The NEME Network
NEME is a spacious community committed to holistic peace in the Middle East. Meet some of our recent speakers, experts, and advisors below.
Andrea Smith
NEME Leadership Team
Board member of North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies.
Ben Norquist
Director, Network of Evangelicals for the Middle East
Author, Every Somewhere Sacred: Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination (IVP Academic, 2025)
Daniel Hummel
Conversation Partner
Director of The Lumen Center
Eric Patterson
Conversation Partner
President, CEO Victims of Communism Foundation and Museum
Hanna Massad
Conversation Partner
Former Pastor, Gaza Baptist Church
Jeff Anderson
NEME Leadership Team
Mae Elise Cannon
NEME Leadership Team
Executive Director, Churches for Middle East Peace
Randy Tomlinson
NEME Leadership Team
Member, NEME Leadership Team
Susan Hayward
Conversation Partner
Associate minister at Mayflower Community Congregational Church, Minneapolis, Minn
Andrew Bush
NEME Leadership Team
Founding Director, Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice Studies
Beth Seversen
NEME Leadership Team
Missiologist
Darlene Wildman
Conversation Partner
Grammy-nominated and Nammy (Native American Music Award)--winning recording artist
Fares Abraham
Conversation Partner
Founder, Levant Ministries
Heather Keaney
Conversation Partner
Professor of History, Westmont
Jer Swigart
NEME Leadership Team
Executive Director, Global Immersion
Mercy Aiken
Relationships Manager, NEME
Relationship Manager, NEME
Rob Dalrymple
NEME Leadership Team
Executive Director, Determine Truth Ministries
Terry Wildman
Conversation Partner
Founder, Rain Ministries
Andrew DeCort
Conversation Partner
Founder, Neighbor-Love Moevmenet
Bruce N. Fisk
NEME Senior Research Fellow
Professor of New Testament, Westmont College (ret.)
David Crump
NEME Leadership Team
Professor of New Testament, Calvin University (ret.)
Gary Burge
New Testament scholar, Calvin Theological Seminary
Issam Raad
Conversation Partner
Senior Pastor, Arabic Church Houston
Jonathan Kuttab
Conversation Partner
International Human Rights Lawyer
Munther Isaac
Conversation Partner
Pastor, Christmas Lutheran Church, Bethlehem
Sally Carlson
NEME Leadership Team
Associate Pastor, Shoreline Covenant Church
Tony Deik
Palestinian Theologian
Azar Ajaj
President, Nazareth Evangelical College
Daniel Banoura
Conversation Partner
Palestinian Theologian
Destiny Magnett
Programs and Outreach Manager, Churches for Middle East Peace
Programs and Outreach Manager, Churches for Middle East Peace
Greg Khalil
Co-Founder and President, Telos
Jack Sara
President, Bethlehem Bible College
Kevin Hadduck
Poet
Preston Sprinkle
Conversation Partner
Host, Theology in the Raw Podcast
Scott Gustafson
Conversation Partner
Ambassador Warren Clark Fellow
Yohanna Katanacho
Academic Dean, Nazareth Evangelical College