 SLD has many notable faculty associated with its founding, including Tony Campolo, Lin Geiger, and Ron Sider, and has continued to attract many notable evangelical scholars to its ranks throughout the years.Samuel Escobar, David Fraser, Mike Mtika, Eloise Meneses, Sharon Gramby-Sobukwe, David Bronkema, Connie Ostwald, Nathan Corbitt, Judith Tshibangu, Leonard Mutesasira, Moses Dombo, Stan LeQuire and others too numerous to mention are in this list.SLD has been involved in many areas of research, including projects involved AIDS research, Sustainable Development, Partnerships and Political trends among churches.