Father Michael Battle, provost and canon theologian for the Diocese of Los Angeles, and priest-in-charge of the Church of Our Savior, San Gabriel, is a well-known writer, speaker, and retreat leader. His ministry covers the globe and focuses on Christian non-violence, human spirituality, and African Church studies.

Father Michael lived in residence with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa for two years, 1993-1994, and was ordained a priest in South Africa by Desmond Tutu in 1993. He has written many books, including "Reconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu", "The Wisdom of Desmond Tutu", "The Church Enslaved: A Spirituality of Racial Reconciliation, and "Blessed Are The Peacemakers: A Christian Spirituality of Nonviolence".

Father Michael and his wife, Raquel, have two daughters, Sage and Bliss, and a son, Zion.

Biography: The Rev’d Dr Ben King

Father Ben King became Episcopal Chaplain at Harvard in the fall of 2005, after five years of ministry in a downtown Boston parish.

Born in Brighton, on the south coast of England, in 1974, Ben went to Cambridge University to study History and then to seminary there to study Theology. Ben was raised in the Church of England, and although he doesn't think we have to settle in the religious tradition we were brought up in, he believes that if we do, we should try hard to figure out what spiritual riches that tradition offers. He loves the combination of reverence and laughter, thoughtfulness and beautiful worship, offered by the Anglican tradition as it is found in the Episcopal Church.

Ben was ordained in the Diocese of Massachusetts in 2000. Since coming to the United States, Ben has attained a Master's in Theology at Harvard Divinity School (2001-03) and a Ph.D. in Theology at Durham University in the UK (2004-07). As well as being a Chaplain, Ben teaches at Harvard Divinity School and writes books and articles on subjects relating to Anglicanism.

As for hobbies, he is a fan of baseball (even though it just isn't cricket!) and is fascinated by the history and culture of India.
 

Biography: Ms Terry Parsons

Ms Terry Parsons became the Program Officer of Diocesan Services for the Episcopal Church in April 2008 after working more than eleven years as the Stewardship Officer. Before beginning her work with the Church in 1996, she worked as a magazine editor, a marketing consultant to small businesses, and a director of development for a not-for-profit agency.
 

Biography: The Rev’d Joel Nau

Pastor Joel Nau is the Chaplain for Lumen Episcopal/Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of Utah.  He was born in Buffalo, New York, and received degrees from Arizona State University, the University of Illinois, and the Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest (on the campus of the Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest). His interests include mythology, church history, and rhetoric.  Joel and his wife, Annie, have two children, Sam and Bekah. In his spare time he enjoys distance running and discovering forgotten films on Netflix.