Team

Brian is a finance executive with nearly twenty-five years of experience in business. He has created financial models for products, valued technology investments, and provided risk analysis for new ventures. Brian has held positions in internal audit, cost management, financial accounting, procurement financial analysis, contracts, and supplier credit analysis as well as estimating and pricing. He has a master’s in business from Seattle Pacific University and an undergraduate business degree from the University of Washington. He also has a certificate in strategic decision and risk management from Stanford University.

Brian’s interest in work and faith began early in his career, when he took a sabbatical to discern what God had to say about vocation. Through his studies at Swiss L’abri and later at Seattle Pacific University, Brian built a theological understanding of work. The Theology of Work project is a resource that would have greatly benefited him in those early years of exploration, and he’s happy to be part of Theology of Work Board to help make these important resources available for those beginning their journey or well along the path already.

Gina Casey is staff chaplain at Kaiser Permanente in San Rafael, CA. Rev. Casey is ordained in the AME Zion church and served as the Senior Pastor and Presiding Elder at Leake Temple AME Zion Church in Anchorage, and previously at Columbus Avenue AME Zion Church (Boston) and Fisher Chapel (Phoenix). She served as a consultant/facilitator at Powerful Visions Coaching and Consulting. She was a manager in IT, capital purchasing, and college recruiting at Intel and an operations manager and systems programmer at Hughes Network Systems. She earned degrees from Howard University (BBA, computer-based management information systems), American University (MS, information systems), and Fuller Theological Seminary (Master of Theology, theological and biblical studies) and Gordon-Conwell Seminary (Doctor of Ministry, workplace theology, ethics, and leadership).

Denise Daniels is the inaugural Hudson T. Harrison Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship at Wheaton College (IL). Previously she was Professor of Management at Seattle Pacific University, where she also served as the Associate Dean and Interim Dean in the business school, and as SPU’s Associate Vice President for Strategic Initiatives.

Denise earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington where she studied Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Her work has been published in numerous academic and professional journals. She recently co-authored a book titled, “Working in the Presence of God: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Work.” Denise’s scholarly interests include meaningful work, Sabbath, leadership, gender, and motivation. Denise is the co-Principle Investigator on a $1.5M research project funded by the Lilly Endowment examining how Christians in the United States understand and engage their faith at work. She is also the producer of a series of films known as Faith & Co., which are designed to deepen connections between faith and work (www.faithand.co).

Denise regularly consults and provides executive coaching services and leadership development training in organizational contexts. She has served as an expert witness in a legal case related to organizational structure and management. She is an outside board member for Investortools, a FinTech company creating investment system solutions.

Denise is married to Craig Barwell, and together they have four adolescent and young adult children.

Albert M. (Al) Erisman is an author, speaker, and university teacher after two lengthy roles business and the academy. He is author of The Accidental Executive: Lessons on Business, Faith and Calling from the Life of Joseph (2015) and The ServiceMaster Company: Managing Tension between People and Profit (2020). In the spring of 2021, he taught an honors class in business at Fordham University with a colleague.

Alistair Mackenzie is a Teaching Fellow at Laidlaw College - Christchurch, New Zealand. He began his working life in his family's timber mill and then as a truck driver while completing a science degree. After becoming a Christian and completing theological training, he spent 23 years in pastoral leadership of three Baptist churches in New Zealand and was also involved in the leadership of Servants to Asia's Urban Poor (a mission and community development agency).

Alistair has served as a staff worker with the Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship, and done postgraduate study on the theology of vocation and work. He authored Where's God on Monday?, SoulPurpose: Making a Difference in Life and Work and Just Decisions: Christians Ethics Go to Work. He was the founding director of the former Faith at Work, New Zealand, has been employed as a mission consultant with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand and participated in the Lausanne Committee's Marketplace Ministry Issue Group.

Alistair is married to Alison and involved with South West Baptist Church. They have two adult children, Catherine and Christopher, and also two lovely granddaughters Ruby and Rylee. Alistair enjoys playing guitar and blues harp with a band, armchair rugby and the odd round of golf (with an emphasis on the odd!).

e is a Teaching Fellow at Laidlaw College - Christchurch, New Zealand. He began his working life in his family's timber mill and then as a truck driver while completing a science degree. After becoming a Christian and completing theological training, he spent 23 years in pastoral leadership of three Baptist churches in New Zealand and was also involved in the leadership of Servants to Asia's Urban Poor (a mission and community development agency).

Alistair has served as a staff worker with the Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship, and done postgraduate study on the theology of vocation and work. He authored Where's God on Monday?, SoulPurpose: Making a Difference in Life and Work and Just Decisions: Christians Ethics Go to Work. He was the founding director of the former Faith at Work, New Zealand, has been employed as a mission consultant with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand and participated in the Lausanne Committee's Marketplace Ministry Issue Group.

Alistair is married to Alison and involved with South West Baptist Church. They have two adult children, Catherine and Christopher, and also two lovely granddaughters Ruby and Rylee. Alistair enjoys playing guitar and blues harp with a band, armchair rugby and the odd round of golf (with an emphasis on the odd!).

Kara Martin is an author, lecturer, mentor and Head of Storytelling for The Different Co. responsible for Communications, Research and Organisational Theology.

