Founder of Companion to the Poor, attorney, and advocate for urban slum communities, pioneering holistic churches and development initiatives.

Retired professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, author, and former Visiting Director at the Manchester Wesley Research Centre, specializing in church renewal and mission theology.

Ph.D. in Transformational Development. Research fellow at Calvin University and consultant advocating for women in poverty and at-risk children.

Ph.D. in Theology, The University of Auckland (New Zealand), 2006. Professor of Urban Leadership and Director of WCIU’s Institute for Transformational Urban Leadership.