Kang Pyung Lee Seoul, South Korea

Dr. Lee is First Vice-President of the World Convention.  Pastor at the Yesusarang Christian Church in Seoul, he serves on several inter-church boards for the country of Korea.  Kang Lee served on the Olympic Committee during the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and subsequently as advisor to the Sydney Olympic Committee.  Dr. Lee is a graduate of Peabody College and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Jerry Taylor Abilene, TX    USA

Jerry Taylor has been involved in congregational ministry in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas, and had a ministry working with the poor in Atlanta. During that time, local college students joined him in forming an inner-city ministry team.  Jerry carries a full teaching load at Abilene Christian University, while finding time to preach, deliver lectures at various conferences, and write - drawing from a wealth of personal experience. Jerry graduated from Southwestern Christian College with a bachelor's degree in Bible in 1984. He received his Master of Divinity degree in 1988 as well as his Doctor of Ministry degree in 1995 from Southern Methodist University.

Daisy Machado  New York City, NY USA

Daisy L. Machado serves, since July 2010, as Union's Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor of Church History. Her scholarship focuses specifically on United States Christianities. She holds a B.A., Brooklyn College, an M.S.W., Hunter College School of Social Work, a Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, New York, and a Ph.D., University of Chicago. She is the first U.S. Latina ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1981 in the Northeast Region and has served inner city congregations in Brooklyn, Houston, and Fort Worth.

Samuel Twumasi-Ankrah   Accra, Ghana

Samuel is the Director of the Heritage Christian College (HCC), which was established in 1982 by the Nsawam Road church of Christ in Accra, Ghana West Africa. HCC is designed to educate, train and equip capable people with the knowledge and skills to evangelize, plant churches and minister to the spiritual and physical needs especially of the disenfranchised.  He has been preaching the gospel full time since 1984 and led in planting 23 churches around the his home country of Ghana. He has also spoken at international conferences and lectureships in Canada, US and Britain.  Samuel holds a Master of Arts in Religion degree from Abilene Christian University, Texas and is working toward a doctoral degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in California.

Andres Menzies Victoria, Australia

Having worked as a Youth Pastor, School Chaplain, College Lecturer, Denominational Executive and Senior Pastor, Andrew brings twenty years of Christian ministry and leadership experience to CCTC. He has led in various contexts including one of Australia's largest churches; a remote, country school; the renewal of a 100+ year old church; and a house/emergent church. He has also served in leadership capacities in wider expressions of God's church, such as Chairperson of Schools Ministry Group (SA) overseeing the placement and resourcing of primary and secondary school chaplains; Chairperson of the Tabor College Victoria Board; and as Chairperson of various denominational committees. He is currently the Australian Director of an international research project on mission in Western culture across twelve nations. A regular speaker and strategist, Andrew is interested in the formation and development of leaders and missional practitioners in conventional and emerging settings for ministry.

Edson Gouveia Brasilia, Brazil

Pastor of Church of Christ in Brasilia since 1994, Pastor Edson Gouveia is the leader of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ Federal District Association that has over 80 churches. He leads the Pro Vida (Pro Life) Ministries in Brasilia, which has a day care for over 100 children, a village for the elderly and a camp that it is use for many purposes including the Ministerial Update that it is held in June for about 800 ministers Brother Gouveia is a well-known speaker in Brazil not only in the Stone-Campbell churches but also in the Evangelical Brazilian Churches. His B.A. degree is from the Christian Churches Bible College in Goiania and his M.Div. in NT is from the Baptist Seminary in Brasilia.

Waina Tedesco Brasilia, Brazil

Waina Tedesco is the first woman consecrated to the office of pastor of the Church of Christ in Brasilia. Besides her full-time pastoral duties, Pastor Waina Tedesco is responsible for administering a variety of work in the Church of Christ in Brasilia.  In addition, sister Wainia Tedesco, leads the Brazilian National Women Convention that gathers over two thousand women  every year in September.  She is much respected and has a great assistance ministry to the needy.

David Levistone Goiania, Brazil

David Levistone's ministry with the UMIC (Union of Youth of the Churches of Christ) coordinates activities with young people throughout Brazil.  UMIC is a Christian organization identified with the Restoration Movement and affiliated to the Ministerial Council of the Churches of Christ.  Brother David earned his B.A. in Bible at the Bible College in Goiania, and holds a law degree from the state university.  He is pastor at the Church of Christ Ministry New Horizon, Goiânia and works as a lawyer for the state of Goias. He is the national leader for the Youth National Convention of the Christian Churches/Churches of Christ in Brazil which serves over 3,000 participants annually.

Robert Fife Carcavelos,Portugal

Derlani Fife Carcavelos,Portugal

 Robert and Derlani Fife went to Portugal in March 1988 to work with missionaries Dick and Sarah Robison as a joint project of churches and individuals in Brazil and in the United States. After working with Portugal Christian Mission for nearly 17 years, they started Bridges to Life, which better corresponds to the reality of their present mission among the Portuguese-speaking peoples.   Bridges to Life exists to promote the unity of the Body of Christ and provide networking relationships and/or pastoral care for missionaries among the Portuguese-speaking people so that the unreached might be reached in their own countries and in the world, through healthy ministers, healthy missionaries, and healthy churches.