Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi

Rev. Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi is Assistant Professor of Leadership and Formation and Director of the Office of Professional Formation at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado; she also co-directs the Doctor of Ministry in Prophetic Leadership and coordinates the Certificate in Latinx Studies for the Iliff and the University of Denver Joint PhD in the Study of Religion. Rev. Dr. Lizardy-Hajbi is an Ordained Minister in the United Church of Christ and has served in a variety of ministry roles, including as a hospital chaplain, youth leader, multicultural student affairs director, and denominational researcher. Her research interests include organizational leadership, liberative theological and decolonial approaches to ministry, congregational studies, young adult spirituality, and intersectional pedagogical practices. She is co-editor of Explore: Vocational Discovery in Ministry (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022) and has written several book chapters, journal articles, and national and denominational research reports. At present, she is a regional advisor for the Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC) National Research Project through Hartford Institute for Religion Research and a research fellow with the Center for Church Management at Villanova University.