
Susan E. Hylen is Mellon Assistant Professor of New Testament at Vanderbilt University. The author of two books on the Gospel of John, she is currently working on a study of characters in that Gospel. Hylen is an elder in the PCUSA and is a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kendy L. M. Easley is senior associate pastor at the First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, Washington. Easley has served as coleader of the capstone retreat for the Certificate in Youth and Theology for the past eight years and is coauthor of Can We Talk?, a confirmation curriculum based on the Apostle’s Creed.
Forum pastors lead in worship and are available to participants for conversation and prayer.

Emily Anderson is the pastor of New Providence Presbyterian Church in Maryville, Tennessee. She has a long history in and love for youth ministry, and is the coauthor of Can We Talk? Conversations for Faith, a confirmation curriculum.

Patricio Wilson is senior pastor of Christ Family Church in Cary North Carolina. The church was planted in 1999. He served as youth pastor at The Second Baptist Church in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for eight years, as well as fulfilling various roles as a staff pastor.
