The Rev. Gregory P. Seltz is Speaker of The Lutheran Hour® radio program, Lutheran Hour Ministries’ flagship Christian outreach radio program airing on 1,400 stations across North America. Before joining Lutheran Hour Ministries, Seltz was the Director of the Cross-Cultural Ministry Center as well as professor of Theology at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif., and trained students to launch ministries in a variety of cultural settings. He previously was the founding pastor of the first new Lutheran mission start in New York City in more than 40 years (Church For All Nations—LCMS). He has led several seminars on urban ministry, entrepreneurial leadership development, team ministry within the city, and evangelism.

Jon Acuff is the New York Times best-selling author of four books, including his most recent, Start: Punch Fear in the Face, Escape Average & Do Work that Matters. For 15 years he has helped some of the biggest brands in the world tell their story, including The Home Depot, Bose, Staples, and The Dave Ramsey Team. He has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at conferences, colleges, companies, and churches and has appeared on CNN, Fox News, Good Day LA, and several other key media outlets. In addition, he has become a social media expert with a blog read by four million people and close to 200,000 Twitter followers.

Rev. John Nunes serves on the faculty at Valparaiso University as The Emil and Elfriede Jochum Chair, a professorship established through a gift from Emil Jochum to support the study of Christian values in public and professional life. Nunes previously served from 2007 until 2013 as president and CEO of Lutheran World Relief (LWR), a $49 million global organization working to end poverty, injustice and human suffering worldwide. He has also been a professor of theology at Concordia University Chicago, a management consultant, and an urban parish pastor and community organizer in Dallas and Detroit. A gifted public speaker, he is a frequent keynote presenter who has also published several works.

Alan Hirsch is a South African-born missiologist, author, sought-after speaker, and leader in the missional church movement. He is founding director of Forge Mission Training Network and currently co-leads Future Travelers, an innovative learning program helping mega-churches become missional movements. Known for his innovative approach to mission, Alan is considered to be a thought-leader and key mission strategist for churches across the Western world. He has authored or co-authored nine books, including The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church, The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church, and The Permanent Revolution: Apostolic Imagination and Practice for the 21st Century Church.

The son of a pastor, Joel Biermann was raised in parishes in Alberta, Nebraska, and Michigan. Graduating from Concordia College, Ann Arbor in 1983, he enrolled at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and finished his MDiv. in 1987. Married to Jeannalee Richardt in 1985, the young couple embarked on a life of service to the church by beginning at Trinity in Bemidji, Minnesota. A call led to a pastorate at St. Matthew, Holt, Michigan. 1998 brought another move as Joel returned to Concordia, St. Louis as a graduate student. The PhD. was complete in 2002 with a dissertation entitled, Virtue Ethics and the Place of Character Formation in Lutheran Theology.

Joel joined the faculty at Concordia Seminary the summer of 2002 in the department of Systematic Theology, teaching doctrinal theology with a special interest and emphasis centered on ethics and the correct role of the law in the life of the believer. Outside of his responsibilities at the Seminary, Joel serves actively at his home congregation, leading evangelism training, teaching an ongoing Sunday morning Bible class, and creating material for small group Bible studies (Help for the Hurried Life, Questions About). He has also helped produce similar study material through Lutheran Hour Ministries (Who Am I, What Am I Doing Here?, We the People, The Great Deceiver) and provided discussion questions and answers for a series of men’s Bible Study books through Concordia Publishing House (Blessed is the Man). He has authored two books: Courageous Fathers of the Bible (CPH, 2011) and A Case for Character (Fortress, 2014). Joel is a frequent speaker at district and congregational gatherings and conferences covering a variety of topics especially relating to issues of discipleship and sanctification.

Joel and Jeannalee make their home in St. Louis and enjoy staying active in a variety of ways in the outdoors and in all that the city has to offer. They have three grown children: Jasmine (married to Mark Duerr), Justine (married to Martin Dressler), and Jess, and four grandchildren.

Jon Dansby has been in ministry for more than 15 years and currently pastors the St. John AM Campus at the Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas. Austin Stone is more than just a church to attend, but a community centered on the person and mission of Jesus Christ. Jon’s passion in ministry is equipping people to delight in the gospel so that they are on mission for God, and his hope for the Austin Stone is that we would love Jesus most, hear His Word first, and obey the Spirit to God’s glory and our joy. He has provided blog content for the Verge Network and ChurchLeaders.com.

