Jonathan Akin is vice president for church relations and campus ministries at Carson-Newman University. He also serves as the director of the NAMB Leadership Institute for the North American Mission Board and as an adjunct Old Testament professor at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He earned his M.Div. and Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr.

Akin is the author of books like Preaching Christ from Proverbs , Exalting Jesus in Proverbs , and Exalting Jesus in Ecclesiastes . He has served as a pastor of churches in Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina. He and his wife Ashley have three children: Maddy, Emma Grace, and Judson. Peyton Hill (PhD, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary) currently serves on staff at City Church in Tallahassee, FL. He has pastored churches in Ohio and Alabama and is preparing to plant a church in Huntsville, AL with the Salt Network in 2026. He and his wife Jordan Lee have five children: Harper, Zane, Elliot, Wren, and Annmarie.