I’m Josh Steele, a pastor-turned-programmer who solves problems with a heart for people and an eye for detail.

As a software engineer, I work mainly on backend development in Java, SQL, and Python in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) space for a cybersecurity company. (Here’s my LinkedIn and my CV, if you’d like to learn more about me professionally.)

But I was previously ordained as a Deacon (October 2016) and then a Priest (November 2019) in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA). Due to growing disaffection with the denomination, I resigned from active ministry in the ACNA in November 2023.

(Apparently there’s disagreement within the ACNA over whether, by resigning, I thereby renounced my Holy Orders as such. I’m still trying to figure out what, if anything, to do with my Holy Orders and three degrees in theology in the future.)

After a long time away (for those theology degrees), I’m back in Ohio, where I live with my wife and three young children.

ℹ️ Note

This /about page is just one of my many “slash pages.”

More About Me: CV/Resume • My Story • What I’m Doing Now • Essays • Sermons • Philosophy of Ministry

In my free time (what’s that?), I buy books and tools…and then try to find even more time to use them. Recently, DIY home repair projects have been a welcome change of pace from spending all day looking at a screen. I’m trying to become competent in as many different practical skills as possible. (You know, since I studied theology in school! Haha.)

This is my main personal website, powered by Hugo and PaperMod, and hosted on GitHub Pages.

You can also follow my shorter posts on micro.blog over at social.joshuapsteele.com, which get cross-posted to Mastodon and Threads.

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