In August 2009, Spectrum welcomed its newest team member, David Trim—a scholar with a wide variety of interests and a very unique area of specialty. Here is a sampling of discussions on European Adventism, race relations in the British church, and religious violence.

RD: You have quite an international background. You are British, but you were born in India and you grew up in Australia. Where do you consider yourself to be from? How do you bring to together your various ethnic identities?

Peter Roennfeldt is a church planter and pastor, having served as a public evangelist, seminary teacher and “pastor to pastors” over the course of his career.

This week we meet Spectrum's Drupal guru, a history and french major studying at Pacific Union College.

Question: How did you get involved with Spectrum and what are your responsibilities?

This week we introduce Alexander Carpenter, who oversees the blog here at Spectrum.

Question: How did you get involved with Spectrum and what are your responsibilities?

This week: An interview with the editor of Spectrum's film reviews section.

Question: For how long have you been involved with Spectrum and Adventist Forums? What do you do now that you are an official part of the team? What do you contribute to the team on a personal level?

Question: What do you do as the tech expert of the Spectrum web team? What is the most difficult part of your job?

Answer: I share technical responsibilities with Jonathan Pichot. He focuses on Drupal – which is the software product used to build/render the website. I am more involved with Apache/Linux, plus interacting with our Internet Service Provider.

Question: Where do you live and what do you do?

Lainey Cronk consistently blesses the Spectrum community with stimulating book reviews. This week we get to know Lainey herself!

Question: How did you first get involved with Spectrum and what are your current responsibilities?

This week begins a series of interviews with members of the Spectrum web team. We start with Johnny Ramirez, editor of Café Hispano, Spectrum’s online Spanish language section.

Question: How long have you been working for Spectrum and what is your role?

GODencounters is an experientially-based faith movement that is touching the lives of Adventist young adults. Co-founder Allan Martin says GODencounters is not about indoctrination, but about worship, discipleship, and relationship.

Alden Thompson’s new book, Beyond Common Ground: Why Liberals and Conservatives Need Each Other (see our review of the book) is here just in time to see him retire from 39 years of teaching at Walla Walla University. Spectrum asked Thompson about his future plans and about how his long career has shaped the content of his new book.