Elaine Heath is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and has served as the McCreless Professor of Evangelism at Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University, and as Dean and Professor of Missional and Pastoral Theology at Duke Divinity School, Duke University. She co-founded and now serves as president of Neighborhood Seminary. She is the author of eleven books. Elaine lives at Spring Forest, a small farm and intentional community near Hillsborough, North Carolina, with her husband Randall. They enjoy kayaking, hiking, camping, movies, and campfires, and spending time with their family and friends.