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APM - Current Officers
Executive Committee Officers
Antonio (Ton) D. Sison, Ph.D., President
(Roman Catholic)
Catholic Theological Union
Chicago, IL
Antonio D. Sison, CPPS, is Professor of Systematic Theology and Culture, and Vatican Council II Chair of Theology Chair of Theology at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.
Dr. Sison is committed to contextual, intercultural, and aesthetic approaches to doing systematic theology. He is the author of several books, including The Art of Indigenous Inculturation: Grace on the Edge of Genius (Orbis Books, 2021), a cutting-edge exploration of the phenomenon of religious inculturation through the “aesthetics of liberation,” with case studies from Asian, African, and Latin American postcolonial contexts. His forthcoming book is Intercultural Epiphanies: Signs of Reconciling Grace in the Global South (Orbis Books, Fall 2026). He is a professed Brother of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood (CPPS), US Province.
Allen Yeh, First Vice President
(Independent Protestant)
International Theological Seminary
Dr. Allen Yeh is Dean and VP of Academic Affairs at International Theological Seminary, and Creative Director of the Young Adult Initiative at Denver Seminary. Dr. Yeh spent 16 years as a Professor of Intercultural Studies and Missiology at Biola University before his move to International Theological Seminary. He completed his BA from Yale University, MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Seminary, ThM from the University of Edinburgh, and DPhil from Oxford University. Dr. Yeh has traveled the world as a missionary, educator, and speaker, and is the author of Polycentric MIssiology (IVP, 2016) and co-editor with Tite Tienou of Majority World Theologies (William Carey, 2018).
Jose Abraham, Ph.D., Second Vice President
Fuller Theological Seminary
Jose Abraham is Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. His teaching and scholarship explore how missiology can serve as a lens for reimagining the study of World Religions, especially Islam, and World Christianity in ways that equip the church for faithful participation in God’s mission. His forthcoming book, Beyond Orientalism: Decolonizing Christian Approaches to Islam and Engagement with Muslims, draws on postcolonial thought to reconsider Christian approaches to Islam and to explore new pathways for engagement with Muslim communities.
Shawn Behan, Ph.D., Secretary-Treasurer
(Conciliar Protestant)
Pacific Islands University
Shawn Behan is a PhD graduate of Asbury Theological Seminary with a focus on theology and mission, specifically working on the missionary ecclesiology of Lesslie Newbigin. Shawn has a wide range of research interests, which includes theology of mission, history of mission, ecclesiology, Global Christianity, church planting, evangelism, and world religions. Shawn currently teaches for Missouri Baptist University and Maryville University in St. Louis, MO. Shawn has served with APM since 2019, first as Executive Director of Membership and Member Relations and then later joining David Fenrick as Co-Secretary/Treasurer in 2022, before taking over as the sole Secretary/Treasurer in 2023.
Advisory Board
| Kyle Faircloth | [email protected] | Palm Beach Atlantic University |
| Beth Argot | [email protected] | Dallas International University |
| Kriss Whiteman | [email protected] | Asbury Theological Seminary |
| Lalsangkima Pachuau | [email protected] | Asbury Theological Seminary |
| Sean Thomas | [email protected] | Palm Beach Atlantic University |
| Wanjiru Gitau | [email protected] | Palm Beach Atlantic University |
| Peter Lee | [email protected] | Trinity International Divinity School |
APM - Past Officers
Presidents and Secretary-Treasurers
| Presidents | Secretary-Treasurers | |
| 1952 | H. Cornell Goerner | Norman A. Horner |
| 1954 | ||
| 1956 | R. Pierce Beaver | Wilber C. Harr |
| 1958 | Wilber C. Harr | R. Pierce Beaver |
| 1960 | Theodore Bachmann | |
| 1962 | Charles Forman | Herbert Jackson |
| 1964 | Creighton Lacy | Herbert Jackson |
| 1966 | J. Leslie Dunstan | David L. Lindberg |
| 1968 | Sigurd F. Westburg | David L. Lindberg |
| 1970 | James H. Pyke | John T. Boberg |
| 1972 | E. Luther Copeland | John T. Boberg |
