Speakers

Melissa Kruger serves as vice president of discipleship programming at The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, In All Things: A Nine-Week Devotional Bible Study on Unshakeable Joy, Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know, His Grace Is Enough, Lucy and the Saturday Surprise, Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ in a Secular Age, and Ephesians: A Study of Faith and Practice. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they have three children. She writes at Wits End, hosted by The Gospel Coalition. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God. You can find her at JenWilkin.net.

Vanessa K. Hawkins (MDiv, DMin, Covenant Theological Seminary) is the Director of Community Life at Redeemer Lincoln Square in New York City.  She is a Bible teacher and conference speaker and serves as diversity advisor for the PCA’s Women’s Ministry.  She is honored to be the wife of her third grade friend Marcus, and together they are the parents of three daughters. You can follow her on Instagram or Twitter.

Courtney Doctor (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) serves as director of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She’s a Bible teacher and author of From Garden to Glory: How Understanding God’s Story Changes Yours (Harvest House, 2024) as well as several Bible studies including In View of God’s Mercies and Behold and Believe. Courtney and her husband, Craig, have four children, three children-in-law, and five beautiful grandchildren. You can follow her on Instagram or find out more at courtneydoctor.org.

Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

Ruth Chou Simons is a best-selling and award-winning author of several books and Bible studies. She is an artist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and speaker, using each platform to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts. Through social media, her online shoppe, and the GraceLaced Collective community, Simons shares her journey of God’s grace intersecting daily life with word and art. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are parents to six boys.

David Platt (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as a pastor in metro Washington, D.C. He is the founder of Radical, a ministry that exists to equip Christians to be on mission, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of Radical, Radical Together, Follow Me, Counter Culture, Something Needs to Change, Before You Vote, and Don’t Hold Back. He is also the author of several volumes in the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Along with his wife and children, he lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Resources from David Platt and Radical can be found at radical.net.

Alicia J. Akins is a writer who finds herself at home both nowhere and anywhere. Her interest in how differences can be our strengths has taken her across the globe. After living and working in Asia for five years, she considers it a second home. She is a master’s student at Reformed Theological Seminary, Washington, DC. You can find more of her writing at her website and follow her on Twitter.

Wendy Alsup is a math teacher, blogger, and author of I Forgive You: Finding Peace and Moving Forward When Life Really Hurts (2022), Companions in Suffering: Comfort for Times of Loss and Loneliness (2020), Is the Bible Good for Women? (2017), and The Gospel-Centered Woman (2013). She blogs at Practical Theology for Women.

Kristie Anyabwile is a pastor’s wife and the mother of Afiya, Eden, and Titus. She joyfully supports her husband of 24 years, Thabiti, as he pastors Anacostia River Church in Southeast Washington, D.C. Kristie enjoys spending time with family, cooking, and discipling women, as well as speaking and writing about marriage, motherhood, and ministry. You can follow her on Twitter at @KAnyabwile.

Hunter Beless is the founder of Journeywomen and the author of Read It, See It, Say It, Sing It and Amy Carmichael: The Brown-Eyed Girl Who Learned to Pray. She loves doing ministry in her local church. Hunter and her husband have four kids who memorize Scripture way faster than they do. When they’re not reading, seeing, saying, or singing the Bible, you can find the Beless family camping, riding bikes, or snuggling up with a good book.

Beverly Chao Berrus and her husband, Jason, live in Southern California with their three children. Jason is a pastor at Immanuel Church of Orange County. They previously lived in the Middle East. Bev loves encouraging women in their love for God and his Word. Beverly has written for She Reads Truth, The Gospel Coalition, Risen Motherhood, 9Marks, and Well-Watered Women. She contributed to the books His Testimonies, My Heritage and Refreshed: A Devotional for Women in Dry Seasons.

Ginger Blomberg is a writer for The Gospel Coalition and the author of Charlie and the Preschool Prodigal. Her husband, Daniel, is a vice president with the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and they live in the Lowcountry of South Carolina with their five children, dog, and cat.

