Jerry P. Haas pastored churches in California and Arizona for 25 years and then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to work in retreat and spiritual formation ministries with The Upper Room/General Board of Discipleship. He served as director of the Academy for Spiritual Formation from 1999 to 2010 and spiritual director of The Upper Room from 2010 to 2012. Jerry is the coauthor of Shaping a Life of Significance for Retirement, project coordinator for Upper Room Worshipbook: Music and Liturgies for Spiritual Formation, and coeditor of Rhythm & Fire: Experiencing the Holy in Community and Solitude. He and his wife, Donna, now reside in the Tucscon, Arizona area.