Wissam al-Saliby is the advocacy officer of the World Evangelical Alliance, focused on freedom of religion, rule of law and human rights. Previously, al-Saliby served with the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, Lebanon, and as a regional trainer on international humanitarian law with Geneva Call. He holds a law degree from Lebanese University and a master’s in international law from Aix-Marseille University Faculty of Law, France.

Miluska E. Aquije (Milly) is many things. As an educator, a spiritual advisor, a mentor, and a Dreamer, she supports her community with a unique passion and vibrancy. Currently, she serves as the Discipleship Pastor with Reconcile Brooklyn and is the founder of Hoping Greatly, where she uplifts others through her story of resilience as an undocumented immigrant.

Jeanelle Austin, creator of Racial Agency Initiative, coaches people to leverage their agency for racial justice. A resident of Minneapolis, she is the lead caretaker of the George Floyd Memorial, guiding a team of volunteers to stand in the unique space of preservation and protest. Jeanelle earned an MDiv and an MA in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. She speaks nation-wide on topics as they intersect with race in America.

Randall Balmer, a prize-winning historian and Emmy Award nominee, holds the John Phillips Chair in Religion at Dartmouth. After earning his PhD from Princeton University in 1985 he taught as Professor of American Religious History at Columbia University for twenty-seven years. He has been a visiting professor at Princeton, Yale, Northwestern, and Emory Universities and in the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Rasool Berry serves as teaching pastor at The Bridge Church in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from UPenn with a BA in Africana Studies and Sociology. He is currently seeking his MA in Biblical Studies at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is committed to helping people live out a biblical framework for social justice. He hosts the “Where Ya From?” podcast which uses stories to highlight people applying their faith for social change.

Jessamin Birdsall is a PhD Candidate in Sociology and Social Policy at Princeton. The daughter of missionaries to Japan, she has an interest in how culture and ethnicity shape religious identities and practices. She has conducted research on white evangelical support for Trump and British evangelical attitudes towards racial justice. She is Head of Research and Evaluation at Church Urban Fund, a non-profit tackling inequality in England.

Anne Blackwill has a PhD from Stanford University. Prior to retiring, she served as adjunct professor of English at Gordon College for over twenty years and taught literature for over forty years at academic institutions as diverse as Beirut College for Women, the US Naval Academy, Tel Aviv University, and Working Men’s College in London. Throughout her career she has maintained a commitment to education for incarcerated men and women

Gregory Coles holds a PhD from Penn State University. He is a writer, speaker, and worship leader. His first book, Single, Gay, Christian, was a 2017 Foreword INDIES Award Finalist. A second book, No Longer Strangers, is forthcoming in 2021.

Danielle Espiritu is a Kanaka Maoli educator from Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu currently living with her ʻohana in Waimalu in the moku (district) of ʻEwa. She is of Chinese, Samoan, Native Hawaiian, Korean, Puerto Rican, Filipino, and European descent, and honors the people, lands, and genealogies that have shaped her.

JR. Forasteros is a pastor in Dallas, TX. He is the author of Empathy for the Devil and co-hosts The Fascinating Podcast and In All Things Charity. Otherwise, he's likely breaking in a new board game, perfecting smoked brisket or announcing roller derby while his wife, Amanda, skates for Assassination City.

Scott Hall holds a BA from UCLA in African American Studies and an MA in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Raised in Oakland, CA, Scott grew up as a white kid on the wealthy side of town but was always aware of racial divisions. As a result of the racial unrest in LA in 1992, he changed his major to Black Studies and launched on a journey of learning from peers of color and of finding his place in the restoration of the shalom of God's kingdom.

Michael Kuhn, PhD teaches Biblical Theology and Muslim-Christian relations. He has taught at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary, Fuller Theological Seminary, and Covenant College. He is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and serves with the International Theological Education Network, teaching and assisting majority world theological institutions. He has written on Muslim-Christian relations and spiritual formation.

Andrew Y. Lee holds a PhD in Religion and is Associate Director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College Billy Graham Center. He has served on staff at the largest Chinese churches in New York City and Chicago. He has also taught for Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and New Brunswick Theological Seminary. His writings are in both the academic and ministry worlds.

