LEANOR ORTEGA TILL 

With a loud laugh, high energy level, and heart for encouragement, I love sharing the saving grace of Jesus! My path to this point has been anything but ordinary. At 18 I left college to travel the world, playing saxophone in the Christian ska-punk band, Five Iron Frenzy. Over the course of the nine years in which we toured the U.S. and abroad, I grew committed to serving all of Christ’s community, from the misfits and skeptics to the earnest and eager believers. I became integrally involved in the church born out of our band’s Bible study, Scum of the Earth Church. Scum was the incubator for my early ministry; I curated an art gallery, honed my preaching skills, and became Director of Women’s Ministry. The richness of the relationships that I’ve made in my community of faith, spanning time and place, is awe-inspiring. Now it’s time for me to go beyond the church’s walls and reach those who might never step foot inside its doors.