Loren Seibold is a pastor in the Ohio Conference, an editor, and writer. He is the creator and editor of Best Practices for Adventist Ministry, a widely-read email newsletter for pastors published by the North American Division. He writes widely for church publications, and is an essayist for Spectrum magazine. He is a graduate of Walla Walla College and Andrews University, and earned his doctorate at the San Francisco Theological Seminary. His wife, Carmen, a graduate of Fuller Theological Seminary, is also a pastor serving in hospice chaplaincy. Together they like to travel, read, visit antique shops, and enjoy their flower garden and pets.