Ministry (D.Min.)

Dr. Robert Reyes is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He comes to us from Messiah University where he served since 2012 as professor of human development and family Science.  From 2007 to 2012 he served as research director for the Center for Intercultural Teaching and Learning (CITL) and professor of sociology at Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana). Before moving to Indiana in 2007, he served for 11 years at Messiah University as assistant and associate professor of human development and family science and director of the Latino Partnership program. The aim of CITL was to understand and disseminate findings on the nature and/or process of intercultural education for Latino students. At CITL, Dr. Reyes was instrumental in the development of the Center’s post-doctoral research fellowship program as well as the development of a demographic/educational study of Latino students in North Central Indiana. Dr. Reyes earned a Ph.D. in marriage and family studies (1995) and Master of Divinity in marriage and family (1992) from Fuller Seminary.  He is a Certified Family Life Educator and clinical fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. While at Fuller Seminary, Dr. Reyes was part of the Navy chaplains candidate program and volunteer as an assistant pastor for a Salvadorian group in Burbank, CA. His research interests include the study of acculturative stress and coping among Latino families and the study of racial reconciliation. In studying racial reconciliation, the development of effective leadership strategies in the growth of urban multicultural/multiracial churches.

Dr. Wayne Cordeiro is the founding pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii with over 11,500 in weekend attendance. New Hope is also listed as one of the top ten most innovative churches in America by Outreach Magazine, listing them as one of the “top five churches to learn from.” New Hope has seen over 110,000 first time decisions in Hawaii since its inception 33 years ago. He is a church planter at heart with over 150 churches planted in the United States and around the world. Wayne has over 40 years of ministry leadership experience, authored twelve books, and is general editor for the Life Connect Bible.

A UK resident, Dr. Krish Kandiah is the founder and director of Home for Good, a charity seeking to find loving homes for the world’s most vulnerable children. He has authored 13 books and a globally-recognized speaker. As an expert on the integration of faith and development, faith literacy and communication, Dr. Kandiah has worked with several global organizations and government agencies and has been invited to teach at multiple universities. Dr. Kandiah lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and seven children, including several foster and adopted children. Dr. Kandiah teaches in both our Strategic Leadership and Formational Leadership concentrations.