For the past 36 years, John D. Roth served as prof. of history at Goshen College as well as director of the Mennonite Historical Library and editor of The Mennonite Quarterly Review. More recently, he was the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Global Anabaptism at Goshen College (2012) and secretary of the MWC Faith and Life Commission (2009). In 2022 he became the project director of “Anabaptism at 500,” an initiative of MennoMedia. John has written widely on topics related to Anabaptist-Mennonite history and church life. He and his wife, Ruth, have four adult children and six grandchildren, and are active members at Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship in Goshen, IN.