Lucas is a second-generation Unitarian Universalist from Cincinnati, Ohio. He decided to pursue the ministry in high school, and has since served Unitarian Universalism in several capacities. One of his passions is discovering how we can share our liberal-religious message with the wider community.

Lucas holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard Divinity School. There he was a Williams Fellow, an honorary designation awarded for academic merit. He also earned a Bachelor's in Religion and Philosophy from Miami University of Ohio.

The recipient of awards in moral philosophy and comparative religion, Lucas has presented papers on race, sexuality, and religion at academic conferences. Interested in the intersection of theology and ministry, his thesis at Harvard focused on Unitarian Universalist responses to violence and trauma.

In seminary, Lucas did an internship at the First Parish in Needham, Massachusetts. The Rev. John Buehrens, former president of the Unitarian Universalist Association, was his supervisor. The Unitarian Universalist Church in Livermore is the first parish that he has served.