Dr. Danny Hunter
Danny Hunter is the Director of the Ralph D. Winter Research Center. He earned a PhD in Intercultural Studies from Asbury Theological Seminary in 2021. He has also worked as a consultant for churches and missions organizations who are interested in the engagement of the local church in mission.
Stephen Mbogo
Affiliate Faculty
Dr. Stephen Mbogo leads African Enterprise International and chairs multiple initiatives aimed at fostering godly leadership and transforming Africa, residing in Nairobi with his family while actively engaged in mentorship and orphan care initiatives.
Peter Nitschke
Peter Nitschke, Ed.D., is the Director for Impact Partnerships at Plastic Bank, Vancouver. Leading teams since June 2021 in the Philippines, Indonesia, Brazil, and Egypt, he focuses on behavior-centered programs for waste segregation and circular economy principles.
Lowell Bliss
Lowell Bliss is the director of Eden Vigil Institute for Environmental Leadership, an environmental missions organization launched by Christar in 2009. Lowell led the writing team for the Lausanne Global Consultation on Creation Care and the Gospel “Call to Action” and is one of the few evangelical Climate Leaders with the Climate Reality Project.
Alvin Mbola
Community economics educator and practitioner Alvin Mbola pursues holistic transformation of vulnerable communities through sustainable livelihoods development. An expert in Inclusive Microfinance and Livelihoods Development, Mr. Mbola has over 12 years’ experience working with churches in the East African region and has consulted on development projects around the globe.
Rosemary Mbogo
Affiliate Faculty
Prof. Rosemary Mbogo is the Director of the Institute for the Study of African Realities, the research and consultancy institute of the African International University in Nairobi. She is also the Director of the ByGrace Trust, a ministry that cares for the orphaned and vulnerable children and youth predominantly from Kenya. As a Christian educator she seeks to transform poor communities through cultivating trainers with action-reflection skills. She is a member of Africa Society of Evangelical Theology. She received her Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Administration from Biola University.
Andrea McAleenan
Affiliate Faculty
Andrea McAleenan’s career spans senior leadership positions in public and private higher education, K-12 education and the not-for-profit sector. Andrea has served as Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer and Dean of Executive and Extended Learning at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. Following that she served as Vice President for Advancement and Chief Development Officer for InterVarsity (Madison, WI). Currently she is developing Building Global Bridges, an international consulting business, and establishing a worldwide network of women leaders eager to share resources and support in diverse professional contexts. Andrea presently serves on the board of the Urban Leadership Foundation, seeking to develop change agents in slum communities in nine global cities. She holds a BA in Communications (Music & Theater), a joint MA in Student Affairs Administration and Counseling from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Claremont Graduate University. Andrea currently serves as Director of Advancement & Alumni Engagement and an Adjunct Professor in the MATUL Program.
Joel T. Hamme
PhD in Biblical Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2014. Associate Professor of Biblical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Clara Cheng
PhD in Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2001. Associate Professor of Psychological Anthropology
James Butare-Kiyovu
PhD in Applied Linguistics, Sorbonne University, 1982. Professor of Applied Linguistics
William Bjoraker
PhD in Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, 2007. Associate Professor of Judeo-Christian and Contemporary Western Culture Studies