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Rochelle Scheuermann (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is assistant dean of ministry and evangelism and associate professor of evangelism at Wheaton College, where she also directs the doctor of ministry program. She is coauthor of Preaching in the Contemporary World and coeditor of three other books. An ordained minister and past president of the Evangelical Missiological Society, Scheuermann currently serves as editor of the Journal of the Evangelical Missiological Society; in advisory board roles for Koinonia Journal and Can Do Kids, Intl.; and as a member of Lausanne's Disability and Mission Catalyst group, Community of Practice.
Benjamin T. Conner (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is professor of practical theology at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Michigan, where he is director of the Graduate Certificate in Disability and Ministry. He is the author of Amplifying Our Witness: Giving Voice to Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities and Practicing Witness: A Missional Vision of Christian Practices.
John Swinton, PhD, FBA, FRSE, is professor of practical theology and pastoral care at the University of Aberdeen, where he holds the Chair in Divinity and Religious Studies. An ordained minister of the Church of Scotland, he founded the university's Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability and the Centre for Ministry Studies. His research explores the theological dimensions of health, disability, mental illness, and dementia. His book Dementia: Living in the Memories of God received the 2016 Michael Ramsey Prize for outstanding theological writing. In 2018, he was awarded the Oskar Pfister Award by the American Psychiatric Association for his contribution to the dialogue between theology and psychiatry.
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