Aizaiah Yong

Executive Director, Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research

The Rev. Aizaiah G. Yong is executive director of the Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is a theologian, educator and ordained Pentecostal minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

His career focus has included particular emphasis on healing and advocacy in collaboration with queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and people of color communities.

Yong is a trained Internal Family Systems practitioner and a Compassion Practice facilitator. His work has been featured by NPR, the National Benevolent Association and the Global Compassion Coalition. His books include “Multiracial Cosmotheandrism” and “Trauma and Renewal.”