The Rev. Mark DeYmaz is the founding pastor of Mosaic Church of Central Arkansas, which is acclaimed  for being ethnically and economically diverse. He serves as an adviser to faith leaders hoping to build multiethnic communities.

The Rev. Aaron Damiani is head pastor of Immanuel Anglican Church in Chicago. He founded the church with his wife, Laura.

Chad Clarkson is co-founder and executive director of the Houston Church Planting Network.

Matt Chandler is the president of Acts 29, a network of churches involved in the church planting movement. He is also the lead pastor of The Village Church in Flower Mound, Texas, which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention.

The Rev. Tom Brackett is missioner for new church starts and missional initiatives for the Episcopal Church.

Jan Birchfield is an expert on leadership, psychology and meditation. She recently launched a retreat center in Taos, New Mexico, offering guided meditation and assistance building a spiritual community. Arrange an interview through the contact form on her website.

Winfield Bevins directs Asbury Seminary’s Church Planting Initiative. He previously served as canon for church planting for the Anglican Diocese of the Carolinas. Arrange an interview by filling out the contact form on his website.

The Rev. Janna Ziegler is rector and senior pastor of the Church of the Resurrection in Los Angeles, which she co-founded.

Daniel Yang directs the Send Institute, a think tank focused on church planting in the North American context. The Send Institute is based at the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College. Arrange an interview with Yang by filling out the contact form on his website.