This video, featuring Dr. Philip Wingeier-Rayo, is part of a series designed to provide course participants with a series of presentations about philanthropy, giving, and fundraising within the Latine and Hispanic communities.

Dr. Wingeier-Rayo is the executive director of education at the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of The United Methodist Church. Previously, he was Professor of World Christianity, Missiology, and Methodist Studies at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC. He is the author of five books, including his latest book published in 2025 by Abingdon Press, John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions.

Dr. Wingeier-Rayo is joined by Elizabeth Le’anani Coffee. Elizabeth is the managing director of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving. She has more than a decade of leadership experience in faith-based education, philanthropy, and nonprofit strategy. Shaped by her Hawaiian heritage and rooted in San Antonio, TX, Elizabeth is known for designing spaces that connect theological imagination with social change.

Dr. Carlos Perkins, the associate director of engagement at Lake Institute on Faith & Giving, moderates this conversation.