Barbara Rossing is a Professor Emerita of New Testament at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and an avid environmentalist. She served as pastor of a congregation in Minnesota, director for Global Mission Interpretation for the American Lutheran Church, pastor at Holden Village, and chaplain at Harvard University Divinity School. As a public theologian her media appearances have included “CBS Sixty Minutes” as well as The History Channel and National Geographic.

The Rev. Erik P. Kindem was ordained in 1986. For five years he served as Pastor/Director of Lutheran Ministry with Native Americans, working with Karuk, Yurok, Hupa and Wiyot Tribal communities in Northwestern California. Subsequent calls include parishes in Portland, OR, LaCenter, WA, and West Seattle, where he has served as pastor of Peace Lutheran Church since 2005. Among his deepest passions is connecting the dots between Lutheran sacramental life and the natural world.