Mark Hearn has been a pastor for more than forty years. Since 2010, he has served as the senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Duluth, Georgia, one of the most diverse countries in America. During his tenure, the church has transformed from a monolithic Anglo-American congregation to a cross-cultural community of faith with members from forty-seven different countries. He also serves as the coaching director of Homogeneous Church Transitions for the Mosaix Global Network. Pastor Mark holds degrees from Carson Newman College, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Luther Rice Seminary. Mark and his wife Glenda are the parents of four grown daughters and are proud grandparents. Darcy Wiley is a writer, teacher, and spiritual director whose work explores emotional, spiritual, and cultural health. As cowriter of The Yes Effect: Accepting God's Invitation to Transform the World Around You, Darcy worked with the founder of the 10/40 Window Movement to share testimonies of God's restoration work in communities all over the globe.

She is a friend of immigrants and has a heart for comforting and empowering people who've been oppressed. She lives and serves in the Indianapolis area where she and her husband are raising three high-energy kids to be curious and compassionate citizens of the world. Visit Darcy online at darcywiley.com.