Mark Batterson serves as the lead pastor of National Community Church in Washington, D. C. Recognized as “one of America’s 25 most innovative churches,” NCC is one church with seven locations.

Mark’s blog (www.markbatterson.com) and webcast (www.theaterchurch.com) also reach a virtual congregation around the world.

Mark is the author of several bestselling books, including New York Times Bestseller - The Circle Maker and In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. He and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill with their three children. 

Summer Batterson Dailey is a recent graduate of Southeastern University and is working as a social worker in Washington, D.C. Benedetta Capriotti, illustrator of Wild Bios: William Sheepspeare, attended a professional school of fashion and technical drawing before joining the illustration class at the International School of Comics in Rome.