The Rev. Tom Albin is the Dean of The Upper Room Chapel in Nashville, Tennessee, since 1999.  The Upper Room, a global ministry of prayer and spiritual formation, is a part of Discipleship Ministries. An ordained elder in the Oklahoma Conference, Albin provides spiritual leadership, teaching and guidance for clergy and laity in various settings across the church. He was previously a faculty member at Boston University School of Theology and the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. At the invitation of the General Conference Host Committee in 2012, Albin served as the co-chair of the Prayer Ministry Team — a role he has accepted again for 2016.