The Rev. Joe Ananias serves with the clergy team of St. George’s as Priest Associate. He comes to Nashville after seven years on staff with the Anglican Episcopal House of Studies at Duke Divinity School, where he served most recently as Interim Director. Joe has also served on the staff of Holy Trinity, Raleigh, North Carolina, as Associate Director of Worship, and at Christ Church, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, as Associate Rector. He completed his Master of Divinity at Duke Divinity School and his Bachelor of Arts at Moody Bible Institute. He is currently completing a Doctor of Theology program in systematic theology at Duke under Dr. Jeremy Begbie, with a focus on the Holy Spirit, resurrection, and divine healing. Joe is passionate about parish ministry, and he sees his studies as part of a larger vocation to build up the church and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ. Joe is married to Christina, who teaches theology at Belmont University, and they have two children, Sammy and Lizzy. Joe’s ministry at St. George’s includes leading worship, preaching, teaching, and supporting the overall ministries of the church.