Jesse is the Founder and Executive Director of Love Thy Neighborhood. He’s been leading urban missions programs for young adults since 2005 and served on the leadership staff at a homeless shelter for 9 years before launching Love Thy Neighborhood in 2014. He hosts the Love Thy Neighborhood podcast as well as The Enneacast, is an ordained minister and a certified Enneagram coach. He is the author of “How We Relate: Understanding God, Yourself and Others Through the Enneagram” from Zondervan Books and is passionate about the intersection of social action, relational health and Christian spiritual formation. Relevant Magazine named Jesse one of the top 50 Christian artists and activists making an impact on culture in America. He geeks out over Ira Glass and Tim Keller, loves listening to his wife Lindsay rap Salt-N-Pepa lyrics, and traveling with his son and daughter. Jesse and his family reside in the Audubon Park neighborhood in Louisville, KY.

Kirsten was born and raised in Tampa, Fla. but relocated to Louisville to serve in Love Thy Neighborhood’s urban missions program for both a summer term and a year-long term. She’s excited to have joined the ministry staff and now be recruiting other young adults to benefit from the program. Kirsten has a passion for helping people and loves having fun in every moment possible. She is deeply involved in service to her church and loves the community she’s found there. She enjoys spending time with friends, reading good books, and spending time with her cat, Cat. Kirsten resides with her roommates in the Shelby Park neighborhood.

Anna grew up in the Atlanta area before attending Belmont University in Nashville, TN where she got her undergraduate degree in Commercial Music. From Nashville, she made her way to Louisville where she graduated with her Master of Divinity with a focus on missions. She then moved to the Bay Area to help plant Realm Church before returning to the East Coast and joining the LTN team. Anna loves running, hiking and going on adventures. She and her puppy, Banjo, live (and take a lot of walks!) in the Old Louisville neighborhood.

Lindsey is originally from Fort Worth, Texas. Lindsey completed her undergraduate education at Texas A&M University and will soon graduate with her Master of Divinity in Theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Lindsey comes to Love Thy Neighborhood with loads of experience in administrative assistance and Enneagram coaching. She also loves spending time with her husband and two daughters. You can most often find Lindsey drinking a Chick-fil-A iced tea. Lindsey currently lives in the Prospect neighborhood.