Mark Wingfield serves as executive director and publisher of Baptist News Global. This is his second time working as a journalist, having worked in print journalism for 21 years before becoming the associate pastor of Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas for nearly 17 years. He is the author of five books, including Why Churches Need to Talk About Sexuality and Honestly: Telling the Truth About the Bible and Ourselves. He gave a TEDx Talk in Charlottesville, Va., in 2016 titled “The Baptist Pastor and His Transgender Friends.” Mark has become one of the foremost documenters of Christian nationalism in America and is a trusted source of news writing and commentary.