Tina Boesch has lived in seven countries on three continents. She and her family lived in the Middle East for more than a decade. She works at Lifeway and manages the women’s Bible Study publishing team. She’s the author of Given: The Forgotten Meaning and Practice of Blessing and has written for The Gospel Coalition and Christianity Today. You can find more of Tina’s writing and her stained glass window design at her website.

Missie Branch is a speaker, Bible teacher, podcast host, and author. She has a master of arts in ethics and is passionate about discipleship, leadership, theology, and culture. Missie is married to Duce Branch and together they have four children. Missie is a contributing author to The Whole Woman as well as cohost of the Women & Work Podcast. Missie serves on the SBC’s Racial Reconciliation Steering Committee and as chair of the board of trustees at Lifeway Christian Resources.

Winfree Brisley serves as an editor for The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband, Will, have three sons and live in Charlotte, North Carolina, where they are members of Uptown Church (PCA).

Megan B. Brown is a seasoned military spouse, mother of four, and military missionary. She serves as the executive director of MilSpo Co.—a nonprofit dedicated to military community discipleship. She is the 2016 Armed Forces Insurance Keesler AFB Military Spouse of the Year and has received the USAF Lifetime Volunteer Excellence Award for her work. Her books Summoned and Know What You Signed Up For are released by Moody Publishers. To connect with Megan, go to MilSpo Co.

Lydia Brownback is passionate about promoting biblical doctrine with a high view of God. She is the author of several books, including the Flourish Bible Study series, and a speaker at Christian conferences and events. Lydia holds an MAR in biblical studies from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and a BS in communications from Syracuse University. More information about Lydia can be found at her website.

Felicity Carswell is from England but currently lives near Chicago with her book-selling husband, Jonathan, along with two young sons, Rufus and Billy. She loves to teach the Bible in her local church and disciple women on a one-to-one basis. She hosts a podcast with her sister called Two Sisters and a Cup of Tea that seeks to chat through the Bible and drive it to the heart.

Portia Collins is a Christian Bible teacher, writer, and podcaster passionate about sharing God’s Word. Portia is the founder of She Shall Be Called, a nonprofit women’s ministry focused on Bible literacy, and she serves on the Revive Our Hearts staff as the Revive partner specialist and cohost of the weekly videocast Grounded. Portia and her husband, Mikhail, have a daughter and live in the Mississippi Delta.

Sharonda Cooper is a Bible teacher whose passion is evangelism through one-on-one Bible study. She serves women through The Charles Simeon Trust and is a content coordinator of women’s initiatives at The Gospel Coalition. She holds two engineering degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently pursuing her MDiv in apologetics and philosophy from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Sharonda lives in Texas with her family and enjoys serving on the praise team at their church, Emmaus.

Jim Davis (MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) is teaching pastor at Orlando Grace Church (Acts 29), and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the host of the As in Heaven podcast and coauthor with Michael Graham of The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them Back? (Zondervan, August 2023). He and his wife, Angela, speak for Family Life’s Weekend to Remember marriage getaways. They have four kids. You can follow him on Twitter.

Courtney Doctor (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) serves as director of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She’s a Bible teacher and author of From Garden to Glory: How Understanding God’s Story Changes Yours (Harvest House, 2024) as well as several Bible studies including In View of God’s Mercies and Behold and Believe. Courtney and her husband, Craig, have four children, three children-in-law, and five beautiful grandchildren. You can follow her on Instagram or find out more at courtneydoctor.org.

Ellen Mary Dykas (MA, Covenant Theological Seminary) is the director of equipping for ministry to women for Harvest USA, a national organization committed to Christ-centered discipleship and church equipping regarding issues of sexuality and gender. She has authored several Harvest USA minibooks, discipleship curriculum, including Jesus and Your Unwanted Journey: Wives Finding Comfort After Sexual Betrayal. Ellen holds a graduate certificate in biblical counseling from the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF).