Rev. Tim Klinkenberg, senior pastor at St. John Lutheran Church in Orange, California, is the pastoral advisor for the International Lutheran Laymen’s League, the governing body of Lutheran Hour Ministries. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Concordia College, St. Paul, Minnesota. Throughout college, he discerned a call to ministry and after graduation began attending Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Pastor Klinkenberg’s gifts include evangelism, preaching, teaching and the ministry of generosity. He is a capable counselor and many within and beyond the walls of St. John's consider him as a resource. He is a mission-oriented leader focused clearly on his stated purpose to Connect, Grow, Share!

Pastor Matt Peeples is the lead/founding pastor of The Point in Knoxville, TN. The Point is a church that is dedicated to reaching the disconnected in Knoxville. Through intentional community events, relationships with the disconnected, and savvy marketing they seek to meet people where they are. Their desire to meet people in the middle even stretches to their worship style and venue. The Point currently holds services in a movie theater and allows people to text in their questions during worship. While the gospel is unchanging the way it is presented needs to presented clearly to our culture. That is the goal of Pastor Matt, and The Point Church. In two short years The Point has made it's presense known in Knoxville.

The Rev. Roosevelt Gray Jr. serves as director of LCMS Black Ministry, the long-established Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod ministry serving predominantly black communities and ministering to African immigrants. In his new role, Gray will provide leadership and direction for LCMS districts, congregations, schools and related organizations as they minister to minority groups in their communities. He also will serve as a liaison to the church wide Black Clergy Caucus and oversee the development of resources to support LCMS Black Ministry throughout the Synod. Gray served as assistant to the president for Missions/Evangelism in the LCMS Michigan District, a call he accepted in 2001. He served as pastor of Faith Lutheran Church and Lutheran City Ministries in Detroit from 1997 to 2001; director of admissions, recruitment and vicarage at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind., from 1994 to 1997; and as pastor of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Houston, from 1988 to 1994. Gray graduated in 1988 with a Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary.

Rev. Dr. Todd Biermann is Sr. Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in Grand Blanc, MI. A parish pastor since 1990, he completed his D. Min. degree related to Christian marriage in 2012. He and his wife, Heather, have been presenting Marriage in God’s Way seminars since 2006 from Alaska to Paraguay.

Rev. Dominic J. Rivkin is the Missionary Leader overseeing the development of LINC Los Angeles, a new non-profit urban mission network that encourages, equips, and empowers individuals to effectively start new congregations and ministries that connect communities with Christ. This network is blessed by Rev. Rivkin’s 20 + years of experience in strategic development and implementation of organizational vision, mission, and partnership.

Rivkin began a successful career in medical device business development for Siemens in 1995. For the first three years he served on teams which launched and marketed clinical test equipment to customers in the U.S. and abroad. Rivkin was tapped to develop and lead the Government Services Division before leaving the company to return to Concordia Chicago, where he received a B.A. in Communications/ Group Dynamics in 2002. The Rivkin family then relocated to Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, where he completed the Master of Divinity degree with an emphasis on Missionary Formation. Ordained into the Pastoral Ministry in 2006, Rev. Rivkin was called as a Mission Developer for the Pacific Southwest District of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod. He and his family moved to the Temecula/Murrieta area to launch a new ministry, Trinity, a strong family of faith deeply connected with it’s community.

As the founding/Lead Pastor of Trinity, Dominic’s vision for community partnership was instrumental in building a relationship with Safe Alternatives For Everyone. Together they provide for the Trinity S.A.F.E. House which offers emergency housing for local victims of family violence. Pastor Dominic served on the Advisory Board for S.A.F.E., and offered Spiritual Counsel to families in crisis. This work led to an appointment by the Riverside County District Attorney to the Board of Directors of the countywide Family Justice Centers. Rivkin added his experience in strategic development to the process of creating the clear new vision and direction the agency follows to this day.

