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Dr. Peter Nafzger is associate professor of Practical Theology, Coordinator of Seminary International Exchange Programs and Director of Student Life at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO. He previously served as pastor of New Life Church—Lutheran in Hugo, MN. He is a graduate of Concordia Seminary. He is the author of...

Rev. Christine Nafziger is a pastor in the Mennonite Church USA.

Dr. Roger S. Nam is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program at Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He previously served as dean and professor of biblical studies at Portland Seminary at George Fox University in Oregon. He is a graduate of University...

Gilbert Nanlohy is a musician, songwriter, and music industry professional. (Source: commonhymnal.com)

Leigh Nash is a longtime pop and Americana artist whose distinctive voice first rose to prominence as the frontwoman of Sixpence None The Richer and has continued through her work as a solo songwriter. Her recent project The Tide, Vol. 1 features collaborations with artists such...

Dr. Joel Magus P. Navarro is a Filipino-American conductor, music educator, and scholar with extensive experience in choral conducting and church music. He holds a B.M. and M.M. in Choral Conducting from the University of the Philippines College of Music and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Conducting from Michigan...

Fr. John Navone (1930-2016) was an emeritus professor of theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy, where he taught from 1967-2010. He also taught at Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA. Pope Francis acknowledged the impact of Fr. Navone's "theology of failure" on his thought. Navone is the author...

Lucinda Naylor is a fine artist in egg tempera painting and drawing. She has taught at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, University of St. Catherine, University of Illinois at Chicago, and University of Massachusetts-North Dartmouth, as well as at a number of smaller schools. She was an artist-in-residence...

Rev. Robert Naylor is a church consultant and author, and a retired United Church of Christ minister. Until his retirement in 2011, he was senior minister of Second Congregational United Church of Christ, in Greenwich, CT. Earlier he served other UCC churches in Connecticut, and was also part of the...

John Mason Neale (1818-1866) was an English Anglican priest, scholar, and hymnwriter. He worked on and wrote a wide range of Christian texts, including obscure medieval hymns, both Western and Eastern. Among his most famous hymns is the 1853 "Good King Wenceslas," set on Boxing Day. An Anglo-Catholic, Neale's works...