Jim Longhurst – President & Founder: Jim Longhurst is a graduate of Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (DMin). He has served as a pastor for the past 42 years in Michigan, Europe, and Massachusetts. In 2012, Jim founded Clapham Servants – a nonprofit inspired by William Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect. Clapham Servants seek to empower local churches to live the way of Jesus outside the church, engaging with critical issues of the day. Jim is an avid swimmer, and a fiercely competitive croquet player. He and his wife, Jean, love spending time with their two children and three grandchildren.
Ann Seavey – Ann Seavey is a graduate of Gordon College and of Northeastern University. She loves to learn and has a God-given heart for people who struggle. For 28 years until retiring in 2020, she had the privilege of working at Gordon College, directing the Academic Success Center, helping to make education accessible to all learners. Ann has been married to Paul Seavey for 46 years and they have four children and 4 grandchildren whom they dote on. Union Congregational Church in Magnolia, Massachusetts has been her church home since 1982. She enjoys nature, birdwatching, reading, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Bob Stallard – Bob Stallard graduated from Ripon College. Because of the War in Vietnam, he decided to go to Officer Candidate School, where he served as a combat infantry platoon leader. After returning to the US and searching for new values to live by, a 15-year-old man shared Jesus with Bob and he repented and turned his life over to Jesus. The following year he married Nancy. They have two children and two grandchildren and, whenever possible, spend time with them. Bob has been actively serving in the same church for 44 years along with Nancy. He has been a realtor since 1978 and retired in 2019. He continues to have a passion for solving problems, outreach, coming alongside people going through hard times and living in different communities. Since he was a young boy with dyslexia, he learned to love the outdoors: like hiking, sailing, skiing, mountain biking and in recent years he has now learned to love reading.
Ted Olson – Ted Olson is an entrepreneur and consultant. He has a degree in Comparative Religion from Tufts University, and has studied at the graduate level at Fuller Theological Seminary. He leverages talent optimization technology and his sales & marketing experience to help individuals and organizations develop strategic sales processes including demand generation and messaging. Ted is the best-selling author of Feel Good About Selling – a book written to help reluctant sellers become trusted advisors. For down time, Ted writes, builds websites, and practices martial arts. He homeschools his four kids with his wife, Nicole. They have two dogs (Oatmeal and Honeybee) and a guinea pig (Pinball) – his kids wanted him to mention the pets.