The Rev. Charles Hoffacker lives in Greenbelt, Maryland with his wife Helena Mirtova. He is the author of A Matter of Life and Death: Preaching at Funerals from Cowley Publications. Many of his sermons appear on sermonwriter.com. Read his sermons here.

The Rev. Phil Hooper serves as rector of St. Anne Episcopal Church, West Chester, in the Diocese of Southern Ohio. He is a regular contributor to several Episcopal projects including Sermons that Work and the Prophetic Voices preaching podcast. You can find his sermons and other writings at byanotherroad.com. Read his sermons here.

The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice (she/her/hers) is an Episcopal priest who serves as the Canon for Evangelism & Discipleship Development for the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri. She is a graduate of Yale Divinity School, where she won the Yale University Charles S. Mersick Prize for Public Address and Preaching and the Yale University E. William Muehl Award for Excellence in Preaching. She has taught undergraduate courses at the University of Indianapolis and has contributed to Lectionary Homiletics, the Young Clergy Women’s Project journal Fidelia’s Sisters, and other publications. She has served as a researcher and community ministry grant consultant for the Indianapolis Center for Congregations and is currently a member of The Episcopal Church’s Evangelism Council of Advice. A communicator of the gospel at heart, she writes and teaches on a wide variety of topics, including rethinking evangelism, stewardship, leadership, women’s theology of the body, mysticism, and spiritual development. When she’s not thinking about theology, particularly the intersection of evangelism and justice work (which is all the time, seriously), you’ll find her swing dancing. Find more of her work at her website Roof Crashers & Hem Grabbers (www.roofcrashersandhemgrabbers.com). Read her sermons here.

The Rev. Dr. Amy Richter is an Episcopal priest and serves as dean of the School for Ministry of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, a role she shares with her husband, the Rev. Dr. Joseph Pagano. She is the author and editor of several books, including “Common Prayer: Reflections on Episcopal Worship” and “Saving Words: 20 Redemptive Words Worth Rescuing,” published by Cascade. Read her sermons here.

Michael Toy is an assistant professor of practical theology at the School of Theology at Moravian University, a seminary formed by the merger of Lancaster Theological Seminary and Moravian Theological Seminary. He has been involved in lay ministry professionally and as a volunteer for over a decade. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, writing, running, and searching for the best noodles in town. Read his sermons here.

The Rev. Dr. Regina Walton is a poet, scholar, and teacher. Her poetry collection, “The Yearning Life,” won the Phyllis Tickle Poetry Prize and was published by Paraclete Press in 2016. An Episcopal priest, she is denominational counselor for Anglican/Episcopal and Lutheran students and a lecturer at Harvard Divinity School. She serves as the editor and content developer for the Center for Episcopal Discipleship and Renewal at Forward Movement. Read her sermons here.