Amy Gannett is a writer and Bible teacher passionate about equipping Christians to study the Bible through The Bible Study Schoolhouse. She is also the founder of Tiny Theologians, a line of discipleship tools for children. Amy and her husband, Austin, are church planters in eastern North Carolina. You can read more on her blog and follow her on Instagram.

Rachel Gilson serves on the leadership team of theological development and culture with Cru and is the author of Born Again This Way: Coming Out, Coming to Faith, and What Comes Next. She is pursuing a PhD in public theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and lives outside of Boston with her husband and daughter.

Christine Gordon (MATS, Covenant Theological Seminary) is wife to Michael and mother of three. She is the cofounder of At His Feet Studies and a visiting instructor at Covenant Theological Seminary.

Michael Graham (MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando) is program director for The Keller Center. He is the executive producer and writer of As in Heaven and coauthor of The Great Dechurching. He is a member at Orlando Grace Church. He is married to Sara, and they have two kids.

Nancy Guthrie teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, in Franklin, Tennessee, as well as at conferences around the country and internationally, including through her Biblical Theology Workshop for Women. She is the author of numerous books and the host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast from The Gospel Coalition. She and her husband founded Respite Retreats for couples who have faced the death of a child, and they’re cohosts of the GriefShare video series.

Mary Willson Hannah (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the director of women in ministry at Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. She also teaches Old Testament at Memphis City Seminary. Mary enjoys teaching and training others to teach the Scriptures, especially in the context of the local church. She and her husband, Jeff, love all things Memphis.

Collin Hansen serves as vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, as well as executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and has written and contributed to many books, most recently Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation and Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential. He has published with the New York Times and the Washington Post and offered commentary for CNN, Fox News, NPR, BBC, ABC News, and PBS NewsHour. He edited Our Secular Age: Ten Years of Reading and Applying Charles Taylor and The New City Catechism Devotional, among other books. He is an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School, where he also co-chairs the advisory board.

Vanessa K. Hawkins (MDiv, DMin, Covenant Theological Seminary) is the Director of Community Life at Redeemer Lincoln Square in New York City.  She is a Bible teacher and conference speaker and serves as diversity advisor for the PCA’s Women’s Ministry.  She is honored to be the wife of her third grade friend Marcus, and together they are the parents of three daughters. You can follow her on Instagram or Twitter.

Megan Hill is the managing editor for The Gospel Coalition, a pastor’s wife, and the author of several books, including Partners in the Gospel and A Place to Belong: Learning to Love the Local Church. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband and four children, where they belong to West Springfield Covenant Community Church (PCA).You can connect with her on Instagram.

Karen Hodge serves as the coordinator for PCA women’s ministry, where she seeks to connect women and churches to one another and to sound resources. She serves alongside her husband, pastor, and best friend, Chris, at Village Seven Presbyterian Church in Colorado Springs. Chris and Karen have two adult children, Anna and Haddon. She is the host of the enCourage podcast and, along with Susan Hunt, authored Transformed: Life-Taker to Life-Giver and Life-Giving Leadership.

Christine Hoover serves as the women’s ministry associate at The Austin Stone’s Northwest congregation. She hosts the Ministry Wives podcast and has authored seven books, including Messy Beautiful Friendship, How to Thrive as a Pastor’s Wife, and You Are Not Forgotten (B&H, 2024). Christine is married to Kyle, a pastor at The Austin Stone, and they have three boys. You can find her at her website.

Betsy Childs Howard is an editor for The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of Seasons of Waiting: Walking by Faith When Dreams Are Delayed and the children’s books Arlo and the Great Big Cover-Up and Polly and the Screen Time Overload. Betsy and her husband, Bernard, live with their two little boys in Birmingham, Alabama, where Bernard is the pastor of Grace Church Birmingham.

Emily Jensen is an author, a podcaster, and the cofounder and content director of the Risen Motherhood ministry. She is the coauthor of Risen Motherhood: Gospel Hope for Everyday Moments and the author of He Is Strong: Devotions for When You Feel Weak. Emily lives in central Iowa with her husband and their five children.

