Dr. Marie Joy Pring-Faraz obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Transformational Development from the Asia Graduate School of Theology-Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary. She is a Langham Partnership UK and Ireland Scholar and is a research fellow at the Nagel Institute for World Christianity in Calvin University.

Danny Hunter is the Director of the Ralph D. Winter Research Center. He earned a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2021. He has also worked as a consultant for churches and missions organizations who are interested in the engagement of the local church in mission.  

Peter Nitschke, Ed.D., is the Director for Impact Partnerships at Plastic Bank, Vancouver. Leading teams since June 2021 in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Egypt, he focuses on behavior-centered programs for waste segregation and circular economy principles.

Lowell Bliss is the director of Eden Vigil Institute for Environmental Leadership, an environmental missions organization launched by Christar in 2009. Lowell led the writing team for the Lausanne Global Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel “Call to Action” and is one of the few evangelical Climate Leaders with the Climate Reality Project.

Diana Kimani is the Director of MA Development Studies Program at William Carey International University. She has over 20 years of working experience with 15 years spent in teaching and research at different universities and colleges in Africa and the United States.

Dr. Viv Grigg has pioneered churches, development and advocacy agencies among the urban poor since the 1970’s in Manila, Calcutta, São Paulo, and Los Angeles. He is the author of 7 books on urban issues, numerous published articles, and is a pioneer of global urban networks. In addition to teaching, he leads the Encarnação Alliance, a global network of urban poor movement leaders.

Community economics educator and practitioner Alvin Mbola pursues holistic transformation of vulnerable communities through sustainable livelihoods development. An expert in Inclusive Microfinance and Livelihoods Development, Mr. Mbola has over 12 years’ experience working with churches in the East African region and has consulted on development projects around the globe.

Yalin Xin, Ph.D., is the Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies at William Carey International University. He serves as the Dean of Doctoral Studies and supervises doctoral student research as well as teaching a variety of courses at both graduate and postgraduate levels.