Pastor Dominic and Trinity also partnered locally with Project Touch, an organization offering housing solutions and Spiritual direction for local families struggling with homelessness and poverty. This led to deeper engagement in issues of poverty and community development, and thus LINC Los Angeles. Along with serving as a National Catalyst for the FiveTwo Network Pastor Dominic has been named to the Board of Directors for Lutheran Social Services of Southern California and the Advisory team for the Cross-Cultural Ministry Center at Concordia University in Irvine, partnerships that will certainly bear fruit in developing and leading an urban strategic ministry.

Pastor Dominic offers organizations both sacred and secular the fruit of his experience in strategic development and visionary communication that fosters unity and support in mission. Additionally he offers a strong theological worldview that centers on grace, faith and the application of an individuals giftedness to the Kingdom of God. He is committed to partnerships that creatively discover unique solutions that best proclaim the love of our God in Jesus Christ and improve lives in our communities.

Kevin Wendt is husband to Jen, father to Amanda, Andrew, and Aaron, and pastor of Grace Lutheran Church, Destin, Florida. Recognizing the Lord’s call to His eternal life and death mission, by God’s grace Kevin strives to disciple people to live compelled by Christ’s love to engage people with Jesus. Kevin completed his Doctor of Ministry at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne in 2012 with a particular concentration on mission and culture.

Ken Chitwood is a husband, ministry leader, religion commentator & news writer, and doctoral student in religious studies. He lives with his wife Elizabeth and serves two churches as Missions & Leadership Development Coordinator. He is a published author and sought after speaker whose work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Christian Century, Sojourners, the Houston Chronicle, Publisher's Weekly, Religion & Politics and the University of Chicago's Sightings in addition to published book work with the BARNA Group, Zondervan, Wipf & Stock and Tri-Pillar Publishing. He recently spoke at the 2013 National Youth Gathering, keynoted the 2014 ISM Equipping Conference and teaches regularly on multi-ethnic ministry, cross-cultural mission, world religions and transnational religious phenomena. In the Spring, Ken led "Belief on the Bayou” - a six-week exploration of world religions at No Label Brewing Co. in Katy, TX. Ken has learned, served and taught on five continents and in eleven countries, spending significant time in New Zealand, South Africa and serving international students at Arizona State and the University of Houston. He enjoys running and adventuring with his wife and two multi-cultural dogs, Pepper and Spartan. Ken is set to begin working on my doctoral studies at University of Florida.

Seth Hinz serves as Web/Media Director for the Michigan District, LCMS. He is passionate about social, tech, and strives to equip God’s servants with effective communication tools and strategies.

Fadi serves as Director of the LHM—Lebanon ministry center (also known as Middle East Lutheran Ministry), a position he has held since December 2001. He is responsible for leading and promoting the mission of the ministry center, overseeing the ministry center staff and volunteers and planning and controlling an approved budget. He attended graduate courses in communications and Lutheran theology at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska, and he earned his bachelor’s degree in business and administration from Notre Dame University in Beirut and his bachelor of divinity degree from the University of Balamand, Tripoli—North Lebanon. Prior to his work with LHM, he worked as an administrative manager at Al-Husam General Trading & Contracting.

The Rev. Dr. Mark Larson serves as the director of United States Ministries for Lutheran Hour Ministries, a position he has held since January 2010. In this position, Larson oversees the media production and distribution for programs such as The Lutheran Hour, Para el Camino, and various television specials. He also oversees evangelism training programs such as MISSIONU and five14, various print and online outreach ministries, and the LHM Men's NetWork, an online program launched in January 2009 to help congregations reconnect with men and build local men's ministries.

Before coming to Lutheran Hour Ministries, Larson served as District Executive-Missions for the Rocky Mountain District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod from 2000 to 2009, where he oversaw the mission and evangelism programs for the district, which includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and El Paso, Texas.

Faith Spelbring serves as deployed staff member of Lutheran Hour Ministries and is responsible for managing the Regional Outreach Conferences (ROC) with the goal of providing effective outreach training that will help attendees engage their culture with the Gospel. Recently, she has also been asked to serve as LHM's Digital Outreach Strategist to develop digital media tools and leverage social networks for the sharing of the Gospel.