| 1974 | John Piet | John T. Boberg |
| 1975 | Frank Kline | John T. Boberg |
| 1976 | ||
| 1978 | ||
| 1979 | ||
| 1980 | ||
| 1981 | Charles Taber | David Lowes Watson |
| 1982 | Mckennie Goodpasture | |
| 1984 | Lois McKinney | Alan Neely |
| 1985 | Sam Moffett | |
| 1986 | ||
| 1987 | Dana Robert | |
| 1988 | Darrell Whiteman | Charles Van Engen |
| 1989 | Steven Bevans | Charles Van Engen |
| 1990 | Wi Jo Kang | Charles Van Engen |
| 1991 | Ralph Covell | Charles Van Engen |
| 1992 | Mary Motte | Charles Van Engen |
| 1993 | John Webster | Charles Van Engen |
| 1994 | Jonathan Bonk | Charles Van Engen |
| 1995 | Anthony Gittins | Charles Van Engen |
| 1996 | Edward Poitras | Douglas McConnell |
| 1997 | Elizabeth Brewster | Douglas McConnell |
| 1998 | Roger Schroeder | Douglas McConnell |
| 1999 | Brian Stelck | Ray Prigodich |
| 2000 | Susan Higgins | Ray Prigodich |
| 2001 | John Kiesler, ofm | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2002 | Young Lee Hertig | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2003 | Carlos Cardoza-Orlandi | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2004 | Robert A. Hurteau | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2005 | Ruth Tucker | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2006 | Stanley Skreslet | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2007 | Paul Kollman | Bonnie Sue Lewis |
| 2008 | Roberta King | Bonnie Sue Lewis and David Fenrick |
| 2009 | Robert Hunt | David Fenrick |
| 2010 | James Krabill | David Fenrick |
| 2011 | William Gregory | David Fenrick |
| 2012 | W. Harrison Daniel | David Fenrick |
| 2013 | Gregory Leffel | David Fenrick |
| 2014 | Benjamin Hartley | David Fenrick |
| 2015 | J. Nelson Jennings | David Fenrick |
| 2016 | Angel Santiago-Verdrell | David Fenrick |
| 2017 | Larry Caldwell | David Fenrick |
| 2018 | Linda Whitmer | David Fenrick |
| 2019 | A. Sue Russell | David Fenrick |
| 2020 | Margaret Guider | David Fenrick |
| 2021 | Margaret Guider | David Fenrick |
| 2022 | Paul Lewis | David Fenrick |
| 2023 | W. Jay Moon | David Fenrick and Shawn Behan |
| 2024 | Bryan Froehle | Shawn Behan |
| 2025 | Susan Maros | Shawn Behan |
| 2026 | Kyle Faircloth | Shawn Behan |
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Annual Conference
June 17-19, 2027
St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA
Missional Imagination: Preparation for Kingdom Innovation
The need for imagination in mission has never been more urgent. As global complexities and opportunities multiply, many mission organizations and churches turn to pragmatic strategies rooted in the latest trends from business, social science, or design thinking. While these tools can be helpful, they often rely on frameworks that fail to address the spiritual depth of mission.
At the heart of missional practices lies missional imagination—the Spirit-shaped capacity to see not only what others see, but to envision new possibilities for God’s kingdom-shaped redemptive work in the world. As Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Györgyi put it, “Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” Jesus modeled this when He told His disciples in John 4, “Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” He called them to perceive reality through a missional imagination.
From the very beginning of the church, examples of a missional imagination abound: the Apostle Paul envisioned the marketplace as a context to exchange not only financial capital but spiritual capital as well, Matteo Ricci changed his identity and lifestyle to engage with Chinese scholars and philosophers and find common ground between Confucianism and Christianity, and William Carey envisioned the use of various means to "Expect great things from God; attempt great things for God.”
Too often, missiological training privileges (left brain) reason drawn from history, theology, and the social sciences—while overlooking the vital role of (right brain) imagination. As C.S. Lewis once wrote, “Reason is the natural organ of truth; imagination is the organ of meaning.” A robust missiology for today must integrate both reason and imagination.
Please direct all questions regarding the Annual Conference to the ASM Conference Coordinator at [email protected].
