Dr. Dominick Hernandez
Dr. Dominick S. Hernández is an Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, where he also directs Talbot en Español. He earned his Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible from Bar-Ilan University (Ramat Gan, Israel). An ordained pastor, Hernández has served in English-, Spanish-, and Hebrew-language ministries across the […]
Paul Kroger
Paul Kroger is a pastor, community developer, and coach. He has helped lead high-growth, high-performing organizations for over 40 years. Currently, Paul serves as the Executive Director of Vine & Village, a 501(c)(3) non profit community development corporation, operating in conjunction with Mosaic Church in Little Rock, AR. He was raised on a farm in Nebraska and attended the […]
Lawrence Hicks
Lawrence is the Executive Pastor at Mosaic Church and also serves as one of the church’s teaching pastors. He is a retired Colonel and combat veteran, having served more than 25 years in the United States Air Force. While on active duty, he authored the publication, “The Impact of Diversity in Developing Aerospace Leaders,” which […]
Nirup Alphonse
Nirup Alphonse is the lead and teaching Pastor of LIFEGATE Church in Denver, Colorado. LIFEGATE is one of the fastest growing churches in the city and since it’s inception it has had a prayer for vision to be an inter-ethnic and intergenerational community. Pastor Nirup is a gifted communicator of the Scriptures who aims to preach the Gospel […]
Rodrigo Cruz
Rodrigo was born and raised in Monterrey Mexico, where he practiced criminal law for several years. He earned his M.Div. from Asbury Seminary and his D.Min. from Wesley Seminary. In 2016, he planted a multi-ethnic (now multi-site church with 5 campuses) called The Nett Church in Gwinnett County, Georgia. In 2019, he was voted by […]
Melissa Mixon
Melissa Mixon is a seasoned ministry innovator, and nonprofit founder and leader with a track record of building transformative models in diverse contexts. She spent a decade in Costa Rica where she founded and led an international nonprofit, pioneering community-driven approaches that empowered local leaders to sustain long-term impact while lobbying for systemic change and seeing it happen […]
Collin Outerbridge
Dr. Collin Outerbridge is the founding pastor of Nona Church. In partnership with his wife, Stacey, Nona has become a large, fast-growing multiethnic church reaching thousands across two campuses and languages in Central Florida. Nona has been named one of the ten fastest-growing churches by Outreach Magazine and is known locally for its commitment to […]
Bernard Emerson
Bernard Emerson is a proud native and lifelong resident of Oakland, California. He works closely with urban churches, coaching and equipping leaders to thrive in complex city environments. Driven by a deep love for his community and a clear sense of God’s call, Bernard partnered with Kyle Brooks to plant Tapestry Church in East Oakland. […]
Libin Abraham
Born in South India, Libin comes from a family of Pastors and has been in pastoral ministry since 2007. Libin received an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary where he wrote his dissertation on The Development of the Multicultural Church: It’s Roots in the Old Testament, Manifestations in the […]
Mark Hearn
Mark Hearn has been a pastor for more than forty years. Since 2010, he has served as the senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Duluth, Georgia, located in the 6th most diverse county in America. In 2017 he wrote the book, Technicolor, telling how his church transformed from a monolithic Anglo-American congregation to a cross-cultural community […]
