Publisher and Editor Verity A. Jones was ordained by the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ in 1995.

Previously pastor of Central Christian Church in Terre Haute, Indiana, Verity assumed leadership of DisciplesWorld in July 2003. From the magazine's outset in 2002, she wrote a column on Christian unity. She also has written for Christian Century, Biblical Preaching Journal, the Journal of Preaching, and other publications.

A native of Richardson, Texas, Verity grew up in Enid, Oklahoma, where she was valedictorian at Enid High School. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale College, the undergraduate arm of Yale University, and summa cum laude graduate of Yale Divinity School.

She comes from a distinguished family of Disciples. Her father, Joe R. Jones, was dean of the Disciples-related Phillips Theological Seminary and later president of Phillips University and professor of theology at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. Her sister Serene is ordained and was recently named president of Union Theological Seminary in New York.

Verity is married to William Wagnon; they have one daughter, Gracie.

Managing Editor Sherri Wood Emmons comes to DisciplesWorld from a career in book publishing. She was a production editor at Sage Publications in California and an acquisitions editor at JIST Publishing in Indianapolis. As a freelance editor and writer, she has worked for Brunner Routledge, Psychology Press, Better Homes & Gardens Books, Gryphon House Books, and White Cloud Books, among others.

She is a graduate of Earlham College and the University of Denver Publishing Institute.

Sherri has written two books—The Young Person's Occupational Outlook Handbook and Establishing Your High School Portfolio (both published by JIST) — as well as articles for several publications.

A life-long Disciple, Sherri grew up in Indianapolis, where her father, Thomas E. Wood, was on staff at Homeland Ministries. She and her husband Chris have three children, Stephen, Zachary, and Kathryn.

News and Website Editor Rebecca Bowman Woods is an ordained Disciples of Christ minister and a graduate of United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, with a master of divinity degree and a specialization in digital culture ministry.

Rebecca worked for newspapers in the Detroit and St. Louis areas for several years, primarily on new media development projects, before joining a technology subsidiary of Gannett Co., publisher of USA Today, in 1996. She left Gannett in 2001 to pursue a freelance career.

Rebecca worked on the news staff for the Disciples' 1999 and 2001 General Assemblies and did freelance work for DisciplesWorld before becoming news editor in March of 2003.

She is a member of the Cincinnati chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and produced and directed "Beyond Borders: Faith and Action in the Arizona Desert," a documentary about the life-saving work of faith-based groups trying to prevent migrant deaths in the Arizona desert. She and her husband, Dan, have four children.

Director of Advertising Fred A. Jones is originally from middle Tennessee. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

With more than 26 years of experience in magazine advertising, Fred has served as advertising director for the Journal of the American Optometric Association and for Health Progress, the journal of the Catholic Health Association. For 11 years prior to joining the staff at DisciplesWorld, he was director of advertising for The Disciple.

Fred has lived in St. Louis, Missouri, for most of his working career; he currently lives in St. Louis County, where he enjoys music and antique automobiles. He has been a member of the Studebaker Drivers Club for over 25 years.

Marketing Manager Cedric Perry comes to DisciplesWorld as a bi-vocational pastor of Temple of Christ Christian Church located in Indianapolis.

Cedric has been with DisciplesWorld since October 2007 and brings 25 years of marketing/sales experience to DisciplesWorld. He brings a personal touch in developing relationships with Disciples of Christ pastors, church leaders, and congregation members.

He and his wife Veda have two children.

Administrative Assistant Donna M. Russell is a lifelong member of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Before joining the staff of DisciplesWorld in January 2003, Donna worked for 23 years for Church Finance Council, a unit of the general church.

Donna is also Director of Music for Eastgate Christian Church in Indianapolis. She is married to John Russell, the mother of three, and the grandmother of six.

Linda lives in Plainfield, Indiana with her two golden retrievers and a cat.