Michael is Pastor of First English Lutheran Church, Austin, TX and Author of "Renounce, Resist, Rejoice: Being Church in the Age of Trump" and "Mystery without Rhyme or Reason: Poetic Reflections on the Revised Common Lectionary."

Mark was Pastor of Vision of Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church, Austin TX and Assistant City Manager, Austin TX until September 2018 when he became City Manager of Grand Rapids, MI