The Very Reverend Tracey Lind began her ordained ministry as associate Rector of Christ Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Since 2000, Reverend Lind frequently speaks, teaches and preaches around the country, including at the Chautauqua Institution. A native of Columbus, Ohio, Lind holds a bachelor's degree in urban studies from the Honors College at the University of Toledo, a master of community planning from the University of Cincinnati, and a master of divinity from Union Theological Seminary in New York. In 2004, Lind's first book of photographs and essays, Interrupted by God, was published by The Pilgrim Press.