Daniel Bennett is an associate professor of political science at John Brown University. He studies the intersection of politics, law, and religion in the United States. He is the author of Defending Faith: The Politics of the Christian Conservative Legal Movement, and has written articles and chapters on the politicization of religious freedom, group attitudes and constitutional rights, federal judicial selection, legal advocacy, and more. His next book, Uneasy Citizenship: Embracing the Tension in Faith and Politics, is scheduled to be published by Cascade Books. Daniel has written popularly for Christianity Today, Religion and Politics, and Law and Liberty, among others. He has appeared in national and regional media, including the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker, Deseret News, Associated Press, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and KNWA/Fox 24. He is the assistant director for the Center for Faith and Flourishing, and has served in leadership for Christians in Political Science, Neighborly Faith, and the American Values Coalition. Daniel and his wife, Caitlyn, have three kids: Henry, Margaret, and James. They are members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.

Marlon I. Brown is a public administration professional dedicated to improving the lives of others through public service. He presently serves as chief administrative officer for the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), a state government agency responsible for the vast majority of Michigan’s regulatory environment. As CAO, Marlon oversees LARA’s communications, finance and administration, human resources, legal affairs, policy and legislative affairs, and equity and inclusion initiatives. Prior to his current role, Marlon worked for the Michigan Supreme Court, the Michigan Department of Transportation, and the State Budget Office. Marlon is also a former city councilmember and mayor pro tem for the City of Mason, Michigan, having served from 2013-2022. He continues to support communities throughout the state as a member of the Board of Directors for the Michigan Municipal League Foundation. In addition, Marlon was recently elected to the National Council of the American Society for Public Administration, the leading organization dedicated to advancing scholarship and practice within public service. Marlon earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from American University, a Master of Public Administration from the University of Delaware, and he is currently a doctoral candidate at Valdosta State University completing his dissertation on workplace inclusion and employee engagement within state government. Marlon and his wife, Margaret, have one son, Owen, who is in the second grade at Lansing Christian School. They attend Trinity Church in Lansing, where Marlon and Margaret volunteer as worship leaders.

Rev. Tyler Burns is a pastor, speaker, podcaster, and justice advocate. He currently serves as Lead Pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly in Pensacola, Florida and is the President of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective. He also hosts The Witness’ flagship podcast Pass the Mic alongside Dr. Jemar Tisby. As a writer, he has written for or been featured in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, and Religion News Service. Most importantly, he is married to his love, Mylena. They have two children, Trinity (5) and Benaiah (3).

Tara Isabella Burton is the author of the novels The World Cannot Give (S&S, 2022) and Social Creature (Doubleday, 2018), and the nonfiction Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World (Public Affairs, 2020). Her next book, Self-Made: Creating Our Identities From Da Vinci to the Kardashians, will be published by Public Affairs in June 2023. She has additionally written on religion and culture for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and more. She holds a DPhil in Theology from the University of Oxford, where she was a Clarendon Scholar.

Andra Gillespie is an associate professor of political science and director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference at Emory University. Her research focuses on the political leadership of the post-civil rights generation. She edited and contributed to Whose Black Politics? Cases in Post-Racial Black Leadership (Routledge, 2010), which features case studies of prominent black elected officials born after 1960 to shed light on the advent of a new generation of black political leadership. She is also the author of The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark and Post-Racial America. (NYU Press 2012), which examines the evolution of black politics in Newark, New Jersey to gain a deeper understanding of the connection between racial solidarity, vote choice and policy preferences. More recently, she published Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, Symbols and Hope (Manchester University Press, 2019), which examines the representation of African American interests in the Obama Administration.

Casey Hough is a pastor and an assistant professor. He earned a Ph.D. in biblical interpretation, with particular attention given to theology and ethics. He is the husband of Hannah and the father of five children. Casey is an avid reader and writer, contributing to various media outlets on Christianity in the public square.

