[ { "name":"SCOTT DANIELS", "description1":"Scott Daniels brings more than 20 years of ministry in the church and Christian higher education to his role as dean of Azusa Pacific University's School of Theology. In addition to being dean, ", "description2":"he is currently serving as senior pastor of Pasadena First Church of the Nazarene. Previously, Daniels served as senior pastor of Richardson Church of the Nazarene in Richardson, Texas. ", "description3":"", "url":"Scott_Daniels.png" }, { "name":"ALAN HIRSCH", "description1":"Alan Hirsch is a South African-born missiologist, author, and a leader in the missional church movement. He lectures at events throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States, and is an adjunct ", "description2":professor at Fuller Seminary and George Fox Seminary, among others. Alan is also the author of such books as The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church, and The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and ", "description3":Mission for the 21st-Century Church, co-authored with Michael Frost.", "url":"Alan_Hirsch.png" }, { "name":"CHERYL J. SANDERS", "description1":"Cheryl J. Sanders is Senior Pastor of the Third Street Church of God (Anderson) in Washington, D.C. since 1997, and Professor of Christian Ethics at the Howard University School of Divinity since 1984. ", "description2":"She has published more than 100 books and articles, including Ministry at the Margins and Living the Intersection. She was also a contributing guest editor for Leadership, a journal for pastors, from 2000 to 2007. ", "description3":"", "url":"Cheryl_Sanders.png" }, { "name":"DAVID A. BUSIC", "description1":"David A. Busic was elected as general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene at the 28th General Assembly held in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, in June 2013. At the time of his election, he had been ", "description2":"president of Nazarene Theological Seminary since 2011. Previously, David served as the senior pastor at Bethany First Church of the Nazarene in Bethany, Oklahoma. He was also co-editor of Preacher’s Magazine from 2000 to 2007. ", "description3":"", "url":"David_Busic.png" }, { "name":"GUSTAVO A. CROCKER", "description1":"Gustavo A. Crocker was elected the 41st general superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene at the 28th General Assembly in Indianapolis, Indiana, in June 2013. At the time of his election Crocker ", "description2":"served as the Eurasia Regional Director for the Church of the Nazarene. Previously, he served as the senior vice-president for programs at World Relief Corporation, and before that as director of field management for Compassion International. ", "description3":"", "url":"Gustavo_Crocker.png" }, { "name":"DAVID GRAVES", "description1":"M15 will also be joined by jurisdictional General Superintendent David Graves, who will help host the event.", "description2":"", "description3":"", "url":"David_Graves.png" } ];