Tom Bandy is President of Easum, Bandy & Associates. His personal mission is to help individuals and congregations experience the transforming power of God and become motivated and equipped to walk daily with Jesus into mission. Tom has been a pastor for over 25 years, in three denominations. He has served urban, suburban, rural, and remote contexts, both in church planting and church transformation roles, in the United States and Canada. Tom also holds a research, academic doctoral degree in philosophical theology, and has lectured in the theology of culture, ethics, adult faith formation, and future mission. He consults with congregations for church growth and transformation using a systems approach to leveraging change. Tom is the author of numerous articles, books and videos on church growth and transformation.

Rev. Brad Berglund is an international consultant to congregations on worship and spiritual formation. An ordained American Baptist minister, he has served churches in Pennsylvania, California and Colorado. Currently, he is the Director of Illuminated Journeys, an ecumenical ministry committed to the spiritual deepening of individuals and churches through workshops, retreats and pilgrimage travel. His educational background includes a B.A. in Music, an M. Div. from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, courses at Westminster Choir College, and a two year spiritual guidance program at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Washington, DC. He is the author of Reinventing Sunday: Breakthrough Ideas for Transforming Worship.

Rev. Dr. Arthur Paul Boers is author of Never Call Them Jerks: Healthy Responses to Difficult Behavior (Alban, 1999). He is Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary in Elkhart Indiana. An ordained Mennonite minister and Benedictine oblate, he served for over sixteen years as a pastor in rural, urban, and church-planting settings in the USA and Canada. He is also a Benedictine Oblate.

Judy Haley, a member of the adjunct faculty since 1990, has taught a range of New Testament courses. She has also taught Elementary and Intermediate Greek in the Summer Language Program at Harvard Divinity School for nineteen years. Her research interests center on the sacred landscape of the early Christians’ symbolic world. Professor Haley has served as Director of the E-Learning Program at Andover Newton. An American Baptist, she has preached and taught extensively in church settings, including the Institute for Ministry at China Lake, Maine, and the Faith Youth Institute.

Karen L. Hernandez-Andrews graduated from Andover Newton in 2007 with an MA in Christian-Muslim Understanding. Her thesis includes material from her field work in India, where she lived for two months researching Christian-Muslim relations in Banaras. Karen graduated from Wellesley College in 2005 with a BA in Peace and Justice Studies, with a concentration in Islam. Currently, Karen works in Admissions at ANTS, is on the Massachusetts Council of Churches Muslim-Christian Dialogue Board and she teaches at local churches and organizations about Islam. She is also the Co-Editor of Synoptic Scriptures, a work in progress examining 40 scriptures each from Judaism, Christianity and Islam. She is currently designing a curriculum on Islam to be used in a church setting and has recently been appointed as the Research Assistant for Interreligious Dialogue with the Boston Theological Institute.

The Reverend Dr. Margaret (Meg) B. Hess is a graduate of Andover Newton Theological School, where she received a Master of Divinity degree in 1981 and Doctor of Ministry degree, with honors, in Pastoral Counseling in 1994. She is ordained by the American Baptist Churches, USA, where she served pastorates for twenty years in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. She was most recently the pastor of the First Baptist Church in Nashua, NH from 1991-2001, and then the Interim Minister at the First Baptist Church in Newton, MA. Adjunct faculty in preaching at Andover Newton Theological School since 1983, Dr. Hess is a Pastoral Psychotherapist with the Emmaus Institute in Nashua and a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. Dr. Hess also facilitates Labyrinth retreats and workshops. Meg is married to Peter Lacey, and they live in Nashua with their daughter Keziah.

Dr. Jeffrey Jones is actively involved in leadership both in the local congregation and the seminary, serving as the pastor of First Baptist Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts and Director of Distance Learning at Andover Newton. He is also a member of the school’s adjunct faculty. He has been a pastor in New York and New Jersey and a member of the national staff of the American Baptist Churches, USA. He is the author of several books, including Parenting with Love and Laughter: Finding God in Family Life. His newest book, Traveling Together: A Guide for Disciple-Forming Congregations will be published by the Alban Institute in January 2006. He received his D. Min. from Andover Newton in 2004.

