Scot McKnight is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and a recognized authority on the New Testament, early Christianity, and the historical Jesus. He is the author of more than ninety books, including A Church Called Tov, The Jesus Creed, and The Blue Parakeet. He and his wife, Kristen, live in the northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Laura Barringer is a teacher and the coauthor of A Church Called Tov. She is also a children's ministry curriculum writer for Grow Kids and coauthored the children's version of The Jesus Creed. A graduate of Wheaton College, Laura resides in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with her husband, Mark, and three beagles.