A recent grad­u­ate of Prince­ton The­o­log­i­cal Sem­i­nary with a Master’s of Divin­ity, Patrick is a newly ordained Teaching Elder and Minister of Word & Sacrament in the Pres­by­ter­ian Church (U.S.A.). Patrick grew up in Cincin­nati, Ohio, as the son of two pub­lic school teach­ers; earned bachelor’s degrees in Eng­lish and Clas­sics from Ohio Uni­ver­sity; and is an Eagle Scout. Patrick has min­is­tered in the areas of hos­pi­tal and prison chap­laincy, the inter­sec­tion of wor­ship and mis­sion, com­mu­nity orga­niz­ing, envi­ron­men­tal sus­tain­abil­ity, immi­grant deten­tion, the peace move­ment, and LGBTQQI and women’s equal­ity. He loves nature, hik­ing (especially with his dog), writ­ing, and philosophy.