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Kirimi Barine is an Author, Trainer, Publisher and Consultant. He has served and continues to serve in various leadership capacities for organizations in Africa and around the world. He is the founding Director of Publishing Institute of Africa; a Nairobi based publishing, training and author development organization. He is an author and co-author of several books among them Transformational Corporate Leadership. Barine delights in training and facilitation of learning experiences as well as consulting on leadership, publishing and writing. Barine has a PhD / Doctorate in Business Management (Leadership & Governance) from the UCN Universidad Central de Nicaragua and SMC University, Switzerland.

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Prof. Michael Bowen is associate professor of Environmental Economics at Daystar University. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Economics and is currently the Director, Research, Publications, Consultancy and Postgraduate Bureau at Daystar University. He has presented several papers in international conferences and published them as journal articles or book chapters. Some of his publications include; synopsis of the status of Christian family in Kenya, significance of vision and mission in a Christian University, redeeming Christian marriage and family in Kenya among other publications.  He is a guest editor for a number of international journals and has supervised both masters and PhD theses. Prof. Bowen has taught at undergraduate, Masters and PhD level.

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José Paulo Bunga is married to Mrs. Esalita Joaquim Bunga and is the father of six children. He has a Diploma in Theology from STB- IEBA in Luanda, Angola. He has a Degree in Theology from HEFSIBA -Instituto Superior Christian in Angonia, Mozambique and in 2014 he received a Master’s degree in Divinity at the College and Theological Seminary of the Reformed Faith – FATEFÉ, Cohen University- USA, in St. Paulo, Brazil. He is a professor at Evangelical Theological Institute Reformed Church Angola -ITIERA and Shepherd of the Light of the World Parish in Luanda.

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Edward Elliott, a retired communications-business owner, chaired the Africa Leadership Study. He is founder of Oasis International, publisher of the Africa Study Bible. Oasis is devoted to fostering a sustainable Pan-African publishing industry. Elliott was named Alumnus of the Year by the Moody Bible Institute and has served on many boards including Tyndale House Foundation, Moody Alumni Association, Oasis International, and National Religious Broadcasters.

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Pastor for ten years when called to teach Practical Theology at Stellenbosch University in 1985. He became a professor in Congregational Studies. Leading congregations through the apartheid transition period was the initial focus of his work and research. The post-1994 increase of post-graduate students from other African countries redirected his attention to congregational realities across Africa. His Studying Congregations in Africa (2004) was the first publication of NetACT, the Network for African Congregational Theology. Founded in 2000 he became the Network’s first Executive Director. He still serves the 39-school network in 13 African countries as program coordinator.

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Evan Hunter serves as Vice President with ScholarLeaders International, an organization that exists to encourage and enable Christian theological leaders from the Majority World for the global church. He holds a PhD from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where his research focused on the contextual engagement of newly developed doctoral programs in evangelical seminaries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. His work keeps him engaged with the development of Christian leaders through theological education. Evan lives near Chicago, IL with his wife and three sons.

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Dr. Joanna Ilboudo is a founder and Senior Advisor for ACTS-Burkina Faso. She is also the Executive Secretary of PACWA, the women commission of AEA. She has written and published the following books: Pitié pour ma soeur, Au nom de la foi, Destinée via adversité, Et si toute ma vie était louange!, Parcours de Femmes.

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Missionary of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa, seconded to the Africa International University in Nairobi, Kenya. He is an ordained minister of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ – Sierra Leone and has a PhD. He is currently on an extended leave of absence from the university and is serving with the Overseas Council International as Africa Regional Director.  He works extensively on transformational curriculum issues in response to the context in which formal and nonformal education happens in Africa. His expertise is in understanding the epistemological frameworks of Africans striving to go into pastoral and teaching ministries of the Church in Africa, and how that understanding may influence educational practices. In light of this expertise, John serves as curriculum consultant for the More than a Mile Deep-Global, Supervising editor for the Africa Study Bible, Senior Researcher for the Africa Leadership Study and member of the Global Associates for Transformational Education. John is also involved in faculty development for many educational initiatives in Africa. John is married to Tity. They have three children.