Matt Lumpkin, MDiv is an ordained Baptist minister and spent his early career as a hospital chaplain. While at Fuller Seminary he became fascinated with the ways technologies like the printing press and the internet shape religious communities. He designs digital spaces for education and personal formation for seminaries and startups. He has won awards from Stanford Med School and IDEO for his work on diabetes technology wearables.

Brandi Miller is the host of “Reclaiming My Theology,” a space to take our theology back from ideas and systems that oppress. She is a staff member and justice program director with a college campus ministry and works at the intersection of faith, justice, and politics.

David Osborn is Senior Professor of Christian Leadership at Denver Seminary. He served as director of the DMin program for seventeen years, bringing his experience as a pastor, church leader, and conciliator. In Tupelo, Mississippi, in the 1960s, he helped assist in the peaceful integration of the school system. In the 1970s, he served as president of the state and regional conventions in Florida.

Seth Price is the host of the “Can I Say This at Church” podcast. He lives with his family in Central Virginia and during the day earns a living by working at a bank. Find Seth and the podcast at canisaythisatchurch.com.

Robert Chao Romero is an associate professor in the departments of Chicana/o Studies and Central America Studies, and Asian American Studies, at UCLA. He received his PhD from UCLA in Latin American History and his JD from UC Berkeley. He is the author of Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity; The Chinese in Mexico, 1882-1940; and more. He is also an ordained minister and faith-rooted community organizer.

Alexia Salvatierra is a pastor with over 40 years of experience including congregational and community ministry, service and development, organizing, and legislative advocacy. Assistant Professor of Integral Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary, she coordinates a Professional Certificate for Hispanic leaders at Fuller’s Centro Latino. She also works to assist asylum seekers and families facing deportation.

Charles Samuel is a writer and essayist who writes about the intersection of faith, culture, and politics. He is also the founder of 90odd, a marketing company dedicated to helping purposeful brands create, deliver, and scale solutions for some of society's major problems.

Mark Scandrette is an internationally recognized expert in practical Christian spirituality. He co-founded Reimagine, a center for integral Christian practice. His most recent books include Belonging and Becoming, Practicing the Way of Jesus, and more. Mark teaches in the doctoral program at Fuller Theological Seminary and is on the creative team for the 9 Beats Collective, a project exploring the beatitudes as a 21st vocabulary for Jesus’ way. He is passionate about efforts to create safe neighborhoods for all people.

Erick Schenkel has served as a pastor, a cross-cultural missionary, and an organizational leader, including six years as Executive Director of the Jesus Film Project, a sub-ministry of Cru. He holds a PhD in American religious history from Harvard University and is the author of The Joys and the Hopes: An American Evangelical Discovers Catholic Social Thought.

Dawn Sonntag, DMA, is a composer, performer, university educator, and church musician. A life-long Lutheran and Wisconsin native, she completed her BM in music at UT El Paso before relocating to Germany to earn a graduate diploma at the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik. She has served as a musician in Lutheran and Protestant churches in the US and in Germany. She is a lecturer in music composition at Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State.

Tamice Namae Spencer has over 15 years of experience in full-time, young adult ministry. In 2018, she established the faith-based nonprofit Sub:Culture Inc., which provides Black students with the resources and guidance needed to successfully incorporate their religious beliefs into their academic, professional, and personal lives, and to become pillars within their respective communities.

Bart Tocci is currently a student at Boston University studying for his master’s degree in journalism. He plays guitar for his church band, hockey every week with old friends, and would rather talk about anything other than politics.

Jesse Steven Wheeler holds an MDiv with an emphasis in Islamics from Fuller Theological Seminary; a BA in International and Middle Eastern history from UC Berkeley; and a PGCert in Baptistic Histories and Theologies from the University of Manchester. Before returning to the US, he was Projects Manager and Support Instructor for the Institute of Middle East Studies at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon.

Randy Woodley (Keetoowah Cherokee) is a professor, author, activist, farmer and wisdom-keeper who shares his deep desire for a world that reflects Creator's design and his Indigenous worldview. Randy and his wife Edith, (Eastern Shoshone) co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice/Eloheh Farm & Seeds in Yamhill, Oregon.