The start of the NFL season is an opportunity to write about gambling-related religious teachings.

Lisa Vig serves as a gambling addiction counselor for Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota.

The Rev. Kent Siladi is a conference minister for the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ. Along with fellow church members, he lobbied against expanding gambling access in Connecticut.

Jason Powell is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. When the state worked on legislation legalizing sports betting, he proposed an amendment to ban it on Sundays for religious reasons.

Ricardo Grzona is the executive president of the Ramon Pane Foundation, which developed an app for Catholic kids, based on Pokemon Go, called Follow JC Go.

Joerg Rieger is a professor of Wesleyan studies and theology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, as well as an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. His areas of study include social justice, liberation theory, the relationship between theology and public life, and the misuse of power in religion, politics and economics.

Dr. Stephen Douglass serves as the president for Campus Crusade for Christ in Orlando, Fla. In 2011, he was named as a member of the commission for Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

The National Council of Nonprofits helps nonprofits achieve greater collective impact in local communities across the country. Tim Delaney is president and CEO, and Rick Cohen serves as director of communications and operations. The organization can be contacted through its website.