OUR COMMON GROUND Voice, Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith, author, "The Book of Jeremiah The Life and Ministry of Jeremiah A. Wright, 

She is the former Senior Pastor of Advent United Church of Christ, in Columbus, Ohio, is a 1986 graduate of Yale Divinity School, where she earned her M.Div.

She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Occidental College and her Doctor of Mininistry from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.

She is the author of four books, Carla and Annie, From Calvary to Victory, Forgive WHO?, andCrazy Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives, which is currently in its second printing. Her work also appears weekly on The Washington Post, as a member of a panel of theologians, scholars and writers who comment on issues pertinent to religion.

She is the Gordon Cosby Seasoned Fellow at the Spirit House Project (ATL).