​Barbara Sartorius Bjelland is a lover of arts, theology, books, and people. She works as a artist, author and chaplain. She has a B.A. (Honors) in History from the University of Minnesota, M.A. in Spiritual Formation from Seattle Pacific Seminary, and a Dip.C.S. from Regent College (Vancouver, B.C.). She studied art at Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and has a degree in Graphic Design from South Central College. Barbara has worked in ministry for decades, most recently as a church Director of Faith Formation for people of all ages, and as an chaplain for people with intellectual disabilities.  She is an ordained pastor to Word and Sacrament..