Suzanne G. Farnham is the founder of Listening Hearts Ministries and a popular speaker and retreat leader. She is co-author of Listening Hearts and Grounded in God, as well as the Listening Hearts Manual for Discussion Leaders and other Listening Hearts resources. The founder of Listening Hearts Ministries, she leads retreats and discernment training programs throughout the country.

Timothy H. Grayson, rector of the Church of the Messiah, Baltimore, is a member of the board of trustees of Listening Hearts Ministries, a Listening Hearts trainer, and convener of the Maryland Episcopal Clergy Association. He is a former journalist and publishing executive.