Amy Mantravadi lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her husband and son. She holds a B.A. in biblical literature and political science from Taylor University and an M.A. in international security from King’s College London. She is a contributor to 1517 and the author of Broken Bonds: A Novel of the Reformation (2024) which explores the theological and personal conflicts among Luther, Erasmus, and Melanchthon, and its sequel Face to Face (2025), as well as the Chronicle of Maud series of historical novels. When she is not writing, she enjoys geeking out about history and theology, filling the internet with GIFs, and spending time with her family.

Tate Barber is a husband, father, code writer, and Lutheran.

Raleigh Sadler has served in Christian ministry since 2001. Currently, he is the founder and executive director of Let My People Go, headquartered in New York City. He is also the author of the 2019 book, "Vulnerable: Rethinking Human Trafficking."

Laura lives in Traverse City, Michigan with her husband, Pastor Jason Bauer, and their four children. Laura has a degree in elementary education and a DCE certification through Concordia University Chicago. Currently, Laura is working toward her Deaconess certification and a master's in spiritual care through the Concordia Seminary in St. Louis as well as a master's in professional clinical counseling through Concordia University Wisconsin. Laura's goal is to bring healing to a hurting world.

Dan Chrismer is the pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Bullhead City, AZ where he has been called to proclaim the death and resurrection of Jesus; to kill and make alive by the Word of God, forgive sins, and to comfort and uplift those who are hurting. He is husband to an incredible woman of faith and a father to four awesome kids. 

Walter Hwang is the pastor of Austin Korean Presbyterian Church in Austin, Texas.

Doug Klembara is the Creative Director for 1517. He is a Dallas based photographer that believes there is beauty in simplicity. His work with non profits and companies has given him a wide understanding of the creative world and its processes. Doug was a part of Apple's Inaugural World Gallery and his photography was on skyscrapers around the world. He now lives in Dallas, Texas, with his wife, Kelsi and his three children.

Norman Nagel was a Lutheran Pastor, theologian, and Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology.

Jonathan Ruehs serves as an assistant professor of theology and the director of the Center for Church Leadership at Concordia University Irvine. He earned his BA in religious studies. He also has two earned MA degrees from Biola University and CUI. He is working on a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Columbia International University in South Carolina where he will be researching the topic of spiritual warfare. Jonathan is married to Brenda and they have three children together.

Jared C. Wilson is the director of content strategy at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, managing editor of For the Church, and director of the Pastoral Training Center at Liberty Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. He speaks at churches and conferences around the world. He is a prolific author whose books include Your Jesus Is Too Safe, Gospel Wakefulness and The Imperfect Disciple.

Dr. Jacob Corzine is assistant professor of theology at Concordia University Chicago and is co-editor of Feasting in a Famine of the Word: Lutheran Preaching in the Twenty-First Century (Wipf & Stock, Eugene, OR 2016)