Wayne Chen
– Keynote Speaker –
Wayne Chen is the director for Radius Asia Cross-Cultural Missions Training. He graduated from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary from the early 90s. Upon graduation, Wayne and his wife Gail served in Tri-Valley Chinese Bible Church in Northern California. In 2007, Wayne and Gail, along with their two daughters, Abigail and Michaela, left suburban America and joined New Tribes Mission as tribal church planters.
In 2009, the family moved to the country of Papua New Guinea. They soon began living with a tribal group called the Biem people, on a tiny volcanic island 150km off the northern coast. In the last 9 years, they learned Biem language, developed an alphabet and a written form of the language, taught the Biem how to read and write and presented the Gospel for the first time to the Biem people. Today, there is a strong and vibrant indigenous church on Biem with tribal elders shepherding the church. They are now working to complete the New Testament translation for the church.
Wayne is now committed full-time to missionary training in Radius Asia (www.ri-asia.org). Radius is a training program for cross-cultural missionaries with heavy emphasis on language and cultural acquisition to proficiency, foundational Bible teaching, embracing suffering and hardship as tools in church planting among unreached language groups.
Ashley Tee
– Plenary/Workshop Speaker –
Ashley was born in Malaysia and came to faith in Jesus during his study in Singapore. Soon after his newfound faith—God gave him a vision for Unreached People. He started serving in cross-cultural mission with Operation Mobilization (OM) ship ministry (1997-99), pastoral ministry in Singapore (2003-2005), pioneering work in South Asia (2006-2016) and owner of Cup Cafe franchise (2012-Present).
He graduated from Singapore Bible Collage with a bachelor’s degree in theology (BTh) and master’s degrees in pastoral counselling (MAPC); also completed his Master in global leadership (MAGL) and Doctor of Missiology (DMiss) with Fuller Theological Seminary.
Ashley loves reading, thinking, traveling with his family and connecting with people over a meal or good coffee. He is married with three children. He is currently serving as OM East Asia area leader.
EUN TAE JO (ANTON JO)
– Workshop Speaker –
- KOREA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (M.DIV)
- GRACE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (D.ICS)
- NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF OM KOREA (2020 – CURRENT)
- POLICY MEMBER OF KOREA WORLD MISSIONS ASSOCIATION (2021 – CURRENT)
- GLOBAL FAMILY CHURCH LEAD PASTOR (2022 – CURRENT)
- ONE FAMILY CHURCH LEAD PASTOR (2014-2019)
- DIRECTOR OF OM KOREAN OCEANIA MISSION (2004-2019)
- OM KOREA LEADERSHIP TEAM (1996-2003)
- CHURCH PLANTING MINISTRY IN RUSSIA (1993-1995)
Paul Elliott
– Workshop Speaker –
Paul Elliott was saved as a young boy and gave his life to serve Jesus full time at the age of 9. He now serves as the director for Southeast Asia’s Via team leading efforts to mobilize the followers of Jesus in the region to engage with the Great Commission. His vision is to be directly involved in mobilizing and sending 25,000 cross-cultural laborers into the harvest field. He graduated from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary with an M.Div in theology and pastoral studies. He pastored in the United States for 13 years before his family joined Via and moved to Asia in 2018.
Paul and his wife Lindsay have been married for 20 years and God has blessed them with 5 children – 3 daughters and 2 sons. The whole family has loved the experience of living in Asia and have found great joy in serving the Lord and doing life together.
Outside of ministry Paul loves Asian food, scuba diving, exploring new places and making new friends from all over the world.
Super Hsia
– Workshop Speaker –
WORK EXPERIENCE
▍ Current Position
• United Missions of Taiwan (UMOT) – Secretary General
• World Vision Taiwan
• Mass Communication Industry
EDUCATION
• Taiwan Baptist Christian Seminary (TBCS) – Master of Divinity
• Fu Jen Catholic University – Master of Graduate Institute of Educational Leadership & Development
• Shih Hsin University – Master of Nonprofit and Social Enterprise
OTHER SERVICE
• Theological Education Lecturer in Thailand and Myanmar
• Volunteers training Lector
• Team Management Training of Organizational leadership
• Broadcaster
• Phoniatrics Correction & Presentation Training
May Fong
– Workshop Speaker –
May Fong is the dynamic Deputy Chief Executive of Hong Kong Association of Christian Missions and founder of Amazing Bricks Education.
