Craig Barnes, was raised on Long Island, New York. After graduating from Princeton Theological Seminary, he received a Ph.D. in the History of Christianity from The University of Chicago.

He served as the pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Madison, WI, until 1992 when he became the pastor of The National Presbyterian Church in Washington D.C.  In 2002 he became a chaired professor at Pittsburgh Seminary while also serving as the pastor of the Shadyside Presbyterian Church.  In 2012 he was elected president of Princeton Theological Seminary and became the president emeritus in January 2023.

In January 2024 he became the director of a new project of the Association of Theological Schools on “Theologies of Pastoral Ministry,” funded by the Lilly Endowment. He has nine published books including When God Interrupts, Pastor as Minor Poet, and most recently Diary of a Pastor’s Soul.

He is married to Dawne Hess Barnes who is an interior designer. They have three fabulous children, four delightful grandchildren, and a frisbee-addicted Bearded Collie.

Julian Davis Reid, (M.Div., Candler School of Theology) is a Black artist-theologian from Chicago whose work invites us to rejoice, lament, and hope together. A pianist, composer, producer, speaker, and writer, Julian is the founder of the ministry Notes of Rest®, a contemplative-musical experience that invites the weary to practice God’s transforming rest. A member of Emory University’s Alumni Class of 2025 40 under 40, Julian steadily releases and performs new music, most recently having released Vocation, Notes of Rest Hymns Vol.1, and BEHOLD (with The JuJu Exchange). Julian is also the Artistic Director for Testify!, a project from Christian Theological Seminary that strengthens Christian witness in Black churches by reviving testimony traditions for contemporary practice.

Julian has toured in Asia, Europe, and across North America, having performed at the Montreal Jazz Fest, Lollapalooza, and the Berlin Jazz Fest. He has created with Jennifer Hudson, Chance the Rapper, Tank and the Bangas, Andrew Bird, Jamila Woods, Derrick Hodge, Ken Medema, Peter CottonTale, Keyon Harrold, Kenneth Whalum, Isaiah Collier, and Abiodun Oyewole from The Last Poets. An award-winning writer, Julian writes about his journey as an artist-theologian on his Substack “Julian’s Note.” He has published essays on Notes of Rest in several books, including Naming the Spirit: Pneumatology through the Arts (Sept 2025), At This Time: Dialogues in Theological Education (Jan 2026) and Light for the Way (Jan 2026). His work has been covered in The New York Times, Forbes, Sojourners, Billboard, and Downbeat. Julian lives in Chicago with his wife Carmen and their daughter Lydia and they are members of Lawndale Christian Community Church.