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Ordinary Time is an independent folk acoustic trio rooted in the Christian tradition. Comprised of Ben Keyes, Peter La Grand, and Jill McFadden, Ordinary Time presents extraordinarily rich vocal harmonies, skillful instrumentation, and thought-provoking lyrics. The band's oeuvre seamlessly weaves the hymns of generations past with their own new songs"often...

Esau lives in Nairobi, Kenya. He is the Director of Training at the Center for Transforming Mission Kenya/Nairobi which is part of the Leadership Foundations movement. Esau is also the lead Pastor of the Tumaini Ministries Center in Kibera, a church he founded and has served for 19 years. Easu...

Deborah Organ is Senior Adjunct Faculty and Director of Lay Ministry Program at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. Her background is in Clinical Social Work and theology, and she has enjoyed learning from and working with Spanish speaking people from many countries in Latin America for more than 40...

Nancy Ortberg is currently the CEO of Transforming the Bay with Christ, a non-profit organization working to catalyze a holistic gospel movement in the San Francisco Bay Area. She previously served as a teaching pastor for eight years at Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, IL. During that time she led...

Rev. Dr. Ray Ortlund is President of Renewal Ministries and a Canon Theologian in the Anglican Church in North America. He holds a B.A. from Wheaton College, a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, an M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Ordained...