Chung-Yan (Joyce) Chan is the incoming principal of the Canadian Chinese School of Theology Vancouver, effective August 1, 2023. She most recently served as the academic vice president and professor of church history at Carey Theological College. She has a deep sense of calling toward nurturing and formative ministries expressed within the framework of congregational and institutional life, and she holds a strong conviction in the priesthood of all believers and theological education for the whole people of God. Her most recent publications include Rediscover the Fading Memories: Early Chinese Canadian Christian History (2013) and William Dean and the First Chinese Study Bible (2014). Chan earned her PhD from Baylor University.

Lakisha R. Lockhart serves as assistant professor of Christian Education at Union Presbyterian Seminary. She also works as a consultant and as executive secretary for the Religious Education Association. She believes in the power of play, movement, aesthetics, and creative arts in life and in theology, using the body as a locus for theological reflection. Lockhart is an advocate and catalyst for critical consciousness and engagement in educating in faith and living into that faith through various spiritual and artistic practices.

Alvin Padilla serves as professor of New Testament and dean of the Latino and Global Ministries program (LGM) at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He conceptualized and launched LGM in 2010 after serving as executive dean and associate professor of New Testament of Gordon-Conwell's Boston campus, the Campus for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME). He taught at Nyack College, Spanish Eastern School of Theology, and New York Theological Seminary and pastored at Fort Washington Heights Presbyterian Church in New York City. He is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Reformed Church in America (PCUSA) and has also served as the interim pastor of churches in Newton and Lawrence, Massachusetts, and Windham, New Hampshire. In addition to his leadership, pastoral, and teaching roles, Padilla is a bilingual author and presenter with expertise in urban ministry, the Church and postmodernity, and multiculturalism. A graduate of Gordon-Conwell's MDiv program, Padilla went on to obtain a Master of Philosophy and a PhD from Drew University in New Testament and early Christian literature.

Audrey Shaw works as a paralegal for Scarpone Law Offices, LLC. Her prior photography experiences include being the owner and primary photographer of Family Focus Photography and teaching photography at Community College of Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) and Jefferson Community College (Ohio). She is member of and educator at the Paris Photography Group (Paris, Pennsylvania), a faith-based group that sponsored a series of retreats exploring contemplative photography. Shaw’s education and training as a forensic scientist for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation was foundational in her journey with photography.

Claire Wolfteich is professor of practical theology and spirituality studies at Boston University School of Theology, where she also is co-director of the Center for Practical Theology. She directs the Creative Callings innovation hub and research project, funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Wolfteich's publications include Motherwork, Public Leadership, and Women's Life Writing: Explorations in Spirituality Studies and Practical Theology (Leiden, the Netherlands: Brill Publishers, 2017); Invitation to Practical Theology: Catholic Voices and Visions (Paulist Press, 2014); and Sabbath in the City: Sustaining Urban Pastoral Excellence (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008), co-authored with Bryan P. Stone. Wolfteich serves on editorial boards for several scholarly journals, including International Journal of Practical Theology; Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality; and The Way: A Review of Christian Spirituality Published by the British Jesuits. In addition, she is on the editorial board of the Theology in Practice Series (Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Publishers). She enjoys integrating teaching and scholarship and connecting the academy with the lives of faith communities.