An Adjunct Professor with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Kara teaches on Leadership and Church Conflict. She also teaches on A Biblical Theology of Work for colleges in Sydney, Malaysia and Los Angeles.

Kara has long been working in the faith–work integration space with two books specialising in the area: Worship: How to Use your Work to Worship God, and Worship 2: How to Flourish to Work. She is a co-author of Keeping Faith: How Christian Organisations can Stay True to the Way of Jesus. She was also a co-editor and contributor to Transforming Vocation: Connecting Theology, Church and Workplace for a Flourishing World.

She has a podcast called Worship on the Way to Work.

With an extensive corporate and not-for-profit career, Kara has had experience in media, business communications, people and culture, business analysis, policy and advocacy. She and her husband run a home maintenance small business based in Sydney, Australia.

Kara is married to David, and hey have two young adult children.

William G. Messenger is the Executive Editor of the Theology of Work Project. Previously, Will was the Director of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Workplace at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary from 1999 to 2008, and an adjunct faculty member there. He created and led the seminary’s doctoral and master’s degree programs in workplace leadership and business ethics. He serves as an adjunct faculty member of Gordon College and previously taught as an adjunct at Laidlaw College Graduate School (New Zealand), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Holy Cross College (Massachusetts).

Will’s Board of Directors service includes ArQule Inc., Life/Work Direction, and The Call to Work. He serves on the Lausanne Movement Advisory Board for Workplace Ministry. He has worked as a sales representative at IBM, corporate finance associate at Goldman Sachs, consultant at McKinsey & Co., and vice president of sales and marketing Advanced Metabolic Systems. Will is ordained in the Episcopal Church and formerly served as pastor of Charles River Church in Boston and assistant rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Belmont, MA. He was awarded a B.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his family live in Boston, MA, USA.

John is the Executive Director of The Stephen & Laurel Brown Foundation (SLBF), serving the University of Wisconsin and Madison community by leading Christian thought and formation to shape today’s pluralistic university. SLBF is a member of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers and includes two physical properties: Upper House – based in University Square in the heart of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, and Dottie’s Ranch – a retreat center located 15 miles outside Madison.

Before this role, John served as Director for the Center for Faithful Business in the School of Business, Government, and Economics at Seattle Pacific University; before that, he worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as the National Director for Professional Schools Ministries, as well as campus minister at Harvard Business School and InterVarsity’s National Director for MBA Ministry. Earlier in his career, John consulted with Hay Group (now Korn Ferry), an international management consulting firm, and served as a real estate lender with Bank of America. John is an Indiana University (Bloomington) graduate, holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University), master’s degrees in theology and religion from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Seattle Pacific University in industrial and organizational psychology.

John recently completed a nine-year board term with Religion News Service and Religion News Foundation, where he served as board chair for the last three years. John also serves as board chair for Science for the Church. He enjoys travel, hiking, photography, writing, and speaking about higher education, business, and a theology of work. He and his wife, Vanja, have an eight-year-old daughter, Elena, and a cockapoo puppy, Tilly.

Sutrisna is the Principal of Bandung Theological Seminary, Indonesia. In 2018 he founded MMin Marketplace program in this seminary, which continues to grow and receive positive responses from Christian professionals and entrepreneurs. He and his colleagues in BTS also developed Vocatio Marketplace Fellows program to help young workers have a theological foundation for their work, develop spirituality in their work life, and understand their calling and God's mission through their work life. Previously he served students and graduates with a campus ministry organization, Perkantas (IFES in Indonesia), in various capacities for more than 20 years, including as the staff development secretary and vice general secretary of the movement.

Sutrisna earned his PhD in Educational Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS). His doctoral research, “The Development of Vocational Stewardship Among Indonesian Christian Professionals: Spiritual Formation for Marketplace Ministry” is published by Langham Literature. He holds an MDiv from Trinity Theological College, Singapore, and his Bachelor in Pharmacy from Padjadjaran University, Bandung.

Sutrisna is married to Lily Endang Joeliani, and they have two adult children. They live in Bandung, Indonesia.

L.T. Jeyachandran hails from Tamil Nadu in South India. He has a Master of Technology (MTech) degree in Structural Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Madras (Chennai). L.T. worked in several parts of India for 28 years as a Senior Civil Engineer with the Central Government. The last position he held was that of Chief Engineer in charge of 12 (now 13) states of India in the Eastern Zone while based in the city of Calcutta (Kolkata).

L.T. is a keen student of theology and comparative religions, and also interested in the study of Indian and foreign languages. He took early retirement from the Government in November 1993 to join RZIM in India and Singapore, where he worked until retiring in 2012. While there his ministry focused on engaging professionals to think through their beliefs and behaviour in the market-place. In that pursuit, he discovered the value of conducting open forums for people from various faiths. He continues to speak at forums for workplace and student audiences in India and abroad.

LT is a life member of the Institution of Engineers (India), the Indian Council of Arbitration and the Indian Concrete Institute.

L.T. and his wife, Esther, make their home in Pune, Maharashtra. They have two children and four grandchildren.

