Mary Preus is a singer, song leader and choir director. Her experience ranges from church choirs (directing and singing) to jazz ensembles. She focuses her current music research on diverse singing styles and on the worship and singing life of justice centered communities of faith around the world. Mary is music director at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minn. and can sometimes be found hosting lunch at St. Martin's Table bookstore and restaurant. Besides Bread for the Journey's recordings, Mary's voice can be heard on recordings by liturgical composers Ray Makeever and Marty Haugen. Mary is a member of the ecumenical Community of St. Martin in Minneapolis, Minn.

Tom Witt has been keyboardist, worship leader, song leader for a wide variety of Lutheran church events. He has a depth of resources in worship planning and leads workshops on music, liturgy and contemporary society. During 1998-99, Tom served as musician-in-residence at the Lutheran retreat center Holden Village, in Washington State. In addition to his current work with Bread for the Journey, Tom serves as a worship and music consultant for the ELCA's Global Mission Unit and is a member of the Living Liturgy teaching team (www.livingliturgy.com). He has released a CD recording of his own instrumental improvisations on hymns in the Lutheran Book of Worship, entitled Dusting Off the Green Book.

Marty Haugen is a liturgical composer, workshop presenter, performing and recording artist and author from Eagan, Minnesota. Marty has presented hundreds of workshops and concerts across North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific Rim. He has over 30 recordings and more than 400 separate printed editions available through GIA Publications, including such songs as “Canticle of the Sun”, “Eye has Not Seen”, “Gather Us In”, “Shephard Me”, “O God”, “We Remember”, and “We Walk By Faith”. Marty has composed a number of communion settings for Lutheran congregations – “Now the Feast and Celebration”, “Mass of Creation”, “Tree of Life”, and “Santo” (all GIA) and “Holy Communion” (Concordia), as well as “Holden Evening Prayer” and “In the Morning” (both GIA).

Marty has served as editor and/or consultant to GIA hymnals “Gather”, “Gather Comprehensive”, and “RitualSong”, and has been a contributor to hymnals or supplements for many denominational groups including Lutherans, United Methodists, the Mennonite Brethren, the United Church of Christ, the Church of the Latter Day Saints, the United Church of Canada, the Church of England, the Church of Scotland, and Roman Catholic groups in Great Britain, Canada, and Australia.