Mark Yaconelli is a writer, retreat leader, community builder, spiritual director, storycatcher, husband, and father. He is the founder and executive director of The Hearth—a registered nonprofit that assists individuals and community-based agencies in employing personal storytelling practices to strengthen relationships, address injustices, and promote healing. Mark speaks to a variety of audiences each year across North America and the United Kingdom including The Greenbelt Arts Festival, The Ford Family Foundation, The American Burn Association, Compassion International, and many other events and organizations. Interviews and profiles of Mark Yaconelli’s work have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BBC News, ABC World News Tonight and other national outlets. Mark is the author of six books, his most recent is
Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us (Broadleaf, 2022). Mark lives in Southern Oregon with his wife, Jill. They have three adult children–Noah, Josie, and Gracie.