Rev. Dr. Emily A. Peck teaches in the area Christian Formation and works as the theological educator for the Wesley Innovation Hub, part of a Lilly Endowment Initiative for young adult ministry. Peck is a United Methodist elder from the New York Annual Conference. Her ministry background is concentrated on ministry with young people and urban ministry. She is confident that the Holy Spirit works in and through communities to form and transform Christians for work in the world to help build the kin-dom of God. She is passionate about the church’s challenges and possibilities in this present age. Peck is the mother of three children.