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Jenna Smith
I am Jenna Smith and I was born and raised in Montreal. For the past 15 years, I have directed the Innovation Youth centre under Christian Direction. I am passionate…
Read MoreA Tale of Two Daughters
Life had been slowly bleeding out of her for 12 years, so in one final act of desperation she reaches out to touch her last remaining vestige of hope: the edge of the robe of a great teacher in whom she would now put all the faith she had left. Note here that Mark emphasizes the woman’s faith rather than Jesus’s power.
Read MoreEnneagram Webinar Transcription
Mary Albert Darling Transcribed from a webinar hosted on May 28th, 2019. Note: We use software to create our transcripts, and they are far from perfect! For a more accurate…
Read More“A Hermeneutic of Peace” Webinar Transcription
James Alison Transcribed from a webinar hosted on May 28th, 2019. Joel Van Dyke Welcome to our street songs, thought leader webinar series. We’ve been doing these now for four…
Read MoreBeing Sent, Being Received
All of these refugees are our sisters and brothers, daughters and sons of our loving God just like we are. They, too, are a part of the Body of Christ. Most of them, if not all, have probably been baptized, and by virtue of their baptism, they are sent – sometimes by direction, other times by desperation.
Read More“A Hermeneutic of Peace” Webinar Transcription
James Alison Transcribed from a webinar hosted on May 28th, 2019. Kris Rocke: Welcome to our webinar today made possible, as most of you know, through the Preaching Piece grant…
Read MoreMike Ribbens
Mike and Megan, his wife, and their family have been serving with Resonate Global Mission in African cities for over a decade. They learned to love the cities of Jos…
Read MoreHultner Estrada
Hultner Estrada lives in Managua, Nicaragua with his wife….and ……As the son of a pastor, he grew intimately linked to the Nicaraguan evangelical church, its culture, strengths and complexities. From…
Read MoreKen Sikes
Ken Sikes lives in Tacoma with his wife, Erin and their three children, Jane, Will and Benjamin. He is the pastor of Manitou Park Presbyterian Church where he’s served since…
Read MoreAbhishek Gier
Abhishek lives in New Delhi, the capital city of India, with his wife Angelika and their daughter Aastha where he and Angelika founded Catalyst Leadership Foundation and now serves as…
Read MoreValery Vital-Herne
Valery lives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti with his wife Kettely and their two children, Emilie and Jonathan where he serves as the Training Hub Director as Sous Espwa with Resonate Global…
Read MoreJustin Beene
Justin lives in Grand Rapids, MI with his wife, Karianne and their two children, Jelani and Cheyenne. Justin earned a Doctorate of Entrepreneurial Transformational Leadership from Bakke Graduate University. Justin…
Read MoreD.J. Vincent
D.J. lives in Salem, OR with his wife Gabi, son Kaden and daughter Clara, where he serves as the south area Lightning Rod at Salem Leadership Foundation. D.J. is the…
Read MoreJoel Kiekintveld
Joel lives in Anchorage, AK with his wife, Stacey and their three daughters, where he serves as Teaching Pastor at Crosspoint Community Church and Founding Director of Parachute Ministries where…
Read MoreRon Ruthruff
Ron lives in Seattle with his wife Linda and two sons, Ben and Clayton, where he is the associate professor of theology and culture at The Seattle School of Theology and…
Read MoreJoel Aguilar
Joel lives in Guatemala City with Annnette, his wife, and Mariana, their daughter. Joel serves as the Director of Leadership Development at Center for Transforming Mission, Guatemala which is a…
Read MoreEsau Oreso
Esau lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his wife Jane four children, Wema, Cindy, Jasmine and Justin. He is the Director of Training at the Center for Transforming Mission Kenya/Nairobi which…
Read MoreGideon Ochieng
Gideon lives in Nairobi, Kenya with his wife, Cecelia and their three Gabriel, Samara and Promise. Gideon is the founding director of Center for Transforming Mission – Kenya, (CTM Kenya)…
Read MoreTim Merrill
Tim lives in Camden, NJ. with his wife Renata, and their three children. Tim is the founding director of Watu Moja, a leadership development organization that connects African American and…
Read MoreJoel Van Dyke
Joel Van Dyke has lived and served in Guatemala City since 2003 with his wife Marilyn and their children Joel and Sofia. Joel did youth ministry and pastored a church…
Read MoreKris Rocke
Kris lives in Tacoma, WA with his wife, Lana, and their two sons Grant and Mitchell. He has served in urban ministry since 1985 and is the founding director of Street…
Read MoreMario Luis Matos
Mario Luis Matos was born and lives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic with his wife Yolanda, and their two daughters Susana and Magdalena, where he serves as founding director of…
Read MoreLina Thompson
Lina lives in White Center, WA where she grew up and now serves as Senior Pastor at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church. Her family was among the first Samoan families to…
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