Anastasia was raised in Jacksonville, Florida and has lived in three other states since. She has degrees from Savannah College of Art and Design and Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan. Since 2024, Anastasia serves at the College Pastor with Stepping Stone Ministry. Before that, she has spent over 7 years in middle school and high school ministry. When she’s not grabbing coffee with students or planning the next campus event, you’ll probably find her scouting out a new restaurant or getting lost (in the best way) on a hiking trail. 

Richard grew up in Staten Island, New York, and has been living in Baltimore since attending JHU for undergrad. He completed an Master in Divinity at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and is currently working on a Master of Theology in New Testament at Denver Seminary. He has been involved with Stepping Stone and Grace Life Church since his undergrad days and enjoys serving in various roles, particularly in teaching biblical interpretation. He is married to Annie and they enjoy exploring the outdoors when they are not preoccupied with their tortico cat Seraphina.

Larry Lin was born and raised in San Jose, California, and he has degrees from Cornell University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Since 2022, Larry has been serving as a pastor at Grace Life Church, a non-denominational church in Catonsville. Before that, Larry worked as a college minister in the Washington, D.C. area, a pastor at the Village Church in Baltimore, and as an outreach manager at One America Movement, equipping faith leaders to navigate polarization. Larry enjoys writing and blogging about church and culture, doing deep dives on Wikipedia, and making music. Larry lives with his wife and two children in the Mount Washington neighborhood of Baltimore.

Phil Yang has been a Pastor of Grace Life Church in the Baltimore area since 2012. Originally from California, he moved east to attend JHU in Maryland, where he developed a passion and call for ministry. He is married to Jenny, and together they have three energetic boys—David, Joel, and Caleb. Phil has a heart for college students through the Stepping Stone Ministry at Johns Hopkins as his life was transformed by God during his college years. In his free time, he enjoys snowboarding and indulging his hobby of collecting miles and points to book free flights and travel the world.