The Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft became Bishop of Oxford in 2016 and was previously the Bishop of Sheffield.  He has been a member of the House of Lords since 2013, a member of the Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence until 2020, a member of the Board of the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation until 2021 and appointed to the Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee in 2021. 

Co-author of Emmaus: the way of faith (1996-2003), and one of four lead authors of the Pilgrim resource to help adults explore faith. He is author of a number of books including Ministry in Three Dimensions (1999 and 2008), The Gift of Leadership: According to the Scriptures (2016) and Rooted and Grounded, faith formation and the Christian Tradition (2019).  His most recent book is Comfortable Words: a call to restoration: Reflections on Isaiah 40–55 (March 2021) Bishop Steven’s blog is at https://blogs.oxford.anglican.org

Paula Gooder is a writer and biblical scholar whose many books make her expertise accessible to a wide readership. They include Lydia and Phoebe which relate in story form the lives of significant New Testament figures, and the Biblical Exploration series. Paula is also one of the editors of the Pilgrim course. She is Canon Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Robert Atwell is the Bishop of Exeter and the current Chair of the Church of England's Liturgical Committee. He is the compiler of Celebrating the Saints, Celebrating the Seasons, and three anthologies of readings for special occasions: Gift, Love and Remember. His other books include Spiritual Classics from the Early Church, The Contented Life and The Good Worship Guide: Leading liturgy well. He is a co-author of the Pilgrim course.

Nick Baines is the Bishop of Bradford. He is the Anglican co-chair of the Meissen Commission (which develops relations between the Church of England and the Evangelische Kirche in Germany), chair of the Sandford St. Martin Trust, and represents the Archbishop of Canterbury in international interfaith conferences. For many years he has regularly contributed to the media in the UK and beyond. He is a contributor to the Pilgrim course.

Stephen Conway is the Bishop of Ely. He spent the whole of his parochial ministry in the Diocese of Durham. While serving in the North East, he was appointed as Diocesan Director of Ordinands and later as the Bishop of Durham’s Senior Chaplain and Diocesan Communications Officer. In 2002 he became Archdeacon of Durham and Canon Treasurer of the Cathedral. Following his consecration in June 2006, he served in the Diocese of Salisbury as Bishop of Ramsbury. He has also played a major role in building up links with Churches overseas and is a contributor to the Pilgrim course.

Stephen Cottrell is the Archbishop of York, and a prolific and much-loved author. He has previously served as Bishop of Chelmsford, Bishop of Reading, and Canon Pastor at Peterborough Cathedral. Stephen is a co-author of the Pilgrim course.