The Gospel and Racial Reconciliation

Kristie Anyabwile is a pastor’s wife and the mother of Afiya, Eden, and Titus. Her husband of 24 years, Thabiti, pastors Anacostia River Church in Southeast Washington, DC. Kristie speaks and writes about marriage, motherhood, and ministry. You can follow her on X.

Courtney Doctor (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary) serves as the director of women’s initiatives for The Gospel Coalition. She is a Bible teacher and author of From Garden to Glory as well as several Bible studies, including Titus: Displaying the Gospel of Grace, In View of God’s Mercies, and Behold and Believe. Courtney and her husband, Craig, have four children and five grandchildren.

Elicia Horton is a writer, speaker, and Bible teacher. Alongside her husband, D. A. Horton, she co-authored Enter the Ring: Fighting Together for a Gospel-Saturated Marriage. The couple teaches and serves together at Reach Fellowship in North Long Beach, California, and have counseled couples for more than 10 years.

Irene Sun (MAR, Yale University; ThM, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) was born in Malaysia and is the author of the picture books Taste and See: All About God’s Goodness and God Counts: Numbers in His Word and His World. She teaches her four boys at home with her preacher husband, Hans. They belong to Pittsburgh Chinese Church.

Shar Walker is a writer and communicator. She spent eight years in college ministry before transitioning to the corporate world, where she now works in communications, marketing, and change management. She is a contributing author to His Testimonies, My Heritage: Women of Color on the Word of God and Joyfully Spreading the Word: Sharing the Good News of Jesus. Shar lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband and their two sons, and serves on the vestry of her local church, All Souls Anglican Church.