Meet the Speakers |
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Tony Campolo, professor emeritus at Eastern University, is the founder of the Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education, an organization that develops schools and social programs in various Third World countries and in cities across North America. He is the author of 35 books, his latest three being, "Letters to a Young Evangelical," "The God of Intimacy and Action" and, most recently, "Red Letter Christians: A Citizen’s Guide to Faith and Politics." |
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Brother Andrew was raised in the Dutch Reformed Church. His schooling ended in 1940 due to Nazi occupation. He studied at the World Evangelization Crusade school in Scotland from 1953 to 1955. His first trip behind the Iron Curtain into Poland in 1955 sparked an idea to 'smuggle' Bibles into Communist countries. His daredevil exploits told in 'God's Smuggler' earned him an international reputation after 1966 but virtually stopped his own participation in smuggling. His organization, 'Open Doors', later expanded into Latin America, Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. He was honored by the World Evangelical Fellowship in 1997 as 'legendary'. |
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The Reverend Dr.Stephen Sizer is the incumbent at Christ Church, Virginia Water, an Anglican parish in Surrey, England. In addition to his parish ministry, he has a number of external roles and is known internationally as an author and speaker, specializing in topics relating to the land of Israel. He has written numerous books and articles on this subject and is regularly invited to teach in churches, seminaries and universities in Europe, the Middle East and USA, as a theologian and evangelist. |
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Paul Alexander, PhD., is Professor of Theology and Ethics at C.P. Haggard Graduate School, where he is also director of the Doctor of Ministry program. He is the author of 'Peace to War: Shifting Allegiances in the Assemblies of God' and 'Signs & Wonders: Why Pentecostalism is the World’s Fastest Growing Faith'. He is series editor of 'Pentecostals, Peacemaking, and Social Justice', and founder of 'Pentecostals & Charismatics for Peace & Justice'. Paul Alexander’s research, writing, and activism focus on the theology and practices of Pentecostal/Charismatic peacemaking, conflict transformation, justice, political theology, and Christian ethics. |
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Lynne Hybels and her husband, Bill, started Willow Creek Community Church in Illinois in 1975, with an interest in addressing the needs of "the whole person in the whole world". For years, she has been involved with Willow's ministry partnerships in under-resourced communities in Latin America and Africa. She is the author of 'Nice Girls Don't Change the World', and co-author of 'Rediscovering Church' and 'Fit to be Tied'. She has recently collaborated with the Willow Creek Association to produce 'Hope and Action', a DVD and participant guide that helps churches and small groups address the AIDS pandemic. |
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Dr. Kohl was born in Germany during the Second World War, and was educated in Germany, England, and the US. He earned Master’s degrees in Divinity and Theology, and doctorates in Historical Theology and Ministry. After serving as a pastor in Massachusetts, he had various leadership positions at World Vision. Manfred is now VP of Programs & International Development with Overseas Council International (OCI), an organization that partners with more than 100 theological seminaries and Bible colleges in the non-Western world, equipping indigenous Christian leaders. |
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Gary M. Burge (PhD, King's College, Aberdeen University) is a professor of New Testament in the Department of Biblical & Theological Studies at Wheaton College and Graduate School. He has authored a number of books, including 'Who Are God’s People in the Middle East?'; 'What Christians Are Not Being Told About Israel and the Palestinians'; and the first two volumes in the 'Ancient Context, Ancient Faith' series: 'The Bible and the Land' and 'Jesus, the Middle Eastern Storyteller'. Gary specializes in the Middle East, its churches, and its history in the Hellenistic period. |
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John S. Feinberg is Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology, and chair of that department, at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Dr. Feinberg's areas of expertise include evil and suffering, ethics, divorce and remarriage, biblical prophecy, contemporary theology and philosophy, salvation, and apologetics. He is a member of the Evangelical Theological Society, the American Academy of Religion, and the Society of Biblical Literature. |
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Rev. Colin Chapman is well known throughout the Christian world for his writings on Islam and the Middle East. Until 2003, he served as a lecturer in Islamic Studies at the Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Lebanon, and now lives in semi-retirement near Cambridge. He has worked for 17 years in different places in the Middle East, and also taught at Trinity College, Bristol and Crowther Hall, Selly Oak, Birmingham. His books include 'Whose Promised Land?' (Lion, 2003); 'Whose holy City? Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict' (Lion, 2004); and 'Islamic Terrorism: Is There a Christian Response?' (Grove, 2005). |
