Paul Bane is the founder of Mindful Christianity, an online community helping people discover the lost contemplative and meditative tradition of practicing the presence of Jesus in our daily lives. Founded in 2015, Mindful Christianity now reaches over a million people a day, and its message has connected with faith leaders in every denomination of Christianity as well as mental health professionals and counseling organizations. Paul is the retired senior past of New Hope Community Church in Brentwood, Tennessee. He and his wife, Cathy, have two grown children and six granddaughters.