Jill Duffield holds a BA degree in History (Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Duffield graduated with her M.Div. from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, VA and her D.Min. from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX. Rev. Duffield has served as pastor of large and small congregations. She is the current editor and publisher of The Presbyterian Outlook and is married to Grant.

Keith Hewitt has a wide variety of experiences. Prior to pastoring United Methodist congregations in Wisconsin, he was employed in various capacities at Underwriters Laboratories and several social service agencies. Hewitt holds a degree from the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay and completed Local Pastor Licensing School through the Illinois Great Rivers Conference at Illinois Wesleyan University. He continues his theological studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. He is a contributor to StoryShare, a component of the online resource SermonSuite (CSS Publishing).

Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson attended and received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, and his Master of Divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. A recently retired ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, he has served several congregations in the Alberta and the Territories Synod. He also served as a chaplain in the Good Samaritan Society facility of South Ridge Village in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and as chaplain with the Bethany Group in Camrose, Alberta. He is married to Julianna, also a Lutheran pastor.

David E. Leininger has previously served parishes in Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. His degrees include the Master of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina and the Doctor of Ministry from Erskine Theological Seminary in Due West, South Carolina. Dr. Leininger is the author of six previous books.

Ronald H. Love was called into the ministry from a career as a state trooper. He has served Methodist churches in rural, inner-city, and suburban settings for 20 years and also served for four years as an Army chaplain. He has also been a university professor for ten years, teaching history and theology. He holds a degrees from Slippery Rock State College, University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary). Dr. Love now resides in South Carolina.

Mary Austin is the Senior Pastor of Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, in the Washington, DC area. She has served churches in New Jersey and Michigan and has also been a hospice chaplain. Her blog is Stained Glass in the City.

John Jamison served as a United Methodist Pastor in Illinois for twenty-two years in rural churches, small-town churches, and inner-city churches. John continues to use the power of story in his novels, children’s books, and other writing activities. He is a graduate of McKendree College, Garrett-Evangelical Seminary, Quincy University, and Capella University, receiving a Master of Divinity and a and Ph.D. in Education.

David Coffin is pastor at Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches (ELCA) in Elgin and Elkader, Iowa. He has served as solo pastor at various small town and rural congregations in Ohio and Iowa. David earned his Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary (Columbus, Ohio) and his Doctor of Ministry Degree from Winebrenner Seminary (Findlay, Ohio).

Thomas Willadsen has been a Presbyterian minister nearly thirty years. He has served churches in Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska and Wisconsin. He received his Master’s of Divinity from the University of Chicago in 1990 and Doctor of Ministry from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2013. Since 1996 Tom has written humor for The Cresset, Valparaiso University’s review of literature, the arts and public affairs. He is also a contributor to The Immediate Word, a component of SermonSuite.