James AkersonJames Akerson is the pastor of a rural congregation and a district minister for the Virginia Mennonite Conference (MCUSA). He holds a DMin degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts, and an MDiv from Eastern Mennonite Seminary i Virginia. He is a convinced Anabaptist. Born in Oregon, he grew up in a Lutheran tradition, where he gained an appreciation for high church practices of worship. He and his wife, Emily, have two grown sons. Read More Read Less