Before accepting our call in 2016, Joanne served as a pastor, founder of a Small Group ministry, and a professor of religion. She holds three advanced degrees from Harvard University in Divinity and Theology and is a graduate of St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Joanne’s ministry focuses on helping us discover our Christian calling, especially through the challenges of what Father Richard Rohr terms, “The Second Half of Life.” She and her husband, John Thorbeck, are the parents of four children, far flung from Cow Hollow to Minneapolis, Shanghai to West Point; and grandparents of six (latest born 6/18/20!). When work is over, Joanne puts on her cycling shoes or hiking boots and explores her adored California.