Joanna Kimbrel is a Bible teacher, a writer, and the coordinator of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She is coauthor of Behold and Believe: A Bible Study on the “I Am” Statements of Jesus and author of The Greatest Hero: The Book of Romans. She is a student at Westminster Theological Seminary pursuing her Master of Arts in Theological Studies. Joanna and her husband, Chad, have three daughters and are members of Sojourn Community Church in Woodstock, Georgia. You can follow her on Instagram.

Michael J. Kruger is president of Reformed Theological Seminary’s campus in Charlotte, North Carolina, where he also serves as professor of New Testament. He served as president of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2019. He is the author of Surviving Religion 101: Letters to a Christian Student on Keeping the Faith in College and Christianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the Church. He blogs regularly at Canon Fodder.

Melissa Kruger serves as vice president of discipleship programming at The Gospel Coalition. She is the author of The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World, Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood, In All Things: A Nine-Week Devotional Bible Study on Unshakeable Joy, Growing Together: Taking Mentoring Beyond Small Talk and Prayer Requests, Wherever You Go, I Want You to Know, His Grace Is Enough, Lucy and the Saturday Surprise, Parenting with Hope: Raising Teens for Christ in a Secular Age, and Ephesians: A Study of Faith and Practice. Her husband, Mike, is the president of Reformed Theological Seminary, and they have three children. She writes at Wits End, hosted by The Gospel Coalition. You can follow her on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

Blair Linne is the author of Finding My Father. She is a Bible teacher, actress, spoken word artist, and the creator of the podcast GLO with The Gospel Coalition. Blair has toured globally and is known as one of the originators of the Christian Spoken Word genre. Proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ through speaking and spoken word is her passion. She and her husband, Shai, live in Portland, Oregon, with their three children.

Glenna Marshall is a pastor’s wife and mother of two sons. She is the author of The Promise Is His Presence, Everyday Faithfulness, and Memorizing Scripture. She writes regularly on biblical literacy, suffering, and the faithfulness of God at her website. She is a member of Grace Bible Fellowship in Sikeston, Missouri.

Lauren Green McAfee is the founder and visionary of Stand for Life and the director for ministry investments at Hobby Lobby. She is the author of Only One Life, Not What You Think, Legacy, Beyond our Control, and Created in the Image of God. Lauren has an M.A. in pastoral counseling and theological studies, a master’s of theology, and is currently pursuing a PhD in ethics and public policy. She and her husband, Michael, have two daughters through the blessing of adoption.

Rebecca McLaughlin holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill Seminary in London. She is the author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion, The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims and Jesus Through the Eyes of Women. You can follow her on Twitter, Instagram, or her website.

Raechel Myers loves God’s Word and delights in the evidence of God’s beauty, goodness, and truth in everyday life. Raechel is the founder and COO of She Reads Truth, a brand that creates beautiful, accessible resources that help women read God’s Word every day. Raechel is also a cohost of the She Reads Truth podcast and general editor of the She Reads Truth Bible and He Reads Truth Bible. You can find Raechel happiest at home with her husband and their two children just south of Nashville.

Trillia Newbell is the author of several books including A Great Cloud of Witnesses, Sacred Endurance, If God Is For Us, Fear and Faith, and children’s books Creative God, Colorful Us and God’s Very Good Idea. She encourages and supports other writers as the acquisitions director at Moody Publishers. Trillia is married to her best friend, Thern. They reside with their two children near Nashville. You can find her at her website and follow her on Instagram.

Kathleen Nielson is an author and speaker who loves working with women in studying the Scriptures. She has taught literature (PhD, Vanderbilt University), directed women’s Bible studies in local churches, and served as director of The Gospel Coalition’s women’s initiatives from 2010 to 2017. She and her husband, Niel, make their home partly in Wheaton, Illinois, and partly in Jakarta, Indonesia, where Niel helps lead a network of Christian schools and universities. They have three sons, three daughters-in-law, and nine grandchildren.

