In a noisy and disconnected world, where do women share and receive wisdom?
Bridging the Gap is an interactive session that honors women as spiritual anchors, community builders, and justice-pursuers. This session is for women of all ages and life experiences.
In this space, we will share and receive from one another around three key guiding questions:
- Where do we sit to receive wisdom?
- What are the unspoken expectations between generations of women?
- How might we create spaces of mutual learning and shared guidance?
Join us on April 22, 2026 at 1pm ET for this powerful, interactive guided discussion.
During this gathering, we ask:
- That you come ready to share and receive wisdom
- Commit to being fully present
- If able, come with your camera on during this virtual meeting
This gathering is designed to serve as a launchpad for a summer leadership cohort that equips women to bridge generational divides and lead together with shared wisdom.
Meet the Facilitators
Renata Ellis
Renata Ellis is a Certified Leadership Coach with an ACC credential from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), she holds master’s degrees from Rice University and the University of Kansas. Renata is the founder of The Life Room Connection, where she provides coaching and strategic support for women navigating life and leadership transitions, and helps mission-centered teams build capacity. Her coaching and change-management approach is rooted in emotional intelligence and values-based transformation, guiding people from intention to meaningful action. Renata also hosts The Conversation Nook, a monthly virtual gathering where women engage in courageous, candid dialogue across intergenerational experiences to rebuild the relational strength that has long shaped how women lead, thrive, and transform the world together. She and her pastor–professor husband have lived in Canada and too many U.S. states to count—so, she knows a thing or two about transitions and ministry life. In her spare time, Renata likes to write, quilt, and go walking.
Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil
Rev. Sandra Dorsainvil is a published author and ordained minister with the American Baptist Churches, USA. Her bilingual abilities in English and French and cross-cultural lived experiences in several countries in Africa, Europe, and North America offer a sensitive approach to the services she provides to individual clients and organizations through CONNECT-SD, LLC, a coaching and consulting practice she founded. She has graduate degrees from Boston College and Boston University. She is a graduate of the ABC-USA Nehemiah Leadership program. She is a graduate of the Mindfulness Coaching School and is a certified coach through ICF (International Coaching Federation). She completed the Transforming Community Program with the Shalem Institute. Her decades of professional experience in academia, state and grant-funded organizations, and faith-based settings have strengthened her strong community and program development skills. Her leadership presence embraces the core elements of the ministry of presence: to be seen, heard, and honored as God’s beloved.
FAQs
Who can register?
This class is open to people identifying as women.
Is there a cost to the class?
Bridging the Gap is free to CCDA members and $20 for non-members.
Will this class be recorded?
This class will not be recorded.