With nearly 30 years of extensive experience in business, I have traveled to many different places in the world and have also participated in numerous short-term mission trips. Following a calling from God received during an overseas mission internship, I entered a theological seminary to be equipped. After graduating in 2018, I joined the HKACM in 2019 to serve, mainly responsible for missionary care, providing missionary training courses for churches and organizations, and focusing on mobilization efforts, I have extensive experience in organizing youth missionary conferences, both overseas and locally.
Susan K
– Workshop Speaker –
Susan has a background in law and international policy. Since university, she had prepared herself for bi-vocational ministry in a creative access environment so while in full-time studies or work, she attended Bible and ministry-related courses.
She has served in various leadership capacities in the past 20 years and engaged in leadership development and coaching in the past 15 years. She brings with her a global perspective, having lived in 3 continents and is familiar with cross-cultural holistic ministry in both the non-profit and for-profit market space.
Though she works with those focussed on ministry in the past few years as the national director, mobilizing for all the fields, she is passionate about believers engaging in integral missions to bring positive impact on communities and inspiring the other 98% of the church to become more missional to fulfil their calling as disciples of Christ. In her recent role, she engaged with churches, like minded organizations, marketplace ministries and business owners for missions in the 21st century. She continues to partner with and mobilise marketplace professionals and business owners.
Hannah Mae Panot
– Workshop Speaker –
Media Contributor with a Focus on Digital Missions
Hannah brings hands-on experience in digital media for missions, having been actively involved in projects with SIL and Wycliffe. As part of the Project Legacy initiative in West Africa, she played a role in capturing and documenting the meaningful work of Bible teams through photos and videos. In addition, Hannah supports Media to Movements by creating content for social media to engage diverse faith communities. Currently, she is in the process of expanding her skills in building online missional communities to better contribute to the impact of mission work.
Key Skills:
- Experience in photo and video documentation for mission projects.
- Crafting engaging social media content for diverse audiences.
- Involvement in Project Legacy in West Africa.
- Ongoing commitment to learning and staying informed about digital media trends for missions.
- She is passionate about contributing to mission work through digital media and eager to take on new opportunities in the field.
Matt Brandon
– Workshop Speaker –
Matt Brandon is a highly accomplished photographer with a distinguished portfolio spanning assignments for renowned publications such as National Geographic Traveler and collaborations with esteemed clients including Condé Nast, KLM Airlines, and Honda. With a wealth of experience in editorial, nonprofit, and commercial photography, Matt’s work has been instrumental in portraying the essence of diverse cultures worldwide. Notable projects include serving as the still photographer for the Channel 4 & PBS television series “Indian Summers” filmed in Penang, Malaysia, as well as contributions to various campaigns for NeighborWorks USA and Bombardier Transport Corporation. As a trusted Fujifilm brand ambassador for over a decade, Matt’s dedication to his craft is evident in his two published books, “Catchlight” and “Kashmir, Mystery.” With a proven track record of delivering captivating imagery and a commitment to excellence, Matt is poised to continue making a significant impact in the world of photography.
Philip Chang
– Workshop Speaker –
Philip Chang is currently serving as Lausanne Movement’s Regional Director for South East Asia. He also sits on the boards of several companies and non-profit organisations. He is the chairman of Interserve Malaysia, and serves as an associate of the WEA Mission Commission and a member of the AEA Mission Commission.
He is a corporate consultant, drawing from nearly 4 decades of experience in key management positions in the stockbroking and investment banking sectors. He is a third culture kid and well-versed with cross-cultural ministries, having studied and worked abroad in the marketplace at different stages of his life. His passion is to mobilise professionals and business people for cross-cultural missions and member care.
JC Chuah
– Workshop Speaker –
JC is from Malaysia, married and has two sons. Currently, he serves as the Dean of Doctoral Studies & Mission Initiatives of Malaysia Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also a national board member of two mission sending agencies.