Public Witness Today-
God's Call in Troubling Times
Keynote Speaker:
Rev. Mara Bim

Mara Richards Bim is a minister, writer and spiritual director. She was ordained to the Gospel Ministry by Royal Lane Baptist Church where she also serves as their first Justice and Advocacy Fellow in the newly-launched Prophetic Leadership Program. 

Previously, Mara had a 20-year career as an award-winning theatre artist and was the founder of the nationally-acclaimed Cry Havoc Theater Company which operated in Dallas from 2014-2023. In 2020 Mara received the Holloway Family Foundation’s Visionary Leadership Award and in 2021 she was named one of D Magazine’s “78 Women Changing the Face of Dallas.” 

Mara graduated from Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology in 2024 with the degree of Master of Divinity (MDiv) and a Certificate in Spiritual Direction. After graduation, Mara served as the Program Director at Faith Commons. She is a Clemons Fellow at Baptist News Global where she regularly writes on the intersection of religion and politics. She is also on the Leadership Council of Texas Impact and an active volunteer with Christians Against Christian Nationalism. 

Mara and her family reside in Plano, Texas