Richard S. Hess is a member of Presbytery del Cristo . He and his wife, Rev. Dr. Jean Hess, co-pastor 316 Cumberland Presbyterian Church that has a Celtic style of worship, which is located in Denver, Colorado. Rick is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament at Denver Seminary, having authored various books such as, Joshua (Tyndale Old Testament Commentary), Intervarsity Press, 2008; Song of Songs, Baker, 2005; and The Old Testament: A Historical, Theological, and Critical Introduction, Baker, 2016. He is an editor of the NIV Comfort Print Biblical Theology Study Bible, Zondervan, 2018; and serves on the Committee of Bible Translation for the New International Version of the Bible.