Wayne Park serves as chancellor of Fuller Theological Seminary, Texas campus. As a longtime resident of the Houston area, he brings to the role both on-the-ground experience and social research on the trends, economics, drivers, and spirituality that shape his great city. The son of a Korean-American immigrant entrepreneur, Dr. Park grew up learning to love both the marketplace and the church. Today, he is most comfortable straddling both worlds, seeking to connect Houston’s church leaders and marketplace professionals for the common good.

Before his appointment to the chancellorship, Park served as program director for Fuller’s De Pree Center (2020–2022) and as director of operations for Kingdom City Houston (2019–2022), a collective of more than a dozen churches and ministries that meet collaboratively in Houston’s Energy Corridor. He received his Doctor of Ministry from Fuller, where he focused on Faith, Work, Economics, and Vocation under Dr. Mark D. Roberts. He is ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church and has served in leadership positions for national boards, commissions, and associations.

Dr. Park is married to Ashley and together they have two teenagers, Austin and Zoe. He enjoys long runs after church on Sunday with his Lab-Viszla, Bailey, along Houston’s bayou trails.

Gordon Preece is the Director of Ethos: Evangelical Alliance Centre for Christianity & Society, and Senior Policy Officer, Catholic Social Services Victoria. Church-wise Gordon was a youth worker, assistant minister and rector at several Anglican churches in Sydney and is now part-time Vicar at Yarraville Anglican in Melbourne. Previously, he lectured at Morling Baptist College Sydney and was Director of the Centre for Applied Christian Ethics at Ridley Melbourne and Director of Macquarie Christian Studies Institute.

Most recently Gordon was Executive Director of Urban Seed, a ministry of hospitality and advocacy for marginalised and homeless people based behind Collins St Baptist, Melbourne. Gordon is an international leader in the field of workplace theology and ethics, being on the executive committee of the Theology of Work Project and also theological consultant to the Marketplace Ministry Stream of the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization. He has a passion for exegeting Scripture and culture and equipping Christians for their life in the world. He is author/editor of 12 books and of Zadok Perspectives.

Currently a Ph.D. candidate in Theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Gustavo’s research is centered around the relationship between labour precarity and its implications for the field of theology. His professional journey took him from Brazil to Canada in 2015, where he embarked on a master’s degree in theological studies within the Marketplace Theology concentration at Regent College.

Since then, his academic pursuits have been complemented by his active engagement in various roles within the academic community. In 2017, he played a pivotal role in the translation and launch of the Regent College’s ReFrame course in Brazil. From 2018 to 2022, he served as the program manager for Regent’s Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society(MALTS) and his commitment to the intersection of theology and the workplace led him to represent the College at the Lausanne Workplace Forum in Manila in 2019. He has also served as a member of the Steering Committee for Regent Exchange from 2021 to 2022 and co-taught the course “Calling, Context, and the Church” with Dr. Rhonda McEwen in 2023.

His professional journey extends beyond academia, with a decade of experience in both corporate and nonprofit settings. As a management consultant, he led projects in strategy and operations across various industries and company sizes. He has also been a board member for JustWork in Vancouver and contributed to the Society for the Anthropology of Work in the United States.

Currently, Gustavo holds multiple roles, including a Research Affiliate at the Vancouver School of Theology, a member of the Editorial Board for the Theology of Work Project, a member of the Diversity, Equity and Justice committee at the Canadian Theological Society, and a collaborator to the Worship for Workers Project at Fuller’s Mouw Institute of Faith and Public Life.He lives in Surrey, BC, alongside his wife, Andrea, and their cherished dog, Mokha.

Katherine Leary Alsdorf is the Founder and Director Emeritus of the Center for Faith and Work at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and for New City Fellows in Raleigh, NC. She currently serves as the Faith and Work Senior Advisor with Redeemer City to City. She worked with Tim Keller to write Every Good Endeavor, which has become a basic text for the growing faith and work movement. Prior to Redeemer, Katherine worked for 25 years in high tech, both in New York and California. She served as President and CEO of Pensare, Inc., an online management education startup in Los Altos, CA. Prior to that she was President and CEO of One Touch Systems, Inc., a corporate communications hardware/software company, in San Jose, CA. In the early 90s she was President of Private Satellite Network in New York City. She has also worked in numerous consulting, sales, and marketing roles primarily in the technology sectors. She earned her MBA from University of Virginia, Darden School. She currently serves on the boards of The Carver Project and Theology of Work project, as well as on advisory boards to WP313, Kern Family Foundation, and Seattle Pacific University’s Center for Faithful Business. She is adjunct faculty at Regent College. Katherine and her husband, John Alsdorf, live in New York City and are active members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

Albert M. (Al) Erisman is an author, speaker, and university teacher after two lengthy roles business and the academy. He is author of The Accidental Executive: Lessons on Business, Faith and Calling from the Life of Joseph (2015) and The ServiceMaster Company: Managing Tension between People and Profit (2020). In the spring of 2021, he taught an honors class in business at Fordham University with a colleague.

Alistair Mackenzie is a Teaching Fellow at Laidlaw College - Christchurch, New Zealand. He began his working life in his family's timber mill and then as a truck driver while completing a science degree. After becoming a Christian and completing theological training, he spent 23 years in pastoral leadership of three Baptist churches in New Zealand and was also involved in the leadership of Servants to Asia's Urban Poor (a mission and community development agency).

