Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith is a writer/author, a former pastor, musician and social activist, and also the founder and executive director of Crazy Faith Ministries, a non-profit which is dedicated to teaching the concept of faith as a spiritual force (not religious, necessarily) in order to do social justice work and to fight against forces that seek to keep people stymied. Dr. Smith is a graduate of Occidental College and Yale Divinity School, and earned a D.Min from United Theological Seminary, studying under the late Rev. Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor and the Rev. Charles Booth. Her latest book is "The Book of Jeremiah: The Life and Ministry of Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.," and she is currently working on a book about the life of Rev. C.T. Vivian, who was a major voice and participant in the Civil Rights Movement.

Rev. Dr. Keith A. Bolton was ordained by the Holy Deliverance Pentecostal Church in California, and is now the Senior Pastor of the Liberty Christian Center International in Hartford, Connecticut. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Bolton attended public schools in Midland, TX, Atlanta, GA and Pasadena, CA. He received his Master of Divinity Degree from Fuller Seminary. He also earned his Ph.D. in theology in June of 1986, becoming the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from the School of Theology at Fuller Seminary. Dr. Bolton is an accomplished songwriter and author, and his love for God’s Word and God’s people have been apparent throughout his career in ministry.