Drew Jackson is the author of two collections of poetry, God Speaks Through Wombs and Touch the Earth, poetic and theological engagements with the Gospel of Luke. Drew is a co-founder of Pax and serves as the chair of Pax's board of directors. He is currently on staff with the Center for Action and Contemplation. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Genay, and their twin daughters, Zora and Suhaila.

Josue Carballo Huertas is a husband, a designer, and a cat dad. Originally from Costa Rica, he moved to the United States in 2015.

Julius Shumpert is a graphic designer and a painter. His work can be seen on Instagram (@saintjuliusart). His work primarily reinterprets symbols and motifs of his Christian faith to speak to larger issues found in society and spiritual formation.

Mondo Scott is a co-founder of PAX and served as its creative director for five years. His other creative side hustles include design, photography and mentoring urban youth in the digital arts at AMP Los Angeles, where he serves on the Board of Directors. He also serves on the pastoral team at Ecclesia Hollywood in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife Salena and daughter Selah.

Phung Banh is a Chinese-Vietnamese art director, designer, and illustrator based in Dallas, Texas. Passionate about creating immersive storytelling and narrative through visual design, her work seeks to highlight women, facilitates space to promote different world cultures, and brings awareness to various social issues. See more of Phung's work at phungbanh.com.

Cara Meredith is a writer, speaker, and Episcopal priest-in-training. She holds a masters of theology from Fuller Seminary and is author of The Color of Life, a spiritual memoir about her journey as a White woman into issues of race. When she’s not playing with her words, you can find her tinkering around in the garden or cheering on one of her sons’ little league baseball games. She lives with her family in Oakland, California.

Darcy Wiley is a writer and spiritual director who cultivates empathy, imagination, and a profound experience of God in the world. Through thoughtful listening, she companions readers and directees toward emotional, spiritual, and cultural flourishing. As co-writer of The Yes Effect: Accepting God’s Invitation to Transform the World Around You, Darcy worked with the founder of the 10/40 Window Movement to share stories of renewal and reconciliation in communities all over the globe. Her second co-writing project, Hearing in Technicolor: Mindset Shifts within a Multicultural Congregation, tells the cultural transformation story of a church in the Atlanta area. Darcy loves traveling, hiking, and making music with her drummer husband and three kids. Visit her at DarcyWiley.com.

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is the editorial director of PAX, an award-winning writer, and a communications consultant. She has served in the nonprofit and social enterprise sectors for more than fifteen years, including stints in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Kenya. Dorcas is the author of three books, the most recent being Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two hapa sons.

Jonathon Murrillo has developed a deep commitment to social transformation through meaningful work from his experiences in community development, organizational development, and spiritual formation. Jonathon is passionate about guiding leaders, culture creators, and change makers into moments of epiphany and meaningful action. He does this through his work as a coach, consultant, speaker, and content creator, and as the director of strategy & content for Ignite Institute. Jonathon holds an MDiv from Azusa Pacific Seminary.

Ken Shigematsu is the senior pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. He is a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to Canadians in recognition for their outstanding contribution to the country. Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo. Ken is the author of the award-winning bestsellers God in My Everything and Survival Guide for the Soul. Ken lives in Vancouver with his wife, Sakiko, and their son, Joey.

​​Nilwona Nowlin is a redemptive artist who uses her creative abilities to bring about God’s shalom in individuals and communities. When not hopping on Sankofa buses, she serves on the ministerial team at Kingdom Covenant Church Chicago, as a chaplain at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center, as a CCDA (Christian Community Development Association) board member, and–most importantly–as a daughter, sister, and aunty. Nilwona has an MDiv and a certificate in justice ministry from North Park Theological Seminary and a masters in nonprofit administration from North Park University.

Osheta Moore, PAX’s spiritual director, is a Black, Southern, everyday peacemaker. She serves as community life pastor at Roots Moravian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Osheta is the author of Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Broken World, and Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace, on anti-racism peacemaking.

Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, PhD, is a farmer, activist, scholar, distinguished speaker, teacher, and wisdom-keeper who addresses a variety of issues concerning American culture, faith and spirituality, justice, race and diversity, regenerative farming, our relationship with the earth, and Indigenous realities. Dr. Woodley currently serves as distinguished professor of faith and culture at Portland Seminary, and is the author of six books, the most recent being Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth. He and his wife are co-sustainers of Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds, a regenerative teaching center and farm in Yamhill, Oregon. Dr. Woodley was raised near Detroit, Michigan, and is a Cherokee descendant recognized by the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma.

Stephanie Thompson ​​is a speaker, writer, mental health advocate, and ordained pastor in the Evangelical Covenant Church. She is passionate about our sacred relationships with God and each other, which is reflected in her published writing. She lives in Mokena, Illinois, with her husband while navigating a new season of life: parenting three young adults. A few of her favorite things include iced coffee, beaches, and a good book. Combining the three is her version of paradise. You can learn more about her at www.stephaniejthompson.com.

Cole Arthur Riley is a writer and liturgist who serves as the Content and Spiritual Formation Manager for a Center for Christian Studies at Cornell University called Chesterton House. She is the creator and writer of Black Liturgies, a project seeking to integrate the truths of Black dignity, lament, justice, and liberation into written prayer. She is currently working on a book with Penguin Random House to be released in 2022.

Dorcas Cheng-Tozun is the editorial director of PAX, an award-winning writer, and a communications consultant. She has served in the nonprofit and social enterprise sectors for more than fifteen years, including stints in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Kenya. Dorcas is the author of three books, the most recent being Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and two hapa sons.

Drew Jackson is the author of two collections of poetry, God Speaks Through Wombs and Touch the Earth, poetic and theological engagements with the Gospel of Luke. Drew is a co-founder of Pax and serves as the chair of Pax's board of directors. He is currently on staff with the Center for Action and Contemplation. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Genay, and their twin daughters, Zora and Suhaila.

Nikole Lim is a speaker, educator, and consultant on leveraging dignity through the restorative art of storytelling. Author of Liberation is Here, Nikole shifts paradigms on how stories are told by platforming voices of the oppressed—sharing stories of beauty arising out of seemingly broken situations. Her heart beats for young women whose voices are silenced by oppression and desires to see every person realize the transformative power of their own story. In 2010, Nikole founded Freely in Hope, an organization that equips survivors and advocates to lead in ending the cycle of sexual violence in Kenya and Zambia. Nikole has been deeply transformed by the powerful, tenacious, and awe-inspiring examples of survivors. Their audacious dreams have informed her philosophy for a survivor-led approach to community transformation.

Osheta Moore, PAX’s spiritual director, is a Black, Southern, everyday peacemaker. She serves as community life pastor at Roots Moravian Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Osheta is the author of Shalom Sistas: Living Wholeheartedly in a Broken World, and Dear White Peacemakers: Dismantling Racism with Grit and Grace, on anti-racism peacemaking.

Pádraig Ó Tuama is a poet and a theologian from Ireland. He presents Poetry Unbound from On Being Studios. A book of the same name is forthcoming from WW Norton in October 2022. He lives in Belfast.

Rich Villodas ​​is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. He is also a key speaker for Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, a movement that has touched hundreds of thousands of people. Rich graduated with a BA in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his master of divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. His award-winning book, The Deeply Formed Life, was released in September 2020. He and his wife, Rosie, have two beautiful children and reside in Queens.