About Caleb

Caleb Cray Haynes is a professional communicator, writer, and advocate on issues of environmental justice for the church. He hosts of The ecoChristian Podcast, having exploratory conversations about “What it means to be Christian on planet Earth.” He is the author of Garbage Theology (2021); Earthbound Christian (2026); and co-author of Keeping Creation (2023). He serves on the board of Creation Justice Ministries and is also a Partner with the Evangelical Environmental Network as-well as One Home One Future.

Caleb is co-founder of Nazarenes for Creation Care, an organization designed to equip the church for engaging in the call to “serve and keep” creation, which he currently serves as Director. He is an ordained Elder and received a B.A. in Religion and Philosophy from Trevecca Nazarene University and studied Theology: Ecology (M.A.) at Nazarene Theological College in Manchester, UK.

For over ten years Caleb served as a pastor at Kaleo Nashville, a local church planted by him and his wife, Emily. He also co-operated Earthtone Reconstruction and Recycling in the city of Nashville working to reduce waste from landfills by recycling, repurposing, and reclaiming. Caleb currently also works with Trevecca Urban Farm training youth to plants trees and repair bikes.

Tending to his backyard garden, telling jokes, and giving puppet shows and are big parts of Caleb’s hobbies. Caleb and his wife Emily live in Nashville, TN with their two daughters, Story and Daily.