Inés Velásquez-McBryde is a pastor, preacher, reconciler and mujerista theologian. She is the lead pastor and co-founder of The Church We Hope For. She is originally from Nicaragua, third generation pastor, and the first pastora in her family.

Inés earned her MDiv at Fuller Theological Seminary where she served as a chaplain for 2 years. Inés has 23 years of combined ministry experience in church-planting and pastoral staff leadership in multiethnic churches. She has spoken in local church pulpits across the nation as well as at national and regional conferences, sharing her passion for multiethnic church planting, racial reconciliation, justice, and the full inclusion of women in pastoral leadership. Inés has also written as a Latina for SheLoves Magazine, dozens of devotionals, and as a contributing writer for The Good and Beautiful Bible Study and the She Is: Biblical Reflections on Vocation workbook.

Inés has been married to Rob for 19 years and loves being a soccer mom to their son, Nash. She loves telling stories over a good café con leche, especially if it involves encouraging women to find their God-given voice and walk in the fullness of their gifting.