Ken Sehested is Editor/Author of prayer&politiks.org,“at the intersection of spiritual formation and prophetic action.” He is Former Founding Director of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America and Former Founding Co-Pastor of Circle of Mercy Congregation in Asheville, North Carolina. Ken studied at Union Theological Seminary, New York University, and Baylor University. He and his wife Nancy, also a retired pastor, live in Asheville.