Deacon, United Methodist Church, USA Elisabeth (Lisa) Garvin is an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church. Lisa connects the church to the world through justice and compassion as the associate dean of the chapel and religious life at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (USA).  She facilit...

Director, Methodist Ecumenical Office in Rome and Representative, World Methodist Council to the Holy See Matthew is the director of the Methodist Ecumenical Office, Rome, and representative of the World Methodist Council to the Holy See. He is responsible for representing 80 million Methodist/Wesl...

Dr. Simran Jeet Singh is an educator, activist, and writer who is a Visiting Professor at Union Seminary and host of Spirited, a new interview-based podcast about spirituality, faith, and activism. Simran serves as a columnist for Religion News Service and a chaplain at Columbia University and New Y...

Before being ordained as a monk, Sri Swami Svatmananda earned dual Bachelor of Science degrees in electronic engineering and computer science and shortly after, a master’s degree in global business administration and international management. Early in his career, he was a renowned expert in the fi...