Mac Brunson is senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He holds degrees from Furman University (B.A.) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div., Ph.D.). Brunson and his wife have three children.
Ergun Caner holds M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Th.D. from the University of South Africa. The author of several books, including Gold Medallion winner Unveiling Islam, Caner is the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arlington Baptist College in Texas.