Sandra Maria Van Opstal, a second-generation Latina, is the Executive Pastor at Grace and Peace Community in Chicago. She is a liturgist and activist who is passionate about mobilizing Christians for reconciliation and justice and creating spaces where voices from different cultures can come together and overcome division. Sandra served as Director of Worship for the Urbana Missions Conference. Sandra is also the Worship Director for the Global Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering 2016. Sandra holds a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and has authored two books on worship, The Mission of Worship and her latest book The Next Worship.