He has a Masters of Theological Studies from Duke Divinity School, and a B.S. in Nursing from the University of San Francisco. Tim worked as a Registered Nurse on the first AIDS ward in the United States for fourteen years. He is co-author of Inhabiting the Church: Biblical Wisdom for a New Monasticism and author of Oriented to Faith: Transforming the Conflict in the Church over Gay Relationships. He maintains the website www.orientedtofaith.com which strives to “wage peace in the church’s conflict over LGBT sexuality.” He may be followed at https://twitter.com/Tim_Otto