Pastor Dr. Thomas theol. and Pastor Katharina Bänziger have been working at the Schleife Foundation since 2015 after ten years as pastors in the Thurgau regional church. Her tasks in the seminar and training area include the "Bible Workshop". Thomas completed his doctorate on the Book of Ezra-Nehemiah at STH Basel in 2013, a subject close to his heart. The Bänzigers are parents of four children of primary and pre-school age.