Mark Reynolds is a United Methodist pastor serving First United Methodist Church of Cocoa Beach, Florida. He holds degrees from Florida Southern College, Candler School of Theology at Emory University, and Vanderbilt University, with academic work focused on theology and philosophy. With more than eighteen years of pastoral ministry experience, he has contributed to district and conference leadership and served as a writer and editor for the Wesleyan Rooted projects of the Florida Annual Conference. He also shares theology, commentary, and sermons through his website, podcast, YouTube channel, and social media, and has developed a training with the Institute of Preaching on the ethical use of AI in sermon development. He is married with four children and enjoys surfing in his spare time.