Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, a native of Compton, CA, is a passionate and creative leader with three decades of pastoral and non-profit leadership, driving multi-faith justice initiatives.

He is the principal of The Prophetic Foundry, LLC, a consultancy co-creating wisdom, resources, and futures at the nexus of spirituality, healing, and justice. Most recently, he was the Deputy Director and Chief Faith Officer for Faith in Action (formerly PICO National Network). For seven seasons, he hosted the Prophetic Resistance Podcast, where he engaged a diverse community of spiritual leaders in conversations about cultivating communities of belonging and sacred resistance to injustice.

A past president of the Alliance of Baptists, Michael-Ray is co-editor of Trouble the Waters: A Christian Resource for the Work of Racial Justice. Rev. Mathews is a senior fellow with the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley and co-founder of Sympara, a multi-faith/interspiritual community of practice, repurposing spiritual assets for the common good.

Handles:

IG: michaelraymathews
Bluesky: michaelraymathews.bsky.social
Substack: michaelraymathews.substack.com