• Bread for the World and Baylor Collaboration on Hunger and Poverty

• Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics by Eugene Cho

• Overrated: Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World? by Eugene Cho

• I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis by Jeremy Everett

• Watch the webinar recording on YouTube

EUGENE CHO

Eugene Cho is president/CEO of Bread for the World, a non-partisan Christian advocacy organization urging both national and global decision makers to help end hunger. His passions involve leadership, justice, the intersection of faith and public life, and the pursuit of God’s kingdom here on this earth. He is also the founder and former senior pastor of Quest Church – an urban, multi-cultural and multi-generational church in Seattle, Washington – and the founder and visionary of One Day’s Wages (ODW) – a grassroots movement of people, stories, and actions to alleviate extreme global poverty. Eugene authored two acclaimed books, Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics (2020) and Overrated: Are We More in Love with the Idea of Changing the World Than Actually Changing the World? (2014). Eugene and Minhee have been married for nearly 25 years and have three children.

JEREMY EVERETT

Jeremy Everett is the founder and executive director of the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty. The Collaborative integrates research and practice through projects such as the Texas Hunger Initiative and the Global Hunger and Migration project. He previously founded and directed the Texas Hunger Initiative (THI), a capacity-building, anti-hunger project within Baylor University. Jeremy authored I Was Hungry: Cultivating Common Ground to End an American Crisis and contributed to Food and Poverty: Food Insecurity and Food Sovereignty Among America’s Poor and The End of Hunger: How Science, Religion, and Politics Can Work Together to Make Possible. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Samford University and a Master of Divinity from Baylor University. He is a senior fellow with World Hunger Relief, Inc., and was appointed by the U.S. Congress to serve on the National Commission on Hunger. Jeremy is married to Amy Miley Everett, and they have three sons.

BETH ANN FISHER

Beth Ann Fisher serves the Siburt Institute as a doctoral fellow while pursuing her Doctor of Ministry at Abilene Christian University. She is a local hospital chaplain, loves intertestamental connections, and finds life in liturgy. She is driven to help all people sense the nearness of God and the wellness the Lord’s presence brings. Together with husband of 27 years, Craig, she delights in adventure along with “man-children” Riley and Owen, and they're crossing national parks off their list. University ministry at Highland Church captivates her heart, as do a growing number of dogs. This season of life brings new appreciation for the present moment and the ones she’s with.

MYLES WERNTZ

Myles Werntz is director of the Baptist Studies Center and associate professor of theology at Abilene Christian University. He is the author and co-editor of six books in the area of Christian theology and ethics. His research interests include church engagements in political life, Christian ethics of war and peace, immigration, and ecclesiology. He is married to Sarah Martin-Werntz, and they live in Abilene with their sons. He is always waiting for baseball season.