Kris lives with his wife Lana and their two sons in Tacoma WA. He has served in urban ministry since 1985 and is the founder and director of Center for Transforming Mission. He earned his B.A. in English at Pacific Lutheran University, in Tacoma, WA and his M.Div. at Palmer Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA. He recently completed a D.Min. in Transformational Leadership for the Global City from Bakke Graduate University in Seattle, WA. Kris is also an ordained member of the Street Psalms Community and swears he heard God laugh once.