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Dr. Elisabet le Roux is a Research Director at the Unit for Religion and Development Research (URDR), in the Faculty of Theology of Stellenbosch University in South Africa. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stellenbosch University, with a dissertation entitled The role of African Christian churches in dealing with sexual violence against women: the case of the DRC, Rwanda and Liberia. As a faith and development expert, she does research across the globe, focusing particularly on gender and gender-based violence.

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Adelaide Tomas Manuel is a pastor and as an ALS researcher, she liked working with topics related to women’s development. She teaches two subjects: Christian Education and Christology at Emmanuel Seminary – Dondi (SED). From 2007 to 2015, she was the Principal of SED. She got her Master’s Degree in Practical Theology at Methodist University in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Her dissertation was on the topic of the Formation of Women Pastoral Leadership.

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David K. Ngaruiya is associate professor at the International Leadership University in Nairobi, Kenya. He holds a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.  He is also the Deputy Vice Chancellor in Research, Extension and Development, as well as the Chair of the Africa Society of Evangelical Theology (2015-2016). He has published journal and book articles and served as coeditor and contributor to the book “Communities of Faith in Africa and African Diaspora.”  His research interests include leadership, contextualization, the Church in Africa, and the use of digital resources in education.  He has supervised graduate research at various levels.

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Weanzana Nupanga is President of Bangui Evangelical School of Theology (BEST) in Central African Republic, and also teaches Biblical Hebrew and Old Testament (Exegesis and Theology). He received his PhD in Old Testament Studies from the University of Pretoria in South Africa. His area of interest is in the Book of Chronicles and the Second Temple Period. Among his publications are several commentaries on Old Testament Books in the Africa Bible Commentary (2006).

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Bob Priest is G. W. Aldeen Professor of International Studies and Professor of Mission and Anthropology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and holds the Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley. He is former President of the American Society of Missiology (2013-2014). His research and writing have included a focus on race and ethnicity, sexuality, short-term missions, religious conversion, and witchcraft accusations. Among his publications is the book This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith (OxfordUP) and the article “Missionary Positions: Christian, Modernist, Postmodernist” in Current Anthropology 42: 29-68.

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Steven Rasmussenis senior lecturer in Intercultural Studies at Africa International University in Nairobi, Kenya. Director of TEAM (Training East African Ministers). He received his PhD from Trinity International University in Intercultural Studies. He has taught and researched for 21 years in East Africa. Previous to his current position he served as principal of Lake Victoria Christian College in Mwanza, Tanzania. He has published a variety of journal articles and book chapters on Christian responses to witchcraft accusations, sickness, ethnicity, and short-term missions.

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Robert B. Reekie, now retired, is co-founder of Media Associates International, Inc., and serves on its board. He has been involved in editorial and Christian publishing as well as management training and consultation for over 40 years with prior academic and business experience in South Africa and the USA.  He was born in South Africa; is a graduate of university and seminary and is an ordained clergyman.

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Alberto Lucamba Salombongo is a pastor and lecturer at Undergraduate Program of Evangelical Theological Seminary at ISTEL in Lubango, Angola. He is also the Modular Theological Program Coordinator at ISTEL. He holds a post graduate diploma in Old Testament from the University of Stellenbosch and is a MTH Candidate at the University of Stellenbosch. He is married and has three children.

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Assistant to the President of Bangui Evangelical School of Theology (BEST) and Communication Officer. She is currently a PhD Student in theology at BEST. She holds three masters degrees, including an MA in English (American Civilization), an MA in Theology and Mission, and an MTh in African Christianity from the Akrofi-Christaller Institute in Ghana.

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Truphosa Kwaka-Sumba is the Principal of Nairobi Campus of St. Paul’s University in Kenya. She holds a M.A. (Economics) from the University of Manchester (UK). She is guest editor and columnist with Leadership Today in Africa and lead team advisor for her-leadership.com. She is a non-executive board member of International Leadership Foundation – Kenya and public listed Longhorn Publishers Ltd. She is also a facilitator and speaker on leadership, with passion for women in leadership and leadership development in Africa.

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