Resource Authors

Fr. Matthew Jarvis is the prior of St. Dominic's Priory, London, and a frequent contributor to Torch. (Source: english.op.org; photo: rosaryshrine.co.uk)

Rev. Cynthia Jarvis served for twenty-three years as the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia, PA. (Source: chestnuthillpres.org)

Rev. Dr. Mark Andrew Jefferson joined Acadia Divinity College in July 2025 as Associate Professor in the John Gladstone Chair of Preaching and Worship and Dean of the Sarah Daley Nickerson Chapel. He graduated from Norfolk State University, Candler School of Theology, and Emory University. Dr. Jefferson has taught at Virginia...

Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in June 2006. She served as chief pastor and primate to the Episcopal Church's members in 17 countries, 109 dioceses, and three regional areas. She joined with other principal bishops of the 38-member Provinces of the worldwide...

Dr. David Lyle Jeffrey was distinguished professor of Literature and Humanities at Baylor University from 2000 until 2019. He was also a professor emeritus of English Literature at the University of Ottawa and a guest professor at Peking University (Beijing) and honorary professor at the University of International Business and Economics...

Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson is a George MacDonald scholar who lives on a farm in the Ottawa Valley, Canada. She writes and lectures internationally on MacDonald, the Inklings, the 19th century, and Faith & the Arts. She is on the Advisory Board of Inklings Journal VII, a founding Board Member of the C.S....

Rod Jellema (1927-2018) held a BA from Calvin College and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. He joined the University of Maryland, College Park faculty in 1955, where he founded and directed the creative writing program and later became Professor Emeritus. Jellema authored five books of poetry and...

Meg Jenista Kuykendall is the Project Director for Preaching Reformed at the Center for Public Justice. After 15 years of ministry experience, she is currently a PhD student at Fuller Theological Seminary, studying public and practical theologies—specifically, the disciplines of political theology and preaching. She previously served as pastor at Washington,...

Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins served as the Minister of Visitation at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA. He has served in various capacities in the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church. He is an ordained United Methodist minister who retired in 2014 from the North Georgia...

Kara Jenkins is a frequent contributor to Ministry to Children.