Bob and Gracie Ekblad are Co-Founders and Senior Leaders of Tierra Nueva and Directors of The People's Seminary in Burlington, Washington.
Bob holds a ThD in Old Testament Theology from the Institut Protestant de Théologie in Montpellier, France. He teaches at The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and Westminster Theological Centre and offers training through The People's Seminary. He is the author of Reading the Bible with the Damned, A New Christian Manifesto: Pledging Allegiance to the Kingdom of God, The Beautiful Gate: Enter Jesus' Global Liberation Movement, and Guerrilla Gospel: Reading the Bible for Liberation in the Power of the Spirit.
Gracie has her MA in Theology from the Institut Protestant de Théologie as well. She is one of Tierra Nueva’s pastors, pastoral advocates, and jail chaplains. She also hosts Certificate Training with The People’s Seminary all around the world. Gracie’s expertise is in prayer ministry and intercession.
Their calling is to help recruit, equip, and empower people to communicate good news about God’s love that combines Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives at the service of people on the margins.
