Cody J. Sanders is Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary. An ordained Baptist pastor, he has also served as a chaplain at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; pastor to Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts; a faculty member at the Center for Chaplaincy Studies; and affiliated faculty member at Chicago Theological Seminary. He is a respected leader regarding LGBTQIA concerns in the field of pastoral theology and is the author or coauthor of many books, including Queer Lessons for Churches on the Straight and Narrow and Microaggressions in Ministry. Art Wright is a New Testament scholar and senior pastor of Williamsburg Baptist Church, a welcoming and affirming congregation in Williamsburg, Virginia. He previously served as Associate Professor of Spirituality and New Testament at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Wright has helped churches and denominational organizations work toward more affirming and inclusive ministry for LGBTQIA persons. A graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary (PhD), Wright has published numerous writings on the New Testament and the Roman imperial world. He serves on the steering committee for the Contextual Biblical Interpretation unit of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the book review editor for Review & Expositor.

Cody J. Sanders is Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary. An ordained Baptist pastor, he has also served as a chaplain at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; pastor to Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts; a faculty member at the Center for Chaplaincy Studies; and affiliated faculty member at Chicago Theological Seminary. He is a respected leader regarding LGBTQIA concerns in the field of pastoral theology and is the author or coauthor of many books, including Queer Lessons for Churches on the Straight and Narrow and Microaggressions in Ministry. Art Wright is a New Testament scholar and senior pastor of Williamsburg Baptist Church, a welcoming and affirming congregation in Williamsburg, Virginia. He previously served as Associate Professor of Spirituality and New Testament at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Wright has helped churches and denominational organizations work toward more affirming and inclusive ministry for LGBTQIA persons. A graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary (PhD), Wright has published numerous writings on the New Testament and the Roman imperial world. He serves on the steering committee for the Contextual Biblical Interpretation unit of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the book review editor for Review & Expositor.

Cody J. Sanders is Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary. An ordained Baptist pastor, he has also served as a chaplain at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; pastor to Old Cambridge Baptist Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts; a faculty member at the Center for Chaplaincy Studies; and affiliated faculty member at Chicago Theological Seminary. He is a respected leader regarding LGBTQIA concerns in the field of pastoral theology and is the author or coauthor of many books, including Queer Lessons for Churches on the Straight and Narrow and Microaggressions in Ministry. Art Wright is a New Testament scholar and senior pastor of Williamsburg Baptist Church, a welcoming and affirming congregation in Williamsburg, Virginia. He previously served as Associate Professor of Spirituality and New Testament at the Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond. Wright has helped churches and denominational organizations work toward more affirming and inclusive ministry for LGBTQIA persons. A graduate of Union Presbyterian Seminary (PhD), Wright has published numerous writings on the New Testament and the Roman imperial world. He serves on the steering committee for the Contextual Biblical Interpretation unit of the Society of Biblical Literature and is the book review editor for Review & Expositor.