Tony Jones is the national coordinator of Emergent Village, and a doctoral fellow and senior research fellow in practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including Postmodern Youth Ministry: Exploring Cultural Shift, Cultivating Authentic Community, Creating Holistic Connections and The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life, and he is a sought after speaker and consultant in the areas of emerging church, postmodernism, and spirituality. Tony lives with his wife, Julie, and their three children in Edina, Minnesota.

The Reverend Karen McArthur combines her love of the church with her detailed technical knowledge of financial and administrative systems.  Since 1996, she has specialized in financial management issues for churches and other faith communities, integrating her skills and study in finance and theology.  She graduated from Wellesley College with a double major in mathematics and economics, and then received her M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School.  She was ordained as a United Church of Christ pastor in 1987 and has provided pastoral leadership for five New England congregations, recently completing an interim turnaround pastorate at Pilgrim UCC in New Bedford, Massachusetts.  In addition, over the past twenty-nine years, she has served as Treasurer of eight non-profit organizations.  

Mindi Welton-Mitchell is the pastor of the First Baptist Church of Framingham, MA. Previously she served as Associate Minister for Education at the First Baptist Church in Newton. She is a 2002 graduate of Andover Newton. She has a particular interest in education and received the BTI Certificate in Youth and Young Adult Ministry in 2004.

The Rev. Dr. Wilda K. W. (Wendy) Morris, taught Christian Education and other subjects for eleven years at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Illinois. She is Managing Editor and writer for The Pebble, the quarterly children’s ministry newsletter of National Ministries, American Baptist Churches, USA. Wilda also serves as coordinator of Shalom Education, an ecumenical, not-for-profit organization in the Chicago area that provides workshops, speakers, and printed resources on peace and justice issues. She is the author of Stop the Violence! Educating Ourselves to Protect Our Youth. Her many publications include poetry and devotionals as well as articles related to Christian education, Biblical studies and church history. In 2003, she received the Luther Wesley Smith Award for Distinguished Service in Christian Higher Education, presented by the Board of Educational Ministries, American Baptist Churches/USA.

Hazel Roper served for 20 years as the pastor of the Community Baptist Church in Plainfield, NH. Following that pastorate she was associate executive/field minister for the American Baptist Churches of New York State. Currently she is a member service representative for the Ministers and Missionaries Benefit Board of the American Baptist Churches, USA. She has received bachelor of divinity, master of sacred theology, and doctor of ministry degrees from Andover Newton, where she is a member of the Jonathan Edwards Society. Throughout her ministry she has had a deep commitment to the vital ministries of small churches.

Luther K. Snow is a developer, facilitator, trainer, speaker and writer who specializes in community and congregational development for positive action. He has had over 30 years experience in both faith-based and grassroots community development, in urban and rural contexts. He served as the Director of the National Demonstration on Congregational Asset Mapping for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and has consulted with four major denominations and numerous congregations, judicatories, and faith coalitions. He has a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

N. Graham Standish (www.blessedchurch.org) is currently pastor of Calvin Presbyterian Church in Zelienople, Pennsylvania, where he is part of an effort to form a church that is more intentionally open to God’s guidance and grace through prayer and spirituality. He is the author of Humble Leadership (2007), Becoming the Blessed Church (2005) and numerous others books and articles in spirituality and spiritual direction. He is an adjunct professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, has served on the editorial board of Presence, the journal of Spiritual Directors International. He has a Ph.D. in formative spirituality from Duquesne University, a Master of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Divinity from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He is husband of Diane, and the father of twin girls, Erin and Shea.

Dr. Tina Wray is a scripture scholar and assistant professor of Religious Studies at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, where she recently received the Presidential Faculty and Professor of the Year Awards. She is the author of The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil’s Biblical Roots with Gregory Mobley; Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies; and Grief Dreams: How They Help Heal Us After the Death of a Loved One. She is a member of The Society of Biblical Literature, the Tyndale Society, and the Biblical Archaeology Society. She received her D. Min. from Andover Newton in 2004.