EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Michelle Sanchez has served in full-time ministry for over a decade in a variety of contexts including campus ministry, local church ministry, and national denominational leadership. In her previous role as Executive Minister of Make and Deepen Disciples for the Evangelical Covenant Church, she launched the Embrace initiative, a suite of human sexuality discipleship resources and experiences in harmony with the historic Christian doctrine on human sexuality. She has also served on the advisory board of the Institute for Bible reading, ministered to international students with Cru in New York City, and engaged in three global gatherings of the Lausanne Movement. After majoring in international business at NYU, she worked as an investment banker with Goldman Sachs.

Subsequently, Michelle earned an M.Div. and Th.M. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, completed spiritual direction training at Boston College, and studied the life and times of Jesus at Jerusalem University College. Michelle is the author of a trilogy of books on Christ-centered racial discipleship: Color-Courageous Discipleship, Color-Courageous Discipleship Student Edition, and the picture book, God’s Beloved Community. A frequent conference speaker, her writings have also appeared in Outreach Magazine, Faith & Leadership, Missio Alliance, The Priscilla Papers, The Message Women’s Devotional Bible (2025), and more. Michelle lives with her husband Mickey and their two children in the greater Chicago area.