D.Th. in Old Testament, Stellenbosch University, 2006. Principal Clerk of the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria and Old Testament scholar with a focus on the Pentateuch.

Ph.D. in Economics, The University of Nairobi, 2014. Associate Professor of Development Studies and Director of WCIU’s Master’s in Development Studies Program.

Ph.D. in Theology, The University of Auckland (New Zealand), 2006. Professor of Urban Leadership and Director of WCIU’s Urban Leadership Institute.

Ph.D. in Theology, University of St. Andrews. Co-director of the Institute for Community Transformation, focusing on global transformation through scripture.

D. Litt. et Phil. in Biblical Studies, University of South Africa. Former WCIU president and editor of the William Carey International Development Journal.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary, 2008. Associate Professor of Intercultural Studies and Director of China Studies Institute.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Asbury Theological Seminary. Director of the Ralph D. Winter Research Center, researcher, educator, and church mission consultant.

Ph.D. in Theological Education, London School of Theology. Scholar focused on Arab women in theology and Middle Eastern Christianity; contributor to the Arabic Contemporary Christian Commentary.

Ph.D. in Mission Studies and International Development, WCIU. Distinguished Professor at Gordon-Conwell, global Christianity researcher, and editor of key works on world Christianity and religious demography.

President/CEO of Medical Ambassadors International and Lausanne Movement Catalyst for Integral Mission, with expertise in poverty reduction and global mission.

President/CEO of Medical Ambassadors International and Lausanne Movement Catalyst for Integral Mission, with expertise in poverty reduction.

M.B.A., SUNY Buffalo. Former President & CEO of Avant Ministries, CPA, long-time professor, and ministry board leader with extensive global missions leadership.

D.B.A., United States International University-Africa, Joshua Wathanga brings decades of global leadership in strategy, governance, and economic development to the WCIU Board of Directors.

Cindy Perry (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is currently a Senior Consultant with Development Associates International (DAI), living in Nepal and India and traversing South Asia since 1980. Her passion to serve the peoples of the Himalayas led her in unexpected directions.

Grace Ying May is the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs,  Director of the Women’s Institute at William Carey International University, and an Associate Professor of Biblical Studies.

Mano Emmanuel currently serves as Senior Lecturer and Head of Academic Advancement at Colombo Theological Seminary in Sri Lanka. Prior to this she held the post of Academic Dean of CTS for fourteen years. She lectures in Systematic Theology, Biblical Studies and Applied Theology.

Ph.D. in Religious Studies, University of Wales. Board and Corporate Secretary at WCIU with 40 years of leadership at Frontier Ventures and global missions engagement.

Esther Liu serves as the Vice-Dean of Academic Affairs for Yu Cai Seminary in Beijing, China.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary. President of WCIU with leadership experience in theological education, urban ministry, and intercultural engagement.

Former Provost of WCIU with extensive leadership experience in online education and academic administration.