s Next?
November 9 from 11:20am-12:00pm