The GC2 Summit – Showing & sharing the love of Jesus to refugees

Rich Stearns

Rich Stearns is the president of World Vision U.S., one of the world’s largest nonprofit humanitarian organizations. In 1998, in the midst of a lucrative business career as the CEO of Lenox, Inc., he felt an unexpected, irresistible call to exchange “success” for service to those affected by poverty and injustice. Since then he has...

Bill Hybels

Bill Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and the chairman of the board for Willow Creek Association. He convened The Global Leadership Summit in 1995, following a God-given prompting to help raise and develop the spiritual gift of leadership for the local church. Both visionary...

Christine Caine

Christine Caine is the founder of A21, a global anti-human trafficking organization spanning Europe to Asia. In 2007, in the midst of a busy travel schedule as a communicator, mother, and wife, Christine felt the weight of injustice for those affected by human trafficking. She, along with her husband Nick, started A21 to develop a...

Jenny Yang

Jenny Yang is Vice President of Advocacy and Policy at World Relief. In this position, Jenny works with members of Congress, their staffers, and the Administration to improve refugee and immigration policy. She previously worked in the Resettlement section of World Relief as the Senior Case Manager and East Asia Program Officer where she focused...

Stephen Bauman

Stephan Bauman is the President and CEO of World Relief, an international relief and development organization that serves more five million vulnerable people each year through more than 100,000 church-based volunteers. Stephan’s pursuit of justice led him to transition from a successful career in the Fortune 100 sector to Africa where he directed relief and...

Rick Warren (via video)

Rick Warren was born in San Jose, California and earned a Bachelor of Arts from California Baptist University, a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife Kay founded Saddleback Church when he was just 26 years old and he continues to serve as...

John Azumah

Born in Bawku, Ghana, Dr. Azumah is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. After serving as an evangelist in northern Ghana, he completed his theological studies at Trinity Theological Seminary in Accra. One of two ministers who pioneered the work of the Northern Outreach Programme of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, he...

David Platt (via video)

Dr. David Platt, President of the IMB and founder of Radical, is deeply devoted to Christ and His Word. David’s first love in ministry is making disciples, sharing, showing, and teaching God’s Word in everyday life. He has traveled extensively to serve alongside church leaders throughout the United States and around the world. A life-long learner, David...

Jo Anne Lyon (via video)

Rev. Dr. Jo Anne Lyon is the General Superintendent of The Wesleyan Church. The rich historical mission of the Church is committed to transforming lives, churches, and communities with the hope and holiness of Jesus Christ. Dr. Lyon serves on the board of directors of many organizations as representative of The Wesleyan Church including the...

Fayez Ishak

Fayez Ishak is the Missions Director of Kasr El Dobara Evangelical Church in Cairo, Egypt, a church of over 8,000 members with a strong cell group system. It also has a network with many other churches in Egypt and throughout the Arab world. Accordingly, every year the Mission Department is involved in sending out approximately 120 outreach teams inside...

Ed Stetzer

Ed Stetzer, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of LifeWay Research, a prolific author, and well-known conference and seminar leader. Stetzer has planted, revitalized, and pastored churches, trained pastors and church planters on six continents, holds two masters degrees and two doctorates, and has written dozens of articles and books. Stetzer is a contributing editor for Christianity...

Jamie Aten

Dr. Jamie Aten is a disaster psychologist, author, and speaker. He is the Founder and Co-Director of the Humanitarian Disaster Institute and Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Associate Professor of Psychology at Wheaton College. He helped launch and now directs the Disaster Ministry Conference; an annual national event that equips church...

Vincent Bacote

Vincent Bacote (Ph.D., Drew University) is an Associate Professor of Theology and the Director of the Center for Applied Christian Ethics at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He is the author of The Political Disciple: A Theology of Public Life (2015), The Spirit in Public Theology: Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper(2005), and has contributed to books including Black...

Ken Wytsma

Ken Wytsma is a leader, innovator, and social entrepreneur respected for his insight and collaborative spirit. He is the president of Kilns College, where he teaches courses on philosophy and justice. He is the founder of The Justice Conference—an annual international conference that introduces men and women to a wide range of organizations and conversations...

Phil Metzger (via video)

Phil Metzger is the pastor of Calvary Chapel Budapest, Hungary. He is also the director of Calvary Chapel Bible College and Conference Center Europe, which is located in Vajta, Hungary. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he oversees Calvary church plants throughout Eastern Europe, Ethiopia and Nigeria. He is originally from Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa,...

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