Jen Oshman has been in women’s ministry for over two decades on three continents. She’s the author of Enough About Me, Cultural Counterfeits, and Welcome. She hosts a weekly podcast about cultural events and trends called All Things, and she’s the mother of four daughters. The family currently resides in Colorado and they planted Redemption Parker, where Jen is the director of women’s ministry.

Soojin Park (MDiv, Reformed Theological Seminary) is the events manager for The Gospel Coalition. She previously served on staff at Christ Central Presbyterian Church in Centreville, Virginia, as director of youth ministry and adult education. Soojin is a member of the editorial board at SOLA Network and co-host of the Glo Podcast at TGC.

David Platt (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) serves as a pastor in metro Washington, D.C. He is the founder of Radical, a ministry that exists to equip Christians to be on mission, and a Council member of The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of Radical, Radical Together, Follow Me, Counter Culture, Something Needs to Change, Before You Vote, and Don’t Hold Back. He is also the author of several volumes in the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. Along with his wife and children, he lives in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Resources from David Platt and Radical can be found at radical.net.

Kori Porter is the former CEO of Christian Solidarity Worldwide. She graduated from the University of Mississippi and completed her MA in theological studies with an emphasis in religion and society from Princeton Theological Seminary. She has been published in His Testimonies, My Heritage and the AND Campaign’s A New Narrative on Abortion: Pro-Woman and Pro-Child. She has 13 years of experience in campus ministry, serving most recently on the campus of Princeton University.

Courtney Reissig is a writer and Bible teacher living in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is the author of Teach Me to Feel: Worshiping Through the Psalms in Every Season of Life and Promises Kept, a Bible study on the Old Testament covenants. Courtney and her husband have four sons.

Vaneetha Rendall Risner is the author of three books: a Bible study, Desperate for Hope; her memoir, Walking Through Fire; and a devotional, The Scars That Have Shaped Me. Vaneetha and her husband, Joel, live in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she writes at her website, encouraging readers to turn to Christ in their pain. She is a regular contributor to Desiring God and has been featured on FamilyLife Today, Joni & Friends, and Christianity Today.

Gretchen Saffles is the author of The Well-Watered Woman: Rooted in Truth, Growing in Grace, Flourishing in Faith and the founder of Well-Watered Women, an online ministry that reaches women worldwide with the hope of the gospel. She is passionate about encouraging and equipping women to study God’s Word, and she longs to see women grasp the fullness of the gospel in everyday life. Gretchen lives in Atlanta with her husband and their three children.

Ruth Chou Simons is a best-selling and award-winning author of several books and Bible studies. She is an artist, entrepreneur, podcaster, and speaker, using each platform to spiritually sow the Word of God into people’s hearts. Through social media, her online shoppe, and the GraceLaced Collective community, Simons shares her journey of God’s grace intersecting daily life with word and art. Ruth and her husband, Troy, are parents to six boys.

Bri Stensrud is the director of Women of Welcome, a nonpartisan advocacy group for immigrants and refugees. She holds a master’s of biblical and theological studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and lives in Colorado with her husband and two kids. Bri is the author of The Biggest, Best Light: Shining God’s Love into the World Around You and Start with Welcome: A Journey Toward a Confident and Compassionate Immigration Conversation (2024). Find her commentary and resources on Instagram.

Irene Sun was born in Malaysia and is the author of the picture books Taste and See: All About God’s Goodness and God Counts: Numbers in His Word and His World. She studied liturgy and literature at Yale University (MAR) and Old Testament and Semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (ThM). She now teaches her four boys at home with her preacher husband, Hans. They joyfully belong to Pittsburgh Chinese Church.

Sandi Taylor is a clinical mental health counselor in private practice in New York City. She previously served with Redeemer Counseling Services. She specializes in working with adolescent girls and their parents as they navigate the challenges of the teen years. Sandi also counsels women struggling with depression, anxiety, disordered eating, image problems, relationships—showing how the gospel can bring freedom, hope, and healing in light of the many pressures we face in our culture today.

