Rev. Dr. Tom Barlow is an Ordained Elder in the Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has served churches in Wyoming and Colorado, and has studied at Colorado Christian University, Asbury Theological Seminary (KY), and holds a Doctorate in Religious Studies from the Joint Doctoral Program at the Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver. He presently lives in the Denver area with his wife, Kirsten, who is also an Ordained Elder serving in parish ministry. Kirsten and Tom understand their ministry to involve service to God’s creation, and an important part of their work involves providing “forever homes” to rescued Shelties.