Who are the folks behind Animate?

On the front pages of our journals, it tells us that the writers are Carla Barnhill and Tony Jones. Just who are these folks in the background of our spiritual journey?

WHO IS TONY JONES?

According to his web site, http://tonyj.net, Tony Jones is the author of The Church Is Flat: The Relational Ecclesiology of the Emerging Church Movement and is theologian-in-residence at Solomon’s Porch in Minneapolis and teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary and St. Cloud State University. Tony serves as a senior acquisitions editor at sparkhouse. He’s developed an iPhone app called Ordain Thyself.

Tony is the author of many books on Christian ministry and spirituality, including The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier and The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life, and he is a sought after speaker and consultant in the areas of emerging church, postmodernism, and Christian spirituality.

He co-owns a social media consulting and event planning company.  Tony is married, has three children, and lives in Edina, Minnesota. In his spare time, he trains his yellow lab, Albert, and takes Albert hunting for ducks, grouse, and pheasants.

He has a blog housed at Patheos: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/tonyjones/

WHO IS CARLA BARNHILL?

According to twincitieslive.com, Carla Barnhill has been a writer and editor for more than fifteen years, working in both magazine and book publishing. She is the author of numerous articles and several books, including The Myth of the Perfect Mother and Shaping Your Family's Future. She teaches College Writing at Bethel University in St. Paul and often speaks to women's groups about issues such as motherhood, spirituality, and keeping your sanity in the midst of family life. She was recently chosen as one of four finalists to be the Advice Guru on Good Morning America and is a regular guest on Twin Cities Live, where she gives advice on everything from wedding etiquette to friendship problems to workplace drama.

Carla is a native of Alexandria, MN, a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and a fan of all things Minnesota. Between writing projects, Carla loves to camp, hike, ski, or just sit on the end of a dock with a cold Diet Coke. She's a reader, a writer, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister, a talker, a listener, and a minivan driver.

She blogs with another woman at: http://themommyrevolution.com/.

According to her blog, Carla Barnhill has been in Christian publishing for 15 years. She is the former editor of Christian Parenting Today magazine. She also served as Associate Editor of Campus Life magazine. Carla now works as a freelance editor and writer, working for publishers such as Zondervan, WaterBrook, Baker, Tyndale, HarperOne, and Sparkhouse. She is the author of Blessings Every Day and The Myth of the Perfect Mother.

Carla has also spoken to thousands of mothers at MOPS conventions, women’s retreats, and churches around the country. She is a sought-after source of new ideas about motherhood, parenting, and the spiritual formation of children.