Rev. Dr. Joan Steadman is the senior minister of Agape Bay Area and a founding member of the Agape International Spiritual Center. She has been an ordained Agape and Centers for Spiritual Living minister since 1998 and has received honorary Doctorates of Divine from both organizations.

In 2014, she released her position as Spiritual Leader at the Oakland Center for Spiritual Living where she served for fifteen years. Before that, she was an assistant minister at the Agape International Spiritual Center for two years, One From the Heart Ministry director, teacher, and licensed spiritual practitioner for thirteen years where she had a thriving practice.

For many years, she has been on the faculty of both the Michael Beckwith School of Ministry and Holmes Institute, the CSL School of Ministry. She created curriculum for Practical Mysticism and Visioning, both CSL classes. Rev. Joan has facilitated workshops and retreats nationwide and has been a sought-out speaker at many New Thought centers and conferences. Additionally, she has authored articles and meditations for various New Thought magazines, including the Science of Mind Daily Guides for nine years

She was inducted into the Martin Luther King Hall of Preachers at Morehouse College and was awarded the Gandhi Ikeda King Award for Peace and Unity in the Community. In August of 2021, she was a recipient of the Walden Award for New Thought Wisdom.

Rev. Joan loves exploring and sharing the mystical realm, enjoying her two daughters and three granddaughters, walking in nature, and her active spiritual counseling practice.