Inés Franklin is the Founder and President of Trochia Ministries, a Christian discipleship ministry. She serves as a teaching pastor at Mariners Church in Southern California. Inés is the author of Uncharted: Navigating Your Unique Journey of Faith. Jesus transformed Inés’ life in her early forties, and she is eager to share her story of hope with others. She completed a Master of Divinity at Fuller Theological Seminary. She serves on several non-profit boards, is a fellow at Townsend Institute for Leaders at Concordia University, and COO of Watercress Holdings. Inés and her husband, James Franklin, have a blended family of five children and ten grandchildren (affectionally called the “Franklin Smoothie”) and live in Irvine, California.