Dr. Raymond Bakke

Dr. Bakke, though raised in a rural farm background, found himself in pastoral ministry in inner city Chicago and Seattle. God has used him around the world in over 200 cities and six continents, speaking on resolving issues in urban ministry. Dr. Bakke is Founder and Executive Director of International Urban Associates, an organization that seeks to find and develop leaders who take the whole gospel with the whole church to whole cities with its network of more than 100 church and mission leaders in some of the world’s largest cities. Dr. Bakke also is professor of global urban ministry at Northwest Graduate School for the Ministry in Seattle. He has degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and McCormick Theological Seminary. Dr. Bakke is the author of The Urban Christian, A Theology as Big as the City, A Biblical Word for an Urban World, and other publications.

Dr. Alberto Reyes

Dr. Reyes is President of the Baptist University Of The Americas in San Antonio, Texas. He has established and pastored churches in El Paso, Dallas and San Antonio, and taught at Howard Payne University and Truett Seminary at Baylor University as well as ministered in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, and North Africa. Dr. Reyes has also been appointed by the White House to chair the Hispanic Task Force on Hispanic Academic Excellence for the Department of Education. He is a graduate of Angelo State University and has an MDiv and DMin from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and is currently working on a Ph.D. in leadership at Andrews University. He has written on network evangelism among Hispanics and on emerging Hispanic leadership.

Dr. Rodney Woo

Dr. Woo is the pastor of Wilcrest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. He has also pastored in Cleburne, Texas. Dr. Woo teaches as adjunct professor for Houston Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Houston. Under his leadership, Wilcrest has become a multicultural church with some 40 nationalities represented. Wilcrest has served as a catalyst to help other ethnic churches become more effective. He is a graduate of East Texas Baptist College and holds the Masters and Ph.D. degrees from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. Dr. Woo is currently writing a book with Dr. Michael Emerson about the Wilcrest experience.

Dr. George Yancey

Dr. Yancey is the Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. With his wife, they founded Reconciliation Consulting. He is a regular speaker for Christian conferences on multiracial issues in ministry. Dr. Yancey holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin. He has co-authored and authored many books and articles including, United by Faith; One Body, One Spirit; Who is White? Latinos; Asians and the New Black/non-Black Divide; Just Don’t Marry One.

Jeanette Yep

Jeanette Yep is Vice President of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and Director of Multiethnic Ministries. She has been on staff with InterVarsity for over 25 years at various levels of campus and national leadership roles. “Auntie Jeanette” is recognized by many for her creative role as M.C. of the Urbana Missionary Convention in 1990, ‘93 and ‘96. She has contributed significantly to IVCF’s commitment to multi-ethnicity in make-up and outreach. Jeanette Yep graduated from Mount Holyoke and Northwestern University and has studied at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She is the author of Following Christ Without Dishonoring Your Parents.