Amy J. Erickson (PhD, University of Aberdeen) teaches theology and ethics at St. Mark's National Theological Centre in Canberra, Australia. She is the author of Ephraim Radner, Hosean Wilderness, and the Church in the Post-Christendom West. She has previously lived and worked in central Texas, Washington State, Colorado, and Scotland. She currently belongs to her church family at St. John's Canberra and dreams of cultivating an intentional community in the heart of Australia's capital.

Hannah Estabrook (MA, Grace College) is a mental health clinician with a focus on supporting individuals who have transitioned from the sex trade. She is the cofounder of Sanctuary Night, a pioneering harm reduction drop-in center for marginalizedwomen.

Mary J. Evans is a visiting lecturer in Old Testament and former academic dean at the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, Addis Ababa, and a former lecturer at the London School of Theology. She is the author of the Tyndale Old Testament Commentary Judges and Ruth is a coeditor of The IVP Women's Bible Commentary.

Rebecca Evans is an author and illustrator who has worked on over two dozen children's books, including All Will Be Well. She also enjoys teaching art at her local Art Center, publishing artwork with magazines and multiple publishing houses, and sharing her love of literature and art with children. Rebecca lives in Maryland and enjoys spending time with her husband and their children, and working from her home studio.

Elrena Evans (MFA, Penn State) is an author, an editor, a mother, a wife, a dancer, and a stand-up comedian. Her books When I Go to Church, I Belong and Special Grace: Prayers and Reflections for Families with Special Needs are both inspired by her experience as a mom of children with special needs. Elrena lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their five children. She doesn't have a favorite ice cream flavor because she loves (almost) all of them.

Ruth Everhart is an author, speaker, and pastor who has served Presbyterian (PCUSA) churches for more than twenty years. A graduate of Calvin College and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, Ruth travels widely to speak at churches, conferences and retreats. She has written for publications such as Christian Century, Sojourners, and the Washington Post, and is the author of Chasing the Divine in the Holy Land and the Christianity Today award-winning memoir Ruined. She lives near Washington, DC.

Gem Fadling is a founding partner of Unhurried Living Inc., a nonprofit that trains people to rest deeper, live fuller, and lead better. She is a certified life coach and trained spiritual director who coaches women at the intersection of spiritual leadership and soul care. Gem is the host of the I Can Do That! Podcast and the coauthor of What Does Your Soul Love? Eight Questions That Reveal God’s Work in You.

Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist and author, specializing in the intersection of faith and culture. Her books include the critically acclaimed The God Factor, Sin Boldly, The Dude Abides, BELIEBER, and Disquiet Time (coedited with Jennifer Grant). Falsani is a longtime correspondent for Religion News Service and a featured writer for Sojourners, where she was the director of new media from 2010 to 2012. She was the religionwriter and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times from 2000 to 2010, and was the faith and values columnist for the Orange County Register. In addition to her work covering religion in the United States and abroad, Falsani has writtenextensively about global poverty, AIDS and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, and other issues affecting the developing world. In 2005, Falsani received the James O. Supple Religion Writer of the Year award from the Religion Newswriters Association, and shetwice has been a finalist for the Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year award. She serves as a member of the advisory board for Girls and Women at the ONE Campaign.

Ingrid Faro (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is coordinator of the MA in Old Testament program and visiting professor at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. She previously served as dean of academic affairs at Northern Seminary, dean of theology at the Scandinavian School of Theology, and director of masters programs at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She is the author of Evil in Genesis and coauthor of Honest Answers. Additionally, she serves on the editorial board of the Bulletin for Biblical Research. She speaks and preaches internationally and lives just outside Chicago, Illinois.

Pam Farrel and her husband, Bill, are codirectors of Masterful Living, a conference and communications ministry aimed at helping couples stay in love. Pam also has experience as a director of women's ministries, youth leader, conference speaker, radio talk show host and freelance writer. Together Pam and Bill authored the bestselling book Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti (Harvest House). Pam has authored numerous other books including 10 Best Decisions a Woman Can Make (Harvest House) and Devotions for Women on the Go! (coauthored with Steve Arterburn).