Uche Anizor (PhD, Wheaton College) is professor of theology at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. He teaches a variety of courses in systematic and historical theology to undergraduate students. He is also the author of Overcoming Apathy: Gospel Hope for Those Who Struggle to Care and How to Read Theology: Engaging Doctrine Critically and Charitably. His current interests include theological method, evangelicalism and evangelical theology, and the doctrine of Scripture. Uche is a member of Redemption Hill Church in Whittier, CA.

Dr. Matthew Bingham joined Phoenix Seminary in 2024 following years of service in both academic and pastoral roles in the United States and the United Kingdom. Most recently, he taught and held administrative leadership positions at Oak Hill College in London. In addition to his academic work, he has served as a pastor in congregations in the United States and Northern Ireland.

A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, Dr. Bingham’s research focuses on the theology and ecclesial developments of post-Reformation England. He is the author of A Heart Aflame for God (Crossway, 2025) and Orthodox Radicals: Baptist Identity in the English Revolution (Oxford University Press, 2019), as well as numerous articles in peer-reviewed academic journals.

He and his wife, Shelley, have four children: Amelia, John, James, and David.

Don Payne (PhD, University of Manchester, England) serves as Vice President of Academic Affairs, Academic Dean, and Professor of Theology at Denver Seminary. He joined the Denver Seminary faculty in 1998. Prior to joining the Denver Seminary faculty he spent eight years in pastoral ministry with the Evangelical Free Church of America. Don‘s publications include The Theology of the Christian Life in J.I. Packer’s Thought: Theological Anthropology, Theological Method, and The Doctrine of Sanctification, Surviving the Unthinkable: Learning to Live After Someone You Love Chooses to Die, and Already Sanctified: A Theology of the Christian Life in Light of God’s Completed Work.

Brandon Smith is Chair of the Hobbs School of Theology & Ministry at Oklahoma Baptist University, a cofounder of the Center for Baptist Renewal, and host of the Church Grammar podcast. He has written several books, including Taught By God: Ancient Hermeneutics for the Modern Church and Beholding the Triune God: The Inseparable Work of Father, Son, and Spirit. He is married to Christa and they have four children.