meet mini-Presentation leader valerie grissom

Dr. Valerie M. Grissom (MDiv, DWS) is a certified pastor in the Northwest Coast Presbytery, near Seattle, Washington. As a worship leader and pastor for over 19 years in a variety of denominations and ecumenical settings, her passions are intergenerational and intercultural worship. Her personal mission statement underlies her intergenerational work: "to help every person feel seen, heard, and loved by God." She believes that intergenerational worship embodies that mission statement and is a key to future spiritual renewal in the Church. She collaborates with other worship leaders to incorporate intergenerational story-telling and Scripture presentation in worship.

Valerie is the editor of All Ages Becoming: Intergenerational Practice in the Formation of God's People (in press), the book from the 2021 InterGenerate Conference.

Valerie and her husband Ben, along with their four children, make their home on Whidbey Island, and enjoy playing outdoors in the Pacific Northwest, spoiling their 40 chickens, enjoying only the best coffee (Seattle coffee, of course!), camping, hiking, and going to the beach.