Amos Jackson III, currently serves as the Personal Assistant and Office Manager to President Barack Obama in the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama. Prior to serving in this role Amos served as Special Assistant and Special Projects coordinator for Vice President Kamala Harris. Amos is 2022 graduate of Harvard Divinity School with a Master's in Theological Studies with a concentration in Religion, Ethics, & Politics. He is also a proud alumnus of Howard University where he served as President of the Howard University Student Association and a member of the Howard Bison Football team. Amos is proud Florida native from West Palm Beach and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

Sylvester Jones, Jr. is a husband, father of two, and change agent who desires to serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in every area of his life. In addition to being a program officer for the Fetzer Institute, he is an author, leader of a nonprofit organization (ReCreate Flint), a partner with Community Roots (a Flint-Based Think Tank that aims to eliminate disparities through authentic community engagement), and an active member of his fraternity (Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.). Additionally, he is an associate minister of Word of Life Christian Church and his spiritual father is Pastor George Wilkinson. When not actively working to improve the quality of life for others, he can be found reading, writing, working out or putting up shots in the gym. He is on a quest to develop a deeper understanding of self-care.

Cece Jones-Davis works at the intersections of faith, art and social justice as an Emmy-nominated faith leader, musician, writer, facilitator, public speaker and impact strategist, pointing people to the All-Powerful and the least powerful. Bringing fiery passion to her work in such spaces as HIV/AIDS prevention, menstrual equity, racial (re)conciliation and death penalty abolition, Cece is well regarded for her fresh perspectives and bold advocacy on issues that impact vulnerable communities. Her work has been featured on various media platforms such as Essence.com, Vogue, Self Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Yahoo!.com. Cece is an Obama Administration alum and was named among Change.org's 2021 Top 10 Change-Makers of the Year. She was also awarded the Freedom and Justice Award by the Innocence Project for her leadership of the Justice for Julius campaign in Oklahoma. A graduate of Howard University, Yale Divinity School, The Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Worship & the Arts, and Georgetown University, Cece is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.

David P. King is the Karen Lake Buttrey Director of the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving as well as Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies within the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. In 2022, he was affiliated with the University of Edinburgh as the Fulbright Scotland Distinguished Scholar for 2022. His first book, God’s Internationalists: World Vision and the Age of Evangelical Humanitarianism (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019) won the Peter Dobkin Hall Prize for the best book in the history of philanthropy. As the Co-PI of the National Study of Congregations’ Economic Practices, (NSCEP), the largest nationally representative study of congregations’ finances, he is helping to build a new field of research on how religious and nonprofit organizations receive, manage, and spend resources. His current work focuses on helping to expand the study of philanthropy across scholarly disciplines and practitioner audiences in order to develop shared conversations on the role of philanthropy plays in shaping the public good. He regularly contributes to national media outlets such as The Washington Post, The Economist, The Atlantic, Religion News Service, The Conversation, and The Chronicle of Philanthropy, and he routinely works with leaders around the United States and internationally through Lake Institute’s executive training courses as well as through speaking at universities, professional conferences, and religious gatherings. He is passionate about research and teaching and is fueled by facilitating conversations with civic leaders, donors, and fundraisers (of all generations) around the intersections of faith, giving, and the public good.

Don Schroeder is a public servant, small business owner, and proud Coloradan. As a first responder, Don has held law enforcement positions in Illinois and Colorado. Heactively engages with communities across Colorado on how best to promote community based policing. Outside of the world of public safety, Donhas taken personal training and strength coaching from an extracurricular activity to a business enterprise. He has had the opportunities to coach athletes from around the world, including Serbia, Hungary, and China. In 2021, he opened DASH PERFORMANCE LLC, where each athlete receives personal attention that allows them to strengthen their physical, spiritual, and mental well-being. In his free time, Donenjoys hiking, snowboarding, and being involved in Denver social engagements. At the Center for Christianity and Public Life he hopes to further enrich his faith and discuss how we can engage God in our leadership practices.

Kaitlyn Schiess is the author of The Liturgy of Politics: Spiritual Formation for the Sake of Our Neighbor (InterVarsity Press, 2020) and The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here (Brazos Press, 2023). Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The New York Times, Christ and Pop Culture, RELEVANT, and Sojourners. She has a ThM in systematic theology from Dallas Theological Seminary and is currently a doctoral student in political theology at Duke Divinity School.