Faith is an alumna of Concordia University in Irvine, California and a Fellow of the Academy of Christian Apologetics, Evangelism and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. She is currently working on her thesis to earn her Master's degree in Theology from her alma mater. Her thesis explores how the sociological development of young adults throughout their college years impacts the faith of college students.

Prior to working for Lutheran Hour Ministries, Faith served as the DCE of University Lutheran Chapel serving the UCLA campus for seven years. She and her husband Chris live with their three children, Anna, Lily, and Luke in Los Angeles and are expecting another in November. Chris is the pastor of First Lutheran Church in Venice, California.

Rev. Bill Johnson graduated from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 2001. He served as pastor of Zion Lutheran in Newnan, Georgia, until 2007. Today he is a geek who happens to serve as Director of Distance Learning at CTS. In addition to keeping the blinky lights blinking, he speaks to any audience willing to listen about the generational divide created by postmodernism and the ways the church can shine light in the midst of the relativistic fog. He believes firmly that the combination of a post-Christian world and the explosion of communications technologies offers the church the single best opportunity it has ever had to reach a dying world.

Rev. Dr. Rob Kasper presently serves as a Congregation Mission and Ministry Facilitator for the MI District, LCMS. His responsibilities include urban and cross cultural initiatives in Detroit and surrounding communities. He has worked extensively in the area of strategic planning for miniry with many congregations. Prior to joining the MI District staff in 2012, Dr. Kasper served nearly 30 years as a parish pastor in suburban St. Louis, MO and Detroit, MI. Rob is a frequent retreat speaker and guest preacher throughout the MI District. He has also served on the BOD of the Lutheran High School Association of Greater Detroit and the BOD of the MI District. He is the father of four grown children and lives with his wife, Debbie in Ypsilanti, MI.

Rev. Dr. Douglas Rutt is the director of International Ministries for Lutheran Hour Ministries. He is responsible for setting the division's vision and planning, stimulating growth of local support in each of the more than 30 countries where LHM operates and maximizing the performance of individual ministry centers to proclaim the Gospel message appropriately to local populations. He is also the editor of the Communicator, the newsletter of the Lutheran Society for Missiology. Previously, Rutt served as associate professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions and dean for Distance Learning for Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. As a missionary to Guatemala, Central America, he was involved in church planting and theological education. He has also been a parish pastor at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota and St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Truman, Minnesota. Rutt is a graduate of Bethany Lutheran College (A.A), Minnesota State University (B.S.), and Concordia Theological Seminary (M.Div. and Ph.D.).

Rev. Mark Frith is the program director of the Outreach Initiative for Lutheran Hour Ministries, a position he has held since February 2014. In this position, he is engaged full-time with this vital project that is being piloted in the LCMS Florida-Georgia District to create a culture of outreach where congregations connect to the lost in their communities by sharing the Gospel with them and helping them grow to be followers of Christ. Frith previously served for seven years as the assistant to the president for Missions & Stewardship in the LCMS Kansas District. Prior to his service in the Kansas District he served as senior pastor in churches in Florida and Kansas. He has drawn on his experience of being involved both in parish leadership and outside of it to be a Gospel light to those outside the Church.

Gail Ficken leads PLI with her husband Jock. PLI trains pastors, spouses and key leaders to put the extraordinary mission of God into the hands of ordinary people. To date PLI has trained 1400 pastors and spouses in the LCMS to become better leaders in connecting people to Jesus. . Gail is a wife, mother, former church staff leader, neighborhood missionary who loves encouraging men and women to represent Jesus in ordinary, everyday ways. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and women's gatherings.

Dr. Jock Ficken leads PLI with his wife Gail. PLI trains pastors, spouse and key leaders to put the extraordinary mission of God into the hands of ordinary people. To date PLI has trained 1400 pastors and spouses in the LCMS to become better leaders in connecting people to Jesus. Jock served as senior pastor of a large congregation in suburban Chicago for 25 years and guided the congregation through significant changes to reach people in their community with the love of Christ before serving as a vice president at LCEF.

