Doug Gay is Senior Lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Glasgow. He is a Church of Scotland minister and has taught preaching and worship to ministry students for many years. He is author of Remixing the Church, Reforming the Kirk (based on his Chalmers Lectures) and God Be In My Mouth: 40 Ways to Grow as a Preacher. His next book, Teach Us To Pray, on leading congregational prayer will be published in 2027 and he is currently writing on reformed theology and democracy.
Dr Selina Stone is Lecturer in Theology and Ethics at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Divinity. She is host of the Sunday School for Misfits podcast and author of several books including Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith, and most recently, A Heavy Yoke: Theology, Power and Abuse in the Church. She is a preacher, who teaches preachers, and is a sought-after speaker across Christian traditions.
Colin Heber-Percy is an Anglican priest, writer and screenwriter, living and working in the rural north east of Salisbury Diocese. His films and works for television have won many awards and are shown all over the world. He has written numerous articles on faith and film, the philosophy and theology of cinema. His book, Perfect in Weakness, on the work of Andrei Tarkovsky, is widely acclaimed. Tales of a Country Parish, his account of life and parish ministry during lockdown, was published in Spring 2022 to outstanding reviews and became an instant bestseller. His latest book is Lost in the Forest: Finding Joy in Losing Your Way.
Isabelle Hamley became Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge at Easter 2024. Previously, she served as Chaplain and Secretary for Theology and Ecumenical Relations to the Archbishop of Canterbury, and was Theological Adviser to the House of Bishops. She taught Biblical Studies and Practical Theology at St John’s College, Nottingham, and has always had a passion for integrating theology, ministry and engagement with the wider world. Isabelle is the author of Embracing Justice (an Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent book), and God of Mercy and Justice, a commentary on the book of Judges, and an Advent book, Embracing Humanity.