Ann Voskamp is a farmer’s wife, mama to seven, and four-time New York Times best-selling author of 10 books, including One Thousand Gifts, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages, and her most recent, WayMaker. She was named by Christianity Today as one of the 50 women most shaping culture and the church today. She has an MA in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton College and is pursuing her doctorate of ministry from Wheaton. Join the journey at her website or on Instagram.

Mark Vroegop (MDiv – Cornerstone Seminary) has served at College Park Church in Indianapolis since 2008. Mark is the author of multiple books including Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament.

Elissa Yukiko Weichbrodt is associate professor of art and art history at Covenant College in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. Her research and teaching focuses on how art invites and challenges us to embodied empathy. She is the author of Redeeming Vision: A Christian Guide to Looking at and Learning from Art, a field guide for viewers curious to engage more faithfully with the images they see.

Ann Westrate serves as director of events for The Gospel Coalition. Ann earned a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She enjoys combining structure with creativity to foster an environment where God is glorified and his Word molds people’s hearts. Ann and her husband, Ben, and their two boys, live in the Chicago suburbs where they attend River Valley Community Church. 

Kristen Wetherell is a pastor’s wife and a mother, writer, and speaker. She is the author of several books including Help for the Hungry Soul and Humble Moms, and coauthor of the award-winning Hope When It Hurts. Kristen also cohosts Front Row Seat—TGC’s video conversations of encouragement for pastor’s wives—and is a member of The Orchard in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Read more of Kristen’s writing on her website.

Laura Wifler is the cofounder and executive director of Risen Motherhood. She cohosts the popular Risen Motherhood podcast and is coauthor of the best-selling book of the same name. She is author of the best-selling, award-winning children’s book Any Time, Any Place, Any Prayer, as well as Like Me: A Story About Disability and Discovering God’s Image in Every Person. Laura, her husband, and her three children live in central Iowa. You can find her on Instagram or at her website.

Mary Wiley is a Bible teacher, an author, and the associate publisher at B&H Publishing. She holds a master’s in theological studies and is currently pursuing a PhD. Mary is the author of Our Highest Good: 100 Days of Knowing and Loving God, Everyday Theology: What You Believe Matters, and Discovering the Bible: A Kid’s Guide to Reading and Understanding God’s Word. She and her husband, John, have three children and live in the Nashville area.

Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God. You can find her at JenWilkin.net.

Amanda Bible Williams is cofounder of She Reads Truth, a brand that creates beautiful, accessible Bible reading plans and resources that help women read God’s Word every day. She is cofounder of He Reads Truth and Kids Read Truth, editor of the She Reads Truth Bible, and cohost of the She Reads Truth podcast. Amanda and her husband, David, live with their four children in a loud and lively farmhouse south of Nashville, Tennessee. You can connect with her on Instagram.

Sandy Willson (MDiv, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; DD, Crichton College) is interim president of The Gospel Coalition. He is also pastor emeritus at Second Presbyterian Church, Memphis, Tennessee, after serving as senior minister there for 22 years. Since then he has served two churches as interim senior pastor. He also pastored Memorial Presbyterian Church in Elizabethton, Tennessee and Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. Sandy was a member of the original TGC Council and served on its board. He has also served as past vice-chair of the World Relief Board. Sandy earned a B.S. from the University of Virginia and an MDiv. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has also received honorary doctor of divinity degrees. Sandy and his wife, Allison, have been married 50 years and are deeply grateful for their five children, three daughters-in-law, two sons-in-law, and 14 grandchildren.

Elizabeth Woodson is a Bible teacher and author who’s passionate about equipping believers to understand the rich theological truths of Scripture. She loves helping people internalize their faith and connect it practically to everyday life. She is the author of Embrace Your Life and From Beginning to Forever. She is also a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary with a master’s in Christian education.