SPEAKERS

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// CREATION

Drew Hyun is the pastor and founder of Hope Church NYC, a diverse church with three locations in New York City. Drew is also the Executive Director of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, an organization that aims to transform church culture through the multiplication of deeply changed pastors and leaders.
Drew graduated from UC Berkeley in California with a major in rhetoric. He later went on to graduate from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (MDiv) and Fuller Theological Seminary (DMin).
He has gone on to preach in many different contexts, both in the United States and abroad. His particular passion is for authentic community and for the transformative power of meaningful relationships.
Drew loves cities, ESPN, and naps, and finds it a restful Sabbath when all three come together. He lives in New York City with his lovely wife Christina and their two children, David and Avery.

// FALL

// REDEMPTION

K.A Ellis’ areas of interest include World Christianity and Ethics, and she’s passionate about preparing the next generations to live faithfully under anti-Christian hostility.
Her research areas include Bible, theology, ethics, human rights and global religious freedom, and has spoken and written often on Christian endurance under persecution.
Mrs. Ellis teaches and disciples young people at her local church on Bible and Global Christianity, and is the Director of the Edmiston Center at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the Robert Cannada Fellow in World Christianity at Reformed Theological Seminary.

// RESTORATION

Dr. Carmen Joy Imes is associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in Southern California. She is the author of Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters, Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters, and Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters. Carmen releases weekly "Torah Tuesday" videos on her YouTube channel and you can find her writing on various websites, including Christianity Today, The Well, and The Politics of Scripture blog. Carmen is passionate about equipping the church to engage the Old Testament well and to see its relevance for the Christian life.