Summer School Festival 2010 - Speakers
Krish Kandiah
Before his appointment as Executive Director: Churches in Mission for the UK Evangelical Alliance, Dr Krish Kandiah was the Director of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and also Tutor in Mission and Evangelism at Wycliffe Hall. He was also a member of the Oxford University Theology faculty. Krish has worked with students in the UK with Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, and in Albania with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students, before becoming pastor of a multi-cultural church in Harrow. He is still a regular speaker at university missions, and has wide experience in evangelism and cross cultural mission. He is a regular speaker at Spring Harvest and is in demand as a speaker and lecturer. Krish has published a number of books. Check out Krish’s blog at www.krishk.wordpress.com.
Bob Eklad
Bob Ekblad, is executive director of Tierra Nueva and The People’s Seminary in Burlington, Washington. A minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), he holds a ThD in Old Testament and is known internationally for his courses and workshops on reading the Bible. Bob and his wife Gracie minister at Tierra Nueva and at their home-based retreat centre New Earth Refuge (see www.bobekblad.com). They have three children. He is also the author of 'A New Christian Manifesto' and 'Reading the Bible with the damned'. His passion is to see leaders recruited, equipped and empowered by the Holy Spirit to minister to society's least. He teaches courses in Biblical studies in missions at Regent College in Vancouver, BC, Mars Hill Graduate School, Seattle and Westminster Theological Centre in the UK and leads workshops around the world on jail/prison ministry and missions.