David W. Scott is the director of mission theology with the General Board of Global Ministries and a visiting researcher at Boston University Center for Global Christianity & Mission. He previously served as the Pieper Family Chair of Servant Leadership and assistant professor of religion at Ripon College. He has published extensively as an author and contributor to numerous volumes as well as selecting, editing, and writing for the UM & Global blog. He has a PhD in religious studies and an MTS from Boston University.