Rev. Brian West has served as an overseas missionary in Central Europe, urban house-church planter, worship leader and currently serves as a Pastor for the NextGeneration at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton Township, MI. He is learning to embrace inefficiency as he follows Jesus; living passionately in Christ for the sake of the whole world. He and Erin, his wife of 12 years, and their two daughters are engaged in living as a messy family on mission. Brian is also an avid cyclist who loves to play and write music and almost never turns down a good cup of fair-trade coffee.

Eric Gates has been with Lutheran Hour Ministries since August 2006, now serving as its Regional Director for Africa and the Middle East after a previous stint as Area Counselor/Regional Director for Europe, Canada and Australia. As Regional Director he is responsible for developing and promoting programming to support LHM's Africa and Lebanon ministry centers. Gates also recruits, trains and motivates indigenous leaders to help raise funds and support LHM’s mission. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Gates has a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in geography; his academic work includes specialized research in wartime dynamics of refugee resettlement and urban integration in the Horn of Africa. Gates previously was employed by a textbook publishing and distribution firm, where he served as the company’s liaison to colleges and universities in the southeastern United States.

Rev. Peter Kirby has served as Lutheran Hour Ministries’ Regional Director for Europe since September 2012. His primary responsibilities include oversight and leadership support for the expanding work of Lutheran Hour Ministries centers in Russia, Kazakhstan and Latvia. Because of his extensive ministry experience in Jamaica, Kirby also has responsibility for the work of LHM’s ministry center there. Prior to joining Lutheran Hour Ministries, Kirby served as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Carlinville, Illinois. An Illinois native, Kirby earned a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois. After completing his pastoral training at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis in 1994, he served as a missionary doing church planting and theological education in Kingston, Jamaica from 1995 to 2003.

Eugenio Gallastegui was named director for the newly relocated Lutheran Hour Ministries—Mexico center in December 2012. After a busy year putting into practice the motto "Your Partners in His Mission" and building a fraternal relationship with the Lutheran Synod of Mexico [SLM], Eugenio is enthused about the work of witness and outreach in Mexico City and beyond. One of the biggest challenges the ministry faces is human need, so LHM—Mexico designed its "BREAD" program to proclaim the Gospel not only in what they say but also in what they do to feed and care for unemployed and homeless people. Eugenio has an undergraduate degree from the National College of Technical and Professional Education in Mexico; he has also studied at Augsburg seminary in Mexico City. Prior to his role at LHM—Mexico, Eugenio served as a manager of public relations for a Christian bookstore.

Christine Myers has served as specialist for the International Ministries Partnership program at Lutheran Hour Ministries since August 2011. The program enables individuals and groups to build relationships with the staff and volunteers of an LHM ministry center of their choice by being actively involved with the ministry and giving financial support. Myers manages the international volunteer trips available through the program, which are unique short-term volunteer team opportunities for groups such as a congregation, district, school, youth group, Lutheran organization, or even a group of friends. Teams work alongside local LHM staff and volunteers in projects such as outreach events, ministry to children, construction, healthcare training, skills transfer, etc., and LHM oversees all logistical details and manages the project in the host country. She also currently serves as the first vice president for the Association of Lutheran Mission Agencies (ALMA).

Din Hai Au serves as the Director of the LHM—Vietnam ministry center located in Ho Chi Minh City, a position he has held since the end of 2011. Under his leadership, LHM—Vietnam has experienced overwhelming response to new or revitalized evangelism strategies such as sports ministry, eyeglass clinics, live music performances and Internet media outreach. He majored in English and worked as an English teacher for 12 years after his graduation from college. From 2003 until 2007 he worked for Lutheran Hour Ministries organizing music and puppet shows that shared the Gospel with non-Christian children and youth.

Ancella Gregory has worked on the staff of LHM—Jamaica since 1995 and served as its director since 2013. She oversees the center’s various evangelism strategies, which include radio and television broadcasts, Internet and print media, evangelism training and school outreach. In addition to The Lutheran Hour airing in English on national and local stations, LHM—Jamaica works hard to reach people from all walks of life through social media, Project Connect booklets, face-to-face witnessing and sports ministry. A native of Jamaica's capital city, Kingston, she holds a certificate in early childhood education and enjoys socializing, cooking and decorating.

