Jack is an author and a graduate of St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota where he majored in political science. He did his theological training at Union Theological Seminary in New York City where he received a Master of Divinity Degree. He teaches classes on peace studies, hunger and theology at Augsburg College and the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota.
Sara has been Director or Executive Director of a number of non-profit agencies serving those in need in the greater Minneapolis area. She has a B.S. in Biology from the University of Minnesota.