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  Bryan C. Hollon

  Dean President, Trinity School of Ministry
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Bryan C. Hollon

Dean President, Trinity School of Ministry

Bryan C. Hollon, Ph.D., is Dean President of Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. Previously he served as the City Director of the C.S. Lewis Institute of Northeast Ohio and as a Professor of Theology and Director of the Center for Christian Faith & Culture at Malone University. Dr. Hollon was ordained a priest in the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in 2015. In 2017, he planted and pastored St. John’s Anglican Church in Canton, Ohio until 2021. As a scholar, Dr. Hollon specializes in ressourcement theology, which is best exemplified in the work of Henri de Lubac. He is also a proponent of the great consensual tradition that C.S. Lewis referred to as “Mere Christianity.”

 

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  Joseph A. Kohm

  Vice President for Development, CSLI & CSLI City Director, Virginia Beach
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Joseph A. Kohm
Vice President for Development, CSLI & CSLI City Director, Virginia Beach
Joseph A. Kohm, C.S. Lewis Institute Vice President for Development and City Director for Virginia Beach. Joe is an attorney and formerly worked as a Certified Major League Baseball Player Agent. He earned his Master’s in Management Science from the State University of New York at Oswego and both his J.D. and M.Div. from Regent University. Joe is the author of The Unknown Garden of Another’s Heart: The Surprising Friendship between C.S. Lewis and Arthur Greeves (Wipf and Stock, 2022.)
 
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  Joel Woodruff

  President, C.S. Lewis Institute
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Joel Woodruff
President, C.S. Lewis Institute
Joel Woodruff, President, C.S. Lewis Institute, has worked in higher education, “tent-making,” nonprofit administration, and pastoral ministries in Alaska, Israel, Hungary, France, and Northern Virginia. He served as Dean of Students, Chaplain, and Professor of Bible & Theology at European Bible Institute, where he helped train Europeans both for professional ministry and to be Christian leaders in the marketplace. Prior to joining the Institute, he was on the leadership team of Oakwood Services International, a nonprofit educational and humanitarian organization. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, earned his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and has a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. As a Parish-Pulpit Fellow, he studied Biblical Backgrounds & Archaeology in Israel for a year.
 
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  Tom Otieno

  Pastor
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Tom Otieno

Pastor

Rev. Tom Otieno has been a pastor for over 20 years and currently serves as the Vicar of St. Augustine Madaraka in the Anglican Church of Kenya. He is an international speaker and the founder of The Well Bethel, an interdenominational prayer, worship, and healing ministry. Rev. Tom is passionate about youth, worship, and family ministry, and he is the author of Understanding The Deliverance Ministry.


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  Amos Nato

  Speaker
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Amos Nato

Speaker

Amos Nato is involved in student ministry and works with Trinity Fellowship as the Regional Ministry Coordinator of Nairobi/Central Region. His ministry focuses on Discipleship and Evangelism in campuses and High schools. He is currently pursuing a Diploma in Ministry at Visions College Australia.


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  J.M. Njoroge

  Speaker
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J.M. Njoroge
SpeakerJ.M. Njoroge is a speaker and writer.  He graduated from Talbot School of Theology with a master’s degree in philosophy, a master’s degree in New Testament studies and a ThM. Njoroge earned his PhD in philosophy from the University of Georgia and was the host of the radio program Let My People Think. His passion is to help clear the fog between the academy and the local church by making the case for the credibility of the gospel of Jesus Christ in a winsome and persuasive manner.  
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  Robert Langat

  Bishop
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Robert Langat

Bishop

Rev. Dr. Robert Langat is the bishop of Africa Gospel Church, Kenya.  He has pastored congregations in Kenya and has served as a University Provost and college professor in the United States, Kenya, and Nigeria. He is a graduate of Kenya Highlands Evangelical University and holds an MA in Theology from Wesley Biblical Seminary and a master’s degree and a PhD from Drew University. His passions are teaching, preaching, and living the message of holiness.


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  Gladness Chao

  Speaker
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Gladness Chao

Speaker

Gladness Chao is part of an apprenticeship program at iServe Africa. She has a background in Supply Chain Management and is eager to use her gifts and talents to support ministry and administration of Christian programming. Currently she helps to coordinate children’s, teen’s, and youth ministries at a local Anglican church in Nairobi, Kenya.


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  Agnes Langat

  Pastor
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Agnes Langat

Pastor

Rev. Agnes Langat is the Senior Pastor of Living Word Africa Gospel Church in Donholm, Kenya. She is a graduate of Kenya Highlands Bible College and Wesley Biblical Seminary and is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Indiana Wesley University.


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  Aseka Taabu

  Speaker
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Aseka Taabu

Speaker

Aseka Taabu is an itinerant minister and speaker involved in apologetics and discipleship events in high schools, universities and churches across Kenya. His passion for the lost has seen him start discipleship groups aimed at equipping believers for works of service both in the church and corporate sphere.


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  Naomi Gikonyo

  Cook
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Naomi Gikonyo

Cook

Naomi Gikonyo is a professional cook serving with a Christian school in Nairobi, Kenya. She loves using her gifts and talents to serve God and to provide physical and spiritual nourishment to God’s people.


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  Joel Soti

  Pastor
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Joel Soti

Pastor

Rev. Capt. Joel Soti is the Vicar of St. John Nananja Masini parish in Machakos, Kenya. He is also the Mission Director of Church Army Africa where he’s involved in urban and rural ministry and leadership training to help pastors embrace evangelism and social action. Rev. Soti holds a Master’s Degree in Mission Studies and a Bachelor's in Theology from Africa International University, as well as a Higher Diploma in Urban Mission from Carlile College. He’s currently pursuing a PhD in Christian Mission.


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  Joyce Tonui

  Pastor
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Joyce Tonui

Pastor

Rev. Joyce Tonui is the Senior Pastor of Immanuel Africa Gospel Church in Kericho, Kenya. She earned a Bachelor of Theology degree from Kenya Highland Bible College and a Master of Arts in Christian Studies from Wesley Biblical Seminary. She has been involved in pastoral counseling and Christian leadership for over twenty years.


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  Meshack Habib

  Pastor
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Meshack Habib

Pastor

Rev. Meshack Habib has served as a Senior Pastor and Director of Discipleship with Africa Gospel Church, Kenya. He is active in mentoring couples and young families and is involved in worship training and youth ministry. Currently he is pursuing doctoral studies at Wesley Seminary.


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  Martin Luther Omolo

  Prison Chaplain
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Martin Luther Omolo

Prison Chaplain

Rev. Martin Luther Omolo is a chaplain with the Kenya Prisons Service. He has served as both a warden and a chaplain in prisons across Kenya and is passionate about helping prisoners experience healing, freedom, and new life in Jesus Christ.