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Rev. Awad is pastor of East Jerusalem Baptist Church. He and his wife, Brenda, have been missionaries with the General Board of Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church since 1989. He is Dean of Students at Bethlehem Bible College, Director of the Shepherd Society, and a board member of the Council of Local Evangelical Churches in the Holy Land. His second book, 'Palestinian Memories: the Story of a Palestinian Mother and her People', was published in 2008. |
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Dr. Darrel Bock is a Research Professor of New Testament Studies, and Professor of Spiritual Development and Culture at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has earned international recognition as a Humboldt Scholar(Tübingen University in Germany) and for his work in Luke-Acts and in Jesus’ examination before the Jews. He was president of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) for 2000–2001, and serves as corresponding editor at large for Christianity Today. His articles appear in leading journals and periodicals, including many secular publications such as the Los Angeles Times and the Dallas Morning News. |
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Rev. Dr. Katanacho is Academic Dean of Bethlehem Bible College. His PhD. dissertation on Psalm 86 has been published, as has a book on the seven "I am" sayings in the gospel of John. With his wife, he has published a book in Arabic on the role and status of the Christian woman in Palestine/Israel. His translations include a book by Wayne Grudem on Systematic Theology, available in Arabic. He has also written articles, and contributed to the Christian Curriculum textbook series for distribution in both public and private schools in Palestine and Jerusalem. |
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Dr. Munayer is a member of faculty at Bethlehem Bible College. He is also the founder (1990) and director of Musalaha Reconciliation Ministries for Israel and Palestine. He is involved in leadership training for pastors in the Galilee and Jerusalem areas. He has written articles on the subjects of reconciliation, the Palestinian/Israeli conflict and Christian Palestinian identity. He is the director of the Bible College's Christian Curriculum textbook project. |
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Jonathan Kuttab is a Jerusalem-based human rights lawyer and peace activist. He was born in West Jerusalem, but after the Six Day war, his family moved to the U.S. After working there for several years, he returned to his homeland and co-founded the Palestinian Center for the Study of Non-violence, Al Haq (the Palestinian human rights organization), and the Mandela Institute for political prisoners. He is chairman of the boards at both Bethlehem Bible College and Holy Land Trust. He has taught law at several Palestinian universities, and written extensively on international human rights and humanitarian law. |
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Sami Awad is the executive director of Holy Land Trust, a Palestinian non-profit organization which he founded in 1998 in Bethlehem. The Trust works with the Palestinian community at grassroots and leadership levels to develop non-violent approaches that aim to end the Israeli occupation and build a future on the principles of non-violence, equality, justice, and peaceful coexistence. He has established: (1) the Travel and Encounter Program, to provide tourists and pilgrims with unique religious and political experiences in Palestine; (2) the Palestine News Network, the first independent press agency in Palestine; and (3) Al-Kul Television. |
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The Rev. Dr. Naim Ateek is the founder and head of the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Centre in Jerusalem. He is a former Canon of St.George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. He was the first to articulate a Palestinian theology of liberation in his book: 'Justice and only Justice: a Palestinian Theology of Liberation (1989), which explores the political, religious, biblical and theological dimensions of the conflict in the Holy Land. His latest book, 'A Palestinian Christian Cry for Reconciliation', was published in 2008. |
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Dr. Raheb has been the pastor of the Evangelical Christmas Lutheran Church since 1988. He taught at Bethlehem Bible College between 1988 and 1993, and served as the managing editor of Al-Liqa' Journal for religious and heritage studies in the Holy Land (1992 - 1996). He has founded and led a number of institutions serving the social needs of Palestinians living in the Bethlehem area, including the International Center of Bethlehem; the Dar Al-Kalima Model School; and the Diyar Consortium. His book, 'Bethlehem Besieged: Stories of Home in Times of Trouble', was published in 2004. He was presented with the Aachen Peace Award in 2008. |