Geoffrey Stevenson was the Director of the Centre for Christian Communication at St. John's College, Durham from its inception in 1996 until its closure in 2005. While it was open, the centre was used for the training and resourcing of church leaders, focusing on preaching, apologetics and communication skills appropriate to the 21st Century. Geoffrey is a popular speaker and trainer of preachers and writes teaches and speaks on the thelogy and practice of communication today. He is the co-author of Preaching with Humanity.

Stephen Wright is an Anglican priest and Vice Principal of Spurgeon's College, London. With Geoffrey Stevenson he is the co-author of Preaching with Humanity. His book Alive to the Word: A Practical Theology of Preaching was published by SCM in 2010.