Alistair has served as a staff worker with the Tertiary Students Christian Fellowship, and done postgraduate study on the theology of vocation and work. He authored Where's God on Monday?, SoulPurpose: Making a Difference in Life and Work and Just Decisions: Christians Ethics Go to Work. He was the founding director of the former Faith at Work, New Zealand, has been employed as a mission consultant with the Baptist Churches of New Zealand and participated in the Lausanne Committee's Marketplace Ministry Issue Group.

Alistair is married to Alison and involved with South West Baptist Church. They have two adult children, Catherine and Christopher, and also two lovely granddaughters Ruby and Rylee. Alistair enjoys playing guitar and blues harp with a band, armchair rugby and the odd round of golf (with an emphasis on the odd!).

Kara Martin is an author, lecturer, mentor and Head of Storytelling for The Different Co. responsible for Communications, Research and Organisational Theology.

An Adjunct Professor with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Kara teaches on Leadership and Church Conflict. She also teaches on A Biblical Theology of Work for colleges in Sydney, Malaysia and Los Angeles.

Kara has long been working in the faith–work integration space with two books specialising in the area: Worship: How to Use your Work to Worship God, and Worship 2: How to Flourish to Work. She is a co-author of Keeping Faith: How Christian Organisations can Stay True to the Way of Jesus. She was also a co-editor and contributor to Transforming Vocation: Connecting Theology, Church and Workplace for a Flourishing World.

She has a podcast called Worship on the Way to Work.

With an extensive corporate and not-for-profit career, Kara has had experience in media, business communications, people and culture, business analysis, policy and advocacy. She and her husband run a home maintenance small business based in Sydney, Australia.

Kara is married to David, and they have two young adult children.

William G. Messenger is the Executive Editor of the Theology of Work Project. Previously, Will was the Director of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Workplace at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary from 1999 to 2008, and an adjunct faculty member there. He created and led the seminary’s doctoral and master’s degree programs in workplace leadership and business ethics. He serves as an adjunct faculty member of Gordon College and previously taught as an adjunct at Laidlaw College Graduate School (New Zealand), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Holy Cross College (Massachusetts).

Will’s Board of Directors service includes ArQule Inc., Life/Work Direction, and The Call to Work. He serves on the Lausanne Movement Advisory Board for Workplace Ministry. He has worked as a sales representative at IBM, corporate finance associate at Goldman Sachs, consultant at McKinsey & Co., and vice president of sales and marketing Advanced Metabolic Systems. Will is ordained in the Episcopal Church and formerly served as pastor of Charles River Church in Boston and assistant rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Belmont, MA. He was awarded a B.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his family live in Boston, MA, USA.

John is retired from a career in business, including 29 years in Human Resources at Pfizer Inc in New York City. His primary responsibilities were in training and development positions. He also was Director of a major project to develop a proprietary HR and Payroll Database System, and was an early adapter and visionary in using the company’s intranet to deliver information and other services directly to employees. With his wife Katherine, John is a member of Redeemer Presbyterian Church, New York City.

Attended Carleton College, Northfield, MN, majoring in Political Science (AB, 1963). Graduate school first at the East-West Center, Honolulu, HI (MA, 1967), followed by Union Theological Seminary (M.Div., 1970).

Cara Beed is married to Clive Beed, a retired Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, University of Melbourne. Both Cara and Clive are former Honorary Fellows, CACE, Ridley Anglican Theological College, University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University. The Beeds are joint authors with topics decided through shared study, prayer and discussion.

Married in 1961, they have a married son, a married daughter and two grandsons. Cara and Clive worship in St. Peter's Anglican Church, Box Hill, Melbourne and enjoy family, friends and community life.

Randy Kilgore is Senior Writer and Workplace Chaplain for Desired Haven Ministries and www.madetomatter.org. Serving as a workplace chaplain for more than a decade, Randy received his M.Div. in 2000, from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary after a twenty-plus year career in business, most of which was spent in senior human resource management positions. Serving three Governors on state education commissions, Randy was also part of a coalition of human resource managers honored for their work on worker/childcare issues; and was part of a team receiving one of the federal government's first-ever series of workplace literacy grants.

As a writer and chaplain, Randy has released six volumes of workplace Bible studies, and two books: Made to Matter: Devotions for Working Christians; and Talking About God in the 21st Century Workplace. His writing also appears regularly in Our Daily Bread, as well as magazines and online publications.

Randy and his wife, Cheryl, have two "nearly grown" children, Kathryn and Ethan; they attend Grace Chapel in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Sean McDonough has taught New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary since 2000. Prior to that, he taught at the Pacific Theological College in Suva, Fiji, where he had served as the Chair of the Biblical Studies Department and as a lecturer in New Testament. He has degrees from Harvard College (BA), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv., ThM), and the University of St. Andrews, Scotland (PhD). He is a Sunday School teacher and occasional preacher at First Congregational Church in Hamilton. He is also a speaker for Medair, a Christian relief organization based in Switzerland. His research interests (in addition to the theology of work) include creation/cosmology in the Bible and the Ancient Near East, Hellenistic Judaism, Greek philosophy and religion and the Book of Revelation. His latest book is Christ as Creator: Origins of a New Testament Doctrine (Oxford University Press, 2010). Dr. McDonough's personal interests include supporting Boston sports teams, spending time with his family, traveling and hiking.

