Rev. Nathan is a seventh-generation Michigander, a graduate of Western Michigan University, and a fierce advocate of social justice and benevolent localism. Prior to ministry he worked as a community organizer with the Gamaliel Network in Kalamazoo and Chicago. He attended graduate studies at the Chicago Theological Seminary and Vanderbilt Divinity School. He currently serves as the 29th Senior Minister of the First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo. He is an ordained pastor in the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).