Brave Voices, Bold Faith, Big Hearts

This year’s Goose gathers artists, authors, prophets, and truth-tellers who refuse easy answers and shallow spirituality. Together, they sing, write, challenge, and bless their way toward a more honest, courageous, and compassionate faith. Meet four voices helping shape the conversation.

Flamy Grant
A trailblazing drag artist and musician from Asheville, Flamy Grant blends Appalachian roots, fearless storytelling, and powerhouse vocals. With chart-topping albums and national acclaim, Flamy creates theatrical, healing performances where faith, freedom, and fabulousness meet.
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Frank Schaeffer
New York Times bestselling author and cultural critic Frank Schaeffer brings hard-earned wisdom shaped by faith, doubt, disability, and resilience. A survivor of fundamentalism and polio, he writes with honesty, humor, and deep compassion.
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Starlette Thomas
Author, activist, and womanist theologian Starlette Thomas leads powerful conversations on race, faith, and belonging. Through The Raceless Gospel, her preaching, teaching, and scholarship call the church toward deeper justice and truer community.
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Diana Butler Bass
Award-winning scholar and author Diana Butler Bass is one of America’s most trusted voices on spirituality and religious life. With clarity, warmth, and wit, she helps people see faith, history, and hope in new and life-giving ways.
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Come listen for the holy in unexpected places. Come be changed. Come home to the Goose.