Stephanie Lape is a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
She holds a Master of Arts degree in Transpersonal Psychology (the psychology of religious experience) from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, and a Master of Divinity degree from Luther Seminary. A veteran professor of comparative religions and former campus minister, she now serves as pastor at Cross and Crown Lutheran Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Stephanie writes, speaks, and teaches on matters of spiritual and psychological development, biblical studies, and comparative religions. She is a contributing author for Living Lutheran Magazine and author of Beckoned: Hearing God's Call to Deeper Faith. She lives with her husband and two children in Southern California. www.stephanielape.com