Elaine Kung is the chair of Theology of Work Project's Chinese Board. Elaine is passionate about faith and work movement since founding Called To Work in 1996. She is experienced in mentoring and leading others to success, investing in hundreds of mentees and students around the world over decades. Elaine is a frequent speaker at companies, universities, non-profits, churches and conferences in the States and overseas on Called To Work faith/work, leadership, career development, marriage, parenting and various life skills to audiences of thousands for over three decades. Elaine received such recognitions as Women of Color STEM Career Achievement Industry Award, Successful Women in Business, Most On-Fire Manager. Elaine speaks from her personal faith journey integrating her Calling, Career and Community experiences – grew up in poverty in Hong Kong, immigrated to the States as a refugee, life changing from “trouble maker” to “peace maker” when becoming a Christ follower in 1981. Elaine earned her B.S. in E.E./M.S.E. from Cornell, her M.S. in E.E. from Princeton, her Executive Education from Columbia, Cornell and U Penn Wharton business schools. She retired from 33 years of rewarding career as AT&T Director leading technology, product management and marketing with multimillion-dollar revenue. Elaine and Dominic have been married since 1986, they have 2 adult children and a daughter-in-law. She founded and lead www.CalledToWork.org to help others to be their best at work and take Jesus to work, she serves on a few Boards and as a church Elder.

Dr. Jean Lee is a qualified Chartered Accountant who has been in auditing and business consulting in her early years. In 1997, she started a corporate finance advisory service, later served as Directors of Hong Kong and Australia listed companies, and was CEO of a technology company. In 2002, Dr. Lee started pursuing studies in psychology and theology. After graduating from the China Graduate School of Theology in 2006. she served as minister of the Hong Kong Baptist Church. Later on, she went for research studies in the UK, focusing on integration of theology and economics. Dr. Lee joined the CGST faculty in 2010 and served as Dean and Abundant Grace Associate Professor (theological studies). In 2024, she joined the Canadian Chinese School of Theology at Tyndale University as a principal and professor.

Dr. Lee received her Bachelor of Commerce Degree (BComm) from Queen's University, Kingston, her Postgraduate Certificate in Psychology (PCPsy) from the University of Hong Kong, her Master of Divinity (MDiv) from the China Graduate School of Theology, and her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Edinburgh. She is the author of "The Two Pillars of the Market", "Shine for Jesus in the Marketplace", "God's Dwelling in the Marketplace", "Faith Walker in the Marketplace", and a number of other books and articles.

Rev. Dr. Herbert Wu graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary and received M.Div. in 2001 and D.Min. in 2013. He focus on Marketplace Theology with doctor dissertation title “Building Chinese High-Tech Marketplace Cluster and Church in Silicon Valley.”

In 2001, Rev. Wu received God’s calling of "Two Boats Filled with Fish" from [Luke 5:7] and formed Silicon Valley Church and Silicon Valley Harvest. He also established Intel Marketplace Church which has accepted by Intel as a diversity organization and Intel employees can also make contribution through employee payroll system.

In 2014, Rev. Wu founded @Cloud Marketplace Ministry” and utilizes mentorship to bring out EMBA@Cloud (E) Entrepreneur and Life, (M) Mission and Ministry, (B) Business and Career, (A) Apostolic and Leadership. The programs focus integrating faith into daily work and life transformation. All of the mentors had both enterprise VP/CEO and church decants/elders position. They have both professional experience and even more important are their spiritual life.

Rev. Wu had 20 years work experience in Silicon Valley. After receiving MSEE, he worked for Cadence Design as Hardware Director; then he got MSCS and moved to Apple Computer as Software Director. He studied MBA after work then became Sun Microsystems Marketing Director. He had also started up his own high-tech company called Titus Technology.

Rev. Wu is professor of Harvest Seminary in teaching Gospels, Acts, Hebrews, General Epistles, Church History, Religious Comparative Studies, and Preaching. He also served as an instructor in ROLCC Seminary in teaching workplace theology and gospel for marketplace leaders. He was special speaker of apostolic church and power ministry in Agape Seminary.

Rev. Wu has been writing "Daily Bread" since 2010 and published three volumes of books called "Grip the Bible and Grip the Victory." He also published about twenty volumes of spiritual CD called "On the Sidewalk." In addition, he also has book-by-book and chapter-by-chapter Bible study call "Sunday School on the Air" in total of 360-hour course. His new book "Silicon Valley Cloud Level Up" is coming soon.

Jessica Tanoesoedibjo is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, speaker and author, based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Having graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in 2014, and a Master in International Trade and Commerce Law from Macquarie University in 2015, Jessica felt called into the work of “full-time” ministry, and pursued seminary training at Biola University. She graduated with a Master of Arts in Biblical and Theological Studies in 2017, and followed the Lord’s leading to the mission field: the workplace. In 2020, Jessica also completed a Masters in Arts in Special Education.

Currently Jessica serves in a number of roles within her family business at MNC Group, overseeing the Financial Services, Philanthropy and Education portfolios of the company. Flowing from her love for Scripture, Jessica is the Next-Gen Representative at IllumiNations Indonesia, and is a part of the International Advisory Board for the Whole Word Institute (formerly 4.2.20 Foundation). She is also the Chair of the Honorary Board of Red Cross Indonesia, Central Jakarta.

