I’m the Rev. Timothy McMahan King. I serve as a deacon in the Episcopal church and am an author, speaker, and Senior Fellow at Clergy for a New Drug Policy.
As my day job, I founded Vagabond Strategies, and work as a consultant for clients on digital and communication strategies. One of my specialties is helping organizations apply the best research in addiction studies for understanding how and why people change.
I worked at Sojourners, a faith-based advocacy organization in D.C., for seven years and finished up my time there as the organization's Chief Strategy Officer.
Before that, I worked as a community organizer in Chicago. That was also where I attended North Park University and studied biblical and theological studies and philosophy.
I live in North Carolina with my wife Hannah, our two daughters, and our dog, Hank.
A little about me.
Short Biography
Rev. Timothy McMahan King is a deacon in the Episcopal Church, a writer, nonprofit professional, senior fellow for Clergy for a New Drug Policy, and owner of Vagabond Strategies. He has worked as a community organizer, the chief strategy officer of Sojourners, and a consultant for national nonprofits, advocacy campaigns, and political candidates. The author of Addiction Nation (2019), Tim lives in North Carolina with his family.
Long Biography
Rev. Timothy McMahan King is deacon in the Episcopal church, writer, senior fellow for clergy for a New Drug Policy, and the owner of Vagabond Strategies. He is the former chief strategy officer for Sojourners and has served as a consultant for national nonprofits, advocacy campaigns, and political candidates. He is the author of What Are Drugs For? An Exploration of Stolen Fire (Fortress, 2026) and Addiction Nation: What the Opioid Crisis Reveals About Us(Herald Press, 2019). He has written widely for national publications, including The Wall Street Journal and CNN and is an active advocate for those in recovery and drug policy reform.
He's spoken and lectured across the country from Georgetown and Harvard to the Chautauqua Institution. His writing is taught in universities and graduate programs across the country for his unique perspective at the intersection of faith, science, drugs, and addiction while calling for an end to a culture of punishment.
A graduate of North Park University with degrees in theology and philosophy, McMahan King has a deep interest in what healing looks like for the individual and our culture. Growing up on a farm in New Hampshire, he has a keen awareness of the ways in which our communities and the natural environment can call us into greater wholeness.
McMahan King lives with his wife, Hannah, their two daughters, and their dog, Hank, in North Carolina.