Keynote Speakers
This year’s International Symposium features keynote speakers Joel C. Rosenberg, Michael J. Vlach, and Brad Klassen, along with seminar speakers from around the world.
President
The Master’s Academy International
Sun Valley, CA, USA
Mark Tatlock
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Dr. Mark Tatlock is the president of The Master’s Academy International (TMAI) and a professor of missions at The Master’s University (TMU) and The Master’s Seminary. He previously served as executive vice president and provost of TMU. Dr. Tatlock brings over 20 years of executive leadership experience to TMAI and has been actively involved in theological training for cross-cultural ministry in both urban and international contexts.
Founder/Editor-in-Chief,
All Israel News
Jerusalem, Israel
Joel C. Rosenberg
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Joel C. Rosenberg is a New York Times best-selling author of novels and non-fiction books about the Middle East and North Africa with some 5 million copies in print. He and his wife, Lynn, are the founders of The Joshua Fund (TJF), a non-profit religious, educational and charitable organization that has invested more than $130 million in strengthening Christian communities and caring for the poor and needy in Israel and the Arab world since 2006. Joel serves as the President and chief spokesman for TJF. He has organized and hosted eight historic Delegations of Evangelical leaders to meet with kings and crown princes, presidents and prime ministers throughout the Middle East. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of ALL ISRAEL NEWS and ALL ARAB NEWS, two daily digital Christian news services which launched on September 1, 2020. Joel is also the anchor and executive producer of THE ROSENBERG REPORT, a weekly, prime time, news and analysis program on TBN, the most watched Christian television network in the U.S. Joel and Lynn are dual U.S.-Israeli citizens and live in Jerusalem. They have four sons, three of whom live in Israel.
Professor of Theology
Shepherds Theological Seminary
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
Michael J. Vlach
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Dr. Michael J. Vlach, Professor of Theology at Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC and specialist in biblical theology, has spent decades helping students and readers understand the unfolding plan of God through Scripture. His teaching makes complex themes clear, showing how each covenant and kingdom promise fits into the larger story. Through his books, courses, and YouTube teaching, Dr. Vlach helps readers move beyond confusion to a confident grasp of the Bible’s grand narrative.
Professor of Bible Exposition
The Master’s Seminary
Los Angeles, California
Brad Klassen
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Brad serves as an associate professor of Bible exposition at The Master’s Seminary, and gives leadership to Grace Church’s men’s ministry, Men of the Word. From 2001 until he joined the seminary faculty in 2013, Brad was involved in theological education in the former Soviet Union. Brad and his wife, Heather, have four children.