The Rev. Dr. L. Roger Owens is the Hugh Thompson Kerr Professor of Pastoral Theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. Roger is a native of Indiana and a graduate of Anderson University. He received the Master of Divinity and Ph.D. at Duke University Divinity School. Roger is a frequent teacher and leader in The Five Day Academy for Spiritual Formation and the author of numerous books, including: What We Need Is Here: Practicing the Heart of Christian Spirituality, Everyday Contemplative: The Way of Prayerful Living, and co-author of A New Day In The City. He is married to Rev. Ginger Thomas, and they are the proud parents of three children. Roger loves to read, sing, listen to his children make music, and take quiet walks.