While serving as Senior Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee, Illinois, Rev. Bill Yonker loves to travel around the country talking to people about the Lord Jesus. He was born in Milwaukee and raised in Grand Haven, Michigan, but he remains devoted to his birth state of Wisconsin and the Green Bay Packers. Pastor Yonker attended Valparaiso University in Indiana and Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Recently he was named one of “Valparaiso University’s Most Influential 150 Alumni Of The Last 150 years.” This year Pastor Yonker will travel from Seattle, WA to Baltimore, MD and from San Antonio, TX to Traverse City, MI proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus. He is married, and besides spending time with his wife, Joanne and three children, Rebecca, Abigail and Joshua, and speaking, you can usually find him spending time with his other passions of reading and writing. He served as the pastoral advisor for the Int'l LLL from 2004-2006.

Pastor Jeff Cloeter is the senior pastor of Christ Memorial Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO. He is the husband of one wife (Bobbi) and father of four children. He blogs at sixthgen.com.

Deb Burma has a passion for sharing Christ’s love. Whether she’s speaking, connecting one-on-one, leading women’s ministries, or writing, her creative and engaging style touches the hearts of women and meets them in the moments of their everyday lives. Raised on a ranch in western South Dakota, Deb is a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas. She is not only a stay-at-home mom but also a ministry leader, writer, and speaker. Deb has directed several women’s ministries, as well as family and children’s ministries, in multiple churches across the Midwest. She enjoys traveling around the country as a guest speaker and retreat leader. Deb is also the author of Bible studies, retreat kits, devotionals and, most recently, the book Stepping Out: To a Life on the Edge, published by CPH. Deb is also a women's Bible study leader and youth volunteer at Peace Lutheran Church in Columbus, Nebraska, where her husband, Cory, serves as pastor. They are blessed with a beautiful family of three terrific children: Chris, Courtney, and Cameron.

Terry is the President and Executive Director of Transforming Churches Network (TCN), an RSO of the LCMS. Dr. Tieman’s vision is to empower churches to open new doors into their community to reach the lost and dying people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He has authored to excellent books, People of Passion: Activities for Opening Doors to Your Community and Skill Builders: Leadership Tools for Opening Doors to Your Community. Most recently, Terry and his team have developed a step-wise church transformation process that TCN calls Seasons of Discovery. Terry and his wife, Becky, live in Memphis, Tennessee. They are active in their church, feverishly working to reach the lost and tired in their community.

Doug serves as the Mission Executive for the Florida-Georgia District, LCMS, and a terrific catalyst for supporting new mission and outreach tools. Doug and his wife Desiree have launched two missional communities in Florida, as a part of a network of missional communities emanating from their local congregation. Doug is a principal and lead team member of a special initiative forged with Lutheran Hour Ministries in the Florida-Georgia Districted called the “Outreach Initiative.” This is a special effort to partner with LCMS congregations to employ the “Three Cs” in working faithfully to reach the lost for Christ.

Sarah is the manager of Evangelism Training for Lutheran Hour Ministries. She produces and manages Mission U School of Witnessing, a witnessing-training program for adults. Guldalian has also developed and manages a teen witnessing-training program called five14. Prior to joining Lutheran Hour Ministries, Sarah worked in television broadcasting with ABC and Warner Brothers’ affiliates, in radio with National Public Radio and Emmis Communications. She is evangelist, wife to Justin, mother of two, and one great ball of energy, wit, and passion for Jesus.

Sanya Parson was elected in 2011 to serve as the director of Rebecca’s Garden of Hope tutoring and mentoring after-school program. She develops user-friendly, Christ-based training templates and resources for other schools, churches and organizations that are interested in starting their own tutoring and mentoring ministries to address the special needs of underserved youth in surrounding communities. As the founder and director of a local tutoring and mentoring program at Our Savior Lutheran church, she has coordinated the program’s schedule, recruited and trained tutors, scheduled meetings and orientation sessions and assisted with fundraising efforts and coordinating local partners. Prior to working in community outreach, she served as a top-performing pharmaceutical sales representative and founded an event planning company specializing in developing strong relationships with their clients in the areas of business development, business administration, marketing and recruiting and training staff. Sanya has also hosted a radio talk show, participated in a national evangelism video filmed in Senegal and written several Christian publications.