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Andrew Cook
Dr. Rick Richardson
Dr. Andrew MacDonald, Ph.D.
Dr. Andrew Lee
Rev. Dr. Bobby Manning
Brandi N. Williams, M.A.
Dr. Charlie Dates
Dr. Dee Crye, Ed.D.
Emmanuel Kwizera, M.A.
Dr. Jason R. McConnell
Dr. Karen Swanson
Dr. Mark DeYmaz
Dr. Sam George
Rev. Sean McDowell, M.A.
Steve Carter
Andrew Cook
Executive Director, Wheaton College Billy Graham Center
He is responsible for the daily leadership and direction of its institutes, initiatives, budget, and staff.
Dr. Rick Richardson
Executive Director, Church Evangelism Institutes, the Research Institute, Luis Palau Chair of Evangelism, and Professor of Evangelism and Leadership
Rick earned his M.Div. from Northern Baptist Seminary, and focused his studies in evangelism and urban ministry. He received his Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
Dr. Andrew MacDonald, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Wheaton College Billy Graham Institute
Andrew’s research focuses on the history of North American Christianity
Dr. Andrew Lee
Associate Director, Global Diaspora Institute
He has written for both the academic and church worlds.
Rev. Dr. Bobby Manning
Director of the Preaching Institute
Senior Pastor of The Heights Church and a nationally recognized speaker and author.
Brandi N. Williams, M.A.
Director, African American Church Evangelism Institute
Brandi is a Ph.D. Candidate (Organizational Leadership) at Eastern University.
Dr. Charlie Dates
Lead Pastor, Preaching Institute
Co-chair and Cohort Coach | Preaching Institute
Dr. Dee Crye, Ed.D.
Director of Operations & Special Projects, Church Evangelism Institutes
Oversight to expand the quality, reach and impact of the work
Emmanuel Kwizera, M.A.
Director of Africa Church Evangelism Institute
Emmanuel Kwizera M.A. ’23 is a Billy Graham scholar in the M.A. program for evangelism and leadership at Wheaton. He has a passion for evangelism and has a vision to see Christians knowing the what, the why and the how of evangelism, and then evangelizing and discipling nations effectively.
Dr. Jason R. McConnell
Director, Rural Church Institute
Equipping rural churches to thrive and reach their communities for Christ.
Dr. Karen Swanson
Director of Correctional Ministries Institute
Karen oversees the Charles W. Colson Scholarship Program and pursues the goals of CMI through networks and collaboration.
Dr. Mark DeYmaz
Director, Mosaix Institute
Mark has written eight books including Building a Healthy Multiethnic Church; Disruption; and The Coming Revolution in Church Economics.
Rev. Sean McDowell, M.A.
Director of the Church Evangelism Institute
A 2010 Wheaton graduate (M.A., Theological Studies), ordained in the Evangelical Free Church of America. Sean has 27+ years of ministry experience and has led his church to grow the new believer conversion rate from – 3% to 10%+ of average annual attendance.
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The Institutes
Discover our nine distinct institutes that engage in world-class research, teaching, and evangelism.
African American Church Evangelism
Africa Church Evangelism
Church Evangelism
Correctional Ministries
Global Diaspora
Mosaix Multiethnic Church
Preaching
Research
Rural Church
Our vision is a world where EVERY believer, EVERYWHERE, makes Jesus Christ known until He returns.
