JONATHAN A. MALONE, PhD, has been an American Baptist Churches USA pastor for 20 years, most recently having served as senior pastor of First Baptist Church East Greenwich, RI. In addition to teaching the region's Baptist polity course and chairing the Standing Committee for Ordained Ministry, he has also been active on the ABCUSA Board of General Ministry and the Ministers Council. He is currently the president of the Board of Managers for the American Baptist Historical Society. Dr. Malone received his MDiv at Andover Newton Theological School and his PhD at the University of Dayton. He actively blogs at "Theological Snob" and podcasts on "Twelve Enough," both of which can be found at www.twelveenough.com. Malone is also the founder of Wilderness Journeys through which he serves as a guide for experiencing the wilderness with the divine (www.wildernessjourneys.org).