Robert D. Flanagan, has served as an Episcopal priest since 2003. He holds a Doctor of Ministry in Christian Spirituality and is Dean’s Advisor for Partnerships at Virginia Theological Seminary and Chaplain at General Theological Seminary. He is the author of the Courage to Thrive book series, Growing a Sustainable Soul (2014), and The Letters of an Unexpected Mystic (Wipf & Stock, 2022). He and his wife, Lanie, live in Litchfield County, Connecticut.