Erik is a Lutheran pastor and has been working in the area of vocational discernment and spiritual formation (particularly in intergenerational and multi-racial communities that engage young adults) for over 10 years. Recently he served as Director of Vocational and Spiritual Formation at Trinity Lutheran College where many of the spiritual practices in this workshop were developed. Erik is the founder of “Come Alive Consulting” which offering coaching, workshops, practices, and resources to individuals and communities looking to deepen their sense of vocation and spiritual formation.

Annemarie Russell is a professor of English and was director of the writing center at Trinity Lutheran College in Everett, Washington. She teaches composition and creative writing classes, writes songs, poems and short creative nonfiction, teaches piano lessons, and performs in coffee houses, clubs, and churches. Her passion for writing stems from a deep sense of vocation: To help others explore those wise, sacred places in their hearts from which they can live an authentic life.