With a background in kinesiology from the University of Virginia, John Godfrey has worked in various clinical settings where he recognized his longing for deeper spiritual and theological formation surrounding suffering, pain, and even death in a health care context. He currently serves individuals with brain injury and other neurological conditions, empowering them and providing support and services in their pursuit of independence and the quality of life they desire. Godfrey hopes to further confidence engaging with the challenges and questions near to suffering and death as he faithfully responds to the vocation the Lord has given him to serve those facing illnesses and uncertainties and their families.

Jeremiah Gress is a follower of Jesus, attending emergency medicine physician, per diem critical care hospitalist, and social emergency medicine fellow with Brown University Health in Providence, R.I. He also serves as a Young Life leader for local high school students and on his church leadership team at Sanctuary Church in Providence. His academic interests include addiction care, critical care, and optimizing access to substance use resources, community health initiatives, and social services to better serve marginalized patients often failed by health care systems. He is pursuing the CTHC in hopes of deepening his personal devotion to Christ, nurturing his theological imagination, and being further formed into a vessel of God’s grace and love for the suffering world around us. He is interested in exploring the intersections of spiritual formation, personal holiness, and the art of medicine. 

Jenna Hobbs practices clinical psychology out of the Minnesota Clinic for Health & Wellness—an integrative mental health clinic she owns and operates alongside her spouse. She values cultivating a collaborative, research-based, whole-person environment for clients to seek healing in mind and body. She is excited to be exploring opportunities for service within her Congregational church community—incorporating spiritual resources and values-oriented approaches to facilitate wholeness and healing within individuals, in relationships, and across the wider community. Hobbs has a particular interest in fostering respectful, authentic, and collaborative relationships across difference. Related to this area of interest, she has a passion for exploring both how fundamentalism (religious and ideological) is exacerbated by social media/AI along with an interest in unpacking the deleterious effects of fundamentalism on relationships, communities, and societies. She holds a certificate in interfaith leadership from Interfaith America, and looks forward to deepening and broadening her capacity to be an instrument of love through her education and formation at Duke Divinity school. 

Mark Landon is director of care and advocacy at Project 658 and Hope Community Clinic. In this role he advocates and cares for families (mostly immigrants and refugees) and for his team. Landon is thankful to come alongside immigrants and refugees in this difficult season. He has been involved in ministry for about 30 years and in advocacy for about 9 years. Landon is English/Spanish bilingual and loves learning languages.

Sam Pullen and his family and have been living in Boise, Idaho for the past year and prior to that they lived in Winston-Salem, N.C. They are members of the Anglican church and currently attend Christ the King Church in Meridian, Idaho. Pullen is a general and child psychiatrist and has received additional training in public health, as well as business and leadership. He has worked in a number of healthcare settings, and currently works for Magellan Health, where he oversees the behavioral health arm of the state's Medicaid program as the chief medical officer. Pullen has always maintained a strong interest in global mental health work and is seeking God's direction for these next chapters in his life. He is excited to start the Theology and Health Care program, where he hopes to more deeply integrate his faith with his vocation. 

Michelle Rhue is a native of Atlanta, Ga. She earned a B.A. in psychology from Paine College in Augusta, Ga. From Florida State University she obtained a M.S.W. and a Ph.D. in marital and family therapy. Rhue has served as a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, and professor for 15 years. She is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. She presently resides in the metro-Atlanta area of Georgia with her husband, Sam, and son, Samuel Rhue. Spiritually, Rhue is excited to see how God will transform (Romans 12:2 NLT) her ministry in teaching and clinical practice in the TMC Hybrid CTHC program.

Josh Riggsbee, D.O. is a family medicine physician from North Carolina. He and his family have been living and serving in Nepal for the past 12 years. Riggsbee's medical work at Green Pastures Hospital in Pokhara, Nepal is especially dedicated to serving people living with disability, especially after stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and cardiac disease. His experience in these areas has led to a desire to learn more about the historical, biblical, and theological perspectives surrounding disability, suffering, and God’s purposes in the wider, global context of healthcare missions. Riggsbee is the 2025-2026 recipient of the TMC Missional Health Scholarship.

Kimberly Stephens, Th.M. is a native of Georgia who is wrapping up her chaplain residency at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Stephens' matriculation to the Divinity School and aspiration to become a student in the OTD program at Duke led her to studying with TMC. She brings with her a background in special education and curiosities about the mind-body-spirit-faith connection. While exploring these curiosities, Stephens hopes to discover innovative approaches to encourage those seeking and those averse to receiving mental health care within faith-based or spiritually focused communities. 

Sarasota native Darwin Tepe is the Data Strategy & Economics Analyst at Senior Friendship Centers, where he previously served on the Board of Directors. He leads cross-county innovation in economic impact modeling, quantifying the human and fiscal value of aging-in-place services to strengthen donor relations, influence public investment, and inform policy. Tepe serves in the Young Adults ministry at Grace Community Church and leads Circle of Impact, a volunteer network of young nonprofit professionals committed to local service. He is also a founding board member of Focus SRQ, a nonprofit that trains young artists in financial literacy and sustainable music business models. Tepe holds dual degrees in economics and public policy from New College of Florida and is passionate about integrating theological insight into corporate strategy to build health systems that promote human dignity.

A native of the Boston area, Lisa Vickers has spent the vast majority of her professional career collaborating with global companies to design and introduce innovative medical devices, all focused on enhancing human health and improving quality of life. Vickers' passion for healing is not limited to the physical body alone. Rather, she is inspired by her faith, and the restorative power of Jesus’s unending love, to seek ordination in the Episcopal Church and attend to the spiritual wellness of those in her care. Vickers currently serves as Deacon at Penick Village in Southern Pines, N.C., where she provides pastoral care to elderly residents in assisted living and skilled nursing. In this fulfilling ministry, Vickers has the opportunity to be present with those who are navigating the day-to-day challenges of aging as it affects body, mind, and spirit. She considers it an honor to serve this community, striving to uphold both the dignity and the hardships of their experiences in a compassionate and meaningful manner.