Jessica is married to Jonathan Sariaatmadja, and the couple are blessed with a daughter named Julia Eden. Together, they started YSUS (Yayasan Saluran Unggul Sesama / Vessel Unto Others Foundation), an NGO focused at empowering people with disability in rural Indonesia.

Engeline Tjia Soesilo is a former executive for multinational retail companies in Indonesia. She has 26 years' experience working in consumer-goods’, foodservices and retail industries in Indonesia, mostly in brand management and marketing.

She currently serves as founder and advisor of Watermission Indonesia Foundation, independent consultant that focused on marketing and business management for some commercial, non-commercial entities including Christian organizations.
Engeline has strong passion to groom young entrepreneur and professionals in their business and career for Christ.

She earned her Magister in Management focused on Marketing from PPM School of Management, Magister of Art in Christian Ministry and Magister in Theology from Indonesia Reformed Seminary (STTRI).

Engeline is married to Rev. Jacob Soesilo, who leads a church congregation in Jakarta.

Peter Jacobs boasts a strong educational background, holding a Bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Indonesia, a Master of Public Administration from Saitama University Japan, a Doctorate in Economic Law from Padjadjaran University Bandung, and a Master of Arts in Leadership, Theology, and Society from Regent College Canada.

With expertise in economic and monetary policy communication, Peter Jacobs has extensive work experience, including over 31 years at Bank Indonesia. Currently, he serves as Commissioner at Komunal and AstraPay, as well as Executive Director at PT. Brief Indonesia.

Beyond his professional career, Peter Jacobs is actively engaged in community service as a Board Member at Perkantas Indonesia and a member of the Board of IFES Global, demonstrating his commitment to community development and public service in building future leaders.

Yosafat Adrian Wiguna is one of the board members of Workplace Institute of Nusantara (WIN), a non-profit organization that serves faith and work movement in Indonesia. He joined this ministry since its inception in the late 2015, together with some friends from Inter-Varsity Indonesia (Perkantas). Most of the core team members of WIN are ex. Perkantas activists, where they have been involved in the ministry since students. This background makes WIN works very close with Perkantas in doing its workplace ministry, especially with the Graduates Center of Perkantas as well as alumni fellowship from several big cities in Indonesia.

He also serves as one of the board members of BPK PENABUR Jakarta, a non-profit Christian school organization which has 79 schools in Greater Jakarta area with about 30,000 students, for the period of 2018-2022 and 2022-2026. His main role is as the head of Strategic Development for the organization, besides some other roles that he holds.

Yosafat also serves as Chairman of SOLA SCRIPTURA, Annual Lectures on Biblical Studies. SOLA SCRIPTURA has invited some distinguished Biblical Scholars from USA and UK to conduct public lectures for seminary students as well as lay people. This ministry has been done in cooperation with some major theological schools from different denomination in Indonesia since 2008.

He serves at WIN, BPK PENABUR Jakarta and SOLA SCRIPTURA on a voluntary basis.

Currently, Yosafat runs his own business in Industrial Lubricants supply as authorized distributor in Indonesia for several international brands since 1999. He used to work for Pennzoil and Astra Honda Motor.

He earned his MBA from Monash University, Australia, and his Bachelor of Engineering from Faculty of Metallurgical Engineering, University of Indonesia.

Yosafat and his wife, Susi, lives in Jakarta and are active members of Indonesian Christian Church. They have two daughters: Alice and Nadine. Both are married, where Alice lives in Jakarta with her husband, Fabio and their daughter Aida; while, Nadine lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her husband Iain.

Johan Setiawan is the Dean of Students and a faculty member at Bandung Theological Seminary (Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Bandung) in Bandung, Indonesia. He serves as the Director of the L.E.A.D. (Learning, Equipping, and Development) Center at the seminary and teaches courses in Hermeneutics, Discipleship, and Mission.

Johan is a co-founder and developer of the Kambium Discipleship Curriculum and Katalis Media & Literature, both dedicated to equipping the whole people of God for ministry and mission.

He holds a Master of Christian Ministry from Discipleship Training Centre, Singapore, and a Master of Theology in Transforming Culture and Societies from Bandung Theological Seminary, Indonesia.

Sutrisna is the Principal of Bandung Theological Seminary, Indonesia. In 2018 he founded MMin Marketplace program in this seminary, which continues to grow and receive positive responses from Christian professionals and entrepreneurs. He and his colleagues in BTS also developed Vocatio Marketplace Fellows program to help young workers have a theological foundation for their work, develop spirituality in their work life, and understand their calling and Gods’ mission through their work life. Previously he served students dan graduates with a campus ministry organization, Perkantas (IFES in Indonesia), in various capacities for more than 20 years, including the staff development secretary, and vice general secretary of the movement.

Sutrisna earned his PhD in Educational Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS). His doctoral research, “The Development of Vocational Stewardship Among Indonesian Christian Professionals: Spiritual Formation for Marketplace Ministry” is published by Langham Literature. He holds MDiv from Trinity Theological College, Singapore, and his Bachelor in Pharmacy from Padjadjaran University, Bandung.

Sutrisna is married to Lily Endang Joeliani, now have two adult children. Live in Bandung, Indonesia.

Yuzo Adhinarta is an ordained teaching pastor (2019) and a theologian specializing in Systematic Theology and Discipleship. Originally trained as a civil engineer, he pursued theological education in 1997 at Reformed Theological Seminary of Indonesia (STTRI, Jakarta), earning his Master of Divinity (M.Div.). From 2001 to 2003, he served at Gereja Kristen Abdiel (GKA) Gloria, Surabaya, as a youth minister before continuing his theological studies. He completed his Master of Theology (Th.M.) in 2005 and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology in 2010, both at Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Since 2010, Yuzo has been serving as faculty and, since 2016, as Principal of Reformed Theological Seminary of Indonesia. A John Stott Ministries Scholar (Langham Scholar) since 2006, he was also commissioned as an endorsed missionary to Indonesia by Christian Reformed World Missions (CRWM) in 2010.

Yuzo is the founder of the i3D (Integrative-Dynamic Discipleship Development) Center and the author and developer of the i3D Discipleship Curriculum and Training. He is also a team member and developer of the A-B-L-E Discipleship Modules. In addition to his academic and pastoral roles, he regularly consults, coaches, and provides discipleship development training for churches and schools.

He is married to Yuliwaty Rukiah, and together they have two children.

Casthelia Kartika is the President of Amanat Agung Theological Seminary in Jakarta, Indonesia, and a committed scholar specializing in Church History and Christian Spirituality. She holds a Doctor of Theology from Lutheran Theological Seminary, Hong Kong, with a research focus on Origen’s spiritual reading of Scripture and prayer as divine pedagogy.

With decades of experience in theological education and ministry, she has been a full-time lecturer at Amanat Agung Theological Seminary since 2010. She previously served as a youth pastor for over a decade and is actively involved in various Christian organizations, including the Synod of the Christ Jesus Church, the Communion of Churches in Indonesia, Indonesian Bible Society, and the Scholar Leaders Women’s Peer Leader Forum (SL-WPLF). Recently, she serves as a mentor in the Executive Leadership Initiative project with Bosko Partners, guiding emerging theological education leaders in strategic and organizational leadership.

Her passion lies in shaping future Christian leaders through theological education, research, and pastoral mentorship. Through her scholarship and ministry, she remains dedicated to advancing Christian thought and leadership in Indonesia and beyond.

Martin García is a teaching elder with the PCUSA at the Presbytery of the Pacific. For years Martin has also been an advocate of immigrants and social justice in general. For that reason, Martin has worked for LA Voice, World Vision US, Volunteer Los Angeles, First 5 LA, the YMCA, plus he has been an adjunct professor at several universities in Southern California. Martin has planted two churches, one in downtown Los Angeles and another one in Whittier. Currently, Martin is co-developing Ciclica LA, a movement to train Latino pastors to plant churches in the context of the United States. Martin has studied at New York Theological Seminary, University of Southern California, Harvard Divinity School, Claremont School of Theology, and the Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico. He is married to Sandy, a public school teacher and community activist, and they share life with their children: Breana, Brissa, and Michael; together with their dogs, cats, and birds.

Andres Garza is the senior pastor at San Pedro Church in Monterrey, Mexico. He is also the director of City to City Latin America, a church planting movement in Guatemala, Monterrey, Mexico City, Lima, Santiago, Vina del mar, Medellin, Buenos Aires, Quito, Sao Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. He is a leader-catalyzer serving natonal leaders to plant churches and train, coach, assess, and send church planters to global cities in Latin America. He hopes to be an instrument of the gospel, growing in grace while working alongside leaders and church planters in the 28 most influential cities in Latin America.

Fernando Tamara is the lead pastor of Asamblea Church. As professor, he teaches Greek and Theology at the Latin American Theological Seminary and LABI College, and Spanish at Vanguard University. Fernando is also the national coordinator of translation networks for the General Council of the AG. His research and teaching interest focus on the interaction of culture, religion, society, economics, and leadership. Among the issues he explores are theological developments in Hispanic culture, civic spirituality, community development, and the integration of faith, work, and economics. An advocate for justice and freedom, he is the chair of the Spanish Editorial Board and Director of Hispanic Ministries (Theology of Work Project). Fernando holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Vanguard University and a graduate certificate degree in Community Engagement from the University of Southern California. He lives with Christine, his wife, and their three children.

Article(s)

Rest and Work, Evangelism

Samuel, Kings & Chronicles and Work

Ruth and Work

Joshua & Judges and Work

Mark and Work

Mark and Work

The General Epistles and Work (2&3 John)

Competition and Work

Psalms and Work

Mark and Work

Deuteronomy and Work, Ecclesiastes and Work, Song of Songs and Work, Psalms and Work

Isaiah and Work

Mark and Work

Mark and Work

Colossians & Philemon and Work

Samuel, Kings & Chronicles and Work

Rest and Work

Evangelism

The Pastoral Epistles and Work (1&2 Timothy, Titus)

Ethics at Work, Provision & Wealth

Luke and Work, Acts and Work

Hebrews and Work

Samuel, Kings & Chronicles and Work

Romans and Work (consultant)

The General Epistles and Work (James, 1&2 Peter, 1 John, Jude)

Mark and Work

Ethics at Work, Equipping Church

Ezekiel and Work

Genesis 1-11 and Work, Samuel, Kings & Chronicles and Work, Proverbs and Work, Introduction to the Prophets, Isaiah and Work, Jeremiah & Lamentations and Work, Matthew and Work, Women Workers in the Old Testament, Women Workers in the New Testament

Daniel and Work

Joshua & Judges and Work, John and Work, Revelation and Work

The Twelve Prophets and Work (Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi)

Vocation Overview, The Twelve Prophets and Work (Jonah)

Jeremiah & Lamentations and Work

1&2 Thessalonians and Work

Romans and Work (consultant)

Evangelism

Matthew and Work

Vocation in Historical-Theological Perspective

Truth & Deception

Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther and Work, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Work

Mark and Work

Genesis 1-11 and Work

Finance

Mark and Work

Proverbs and Work

Mark and Work

1 Corinthians and Work, 2 Corinthians and Work

Psalms and Work

Mark and Work

Executive Editor

Biblical Studies Editor & Epistles Section Editor

Poetical Books Section Editor

Prophetic Books Section Editor

Gospel & Acts Section Editor

Pentateuch Section Editor

Contributing Editor

Associate Editor

Associate Editor

Web Editor

Adam Bakun is the Administrator at the Theology of Work Project. Previously he was a pastor of small groups and welcome at Reservoir Church (formerly Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Greater Boston) in Cambridge, MA. Adam has a BA from Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT) and has graduated from Vineyard USA's two-year Vineyard Leadership Institute. Adam lives in Cambridge, MA with his wife Ann. He enjoys playing board games and promoting limited-edition Oreo flavors to his friends.

Dr. Lynne Ellis-Gray is the Director of Development and Partnerships. After 30 years as an ordained pastor, international development projects and mission focused ministry, Lynne launched into coaching and strategy consulting. Wanting to continue equipping local churches for impact, she joined the team at Theology of Work Project. She has degrees from Cal State Long Beach (M.S.W.) and Bakke Graduate University (D. Ministry and Leadership). She is deeply invested in foster and adoptive communities as well. Lynne lives in her intergenerational home with her husband, 3 kids, 2 dogs and a Grammy in Washington State where you will find her hiking or on a Jeep ride.

Ian Jackson is the Program Manager at the Theology of Work Project. He has earned degrees from the University of Glasgow (M.A. in Psychology) and Harvard Graduate School of Education (Ed.M.), and has been a team building facilitator for more than 20 years. He worked at Harvard University for 14 years on issues of community building, diversity, equity, and inclusion. He now runs his own business, Building Bridges Leadership. He also teaches creative writing for kids, and writes and narrates a children's podcast, Tales from the Moosiverse.

William G. Messenger is the Executive Editor of the Theology of Work Project. Previously, Will was the Director of the Mockler Center for Faith and Ethics in the Workplace at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1999-2008), and an adjunct faculty member there. He created and led the seminary’s doctoral and master’s degree programs in workplace leadership and business ethics. He serves as an adjunct faculty member of Gordon College and previously taught as an adjunct at Laidlaw College Graduate School (New Zealand), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Holy Cross College (Massachusetts).

Will’s Board of Directors service includes ArQule Inc., Life/Work Direction, and The Call to Work. He serves on the Lausanne Movement Advisory Board for Workplace Ministry. He has worked as a sales representative at IBM, corporate finance associate at Goldman Sachs, consultant at McKinsey & Co., and vice president of sales and marketing Advanced Metabolic Systems. Will is ordained in the Episcopal Church and formerly served as pastor of Charles River Church in Boston and assistant rector of All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Belmont, MA. He was awarded a B.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University, an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a Master of Divinity from Boston University School of Theology and a Doctor of Ministry from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He and his family live in Boston, MA, USA.

Fernando Tamara is director of Hispanic Ministries. He is the lead pastor of Asamblea Church. As professor, he teaches Greek and Theology at the Latin American Theological Seminary and LABI College, and Spanish at Vanguard University. Fernando is also the national coordinator of translation networks for the General Council of the AG. His research and teaching interest focus on the interaction of culture, religion, society, economics, and leadership. Among the issues he explores are theological developments in Hispanic culture, civic spirituality, community development, and the integration of faith, work, and economics. An advocate for justice and freedom, he is the chair of the Spanish Editorial Board and Director of Hispanic Ministries (Theology of Work Project). Fernando holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Vanguard University and a graduate certificate degree in Community Engagement from the University of Southern California. He lives with Christine, his wife, and their three children.

Christine Tan is Director of Marketing and Partnerships for the Theology of Work Project. She has a BA in American Studies and a MBA with concentrations in corporate social responsibility and marketing. Christine lives in Cambridge, MA.

Dr. Jennifer Woodruff Tait is the Web Editor at the Theology of Work Project. She has degrees from Augustana College (B.A.), Asbury Theological Seminary (M.Div., M.A.), the University of Illinois (MLIS), and Duke University (Ph.D.) She is also a senior editor at Christian History magazine, the author of Christian History in Seven Sentences, and an Episcopal priest. Jennifer lives in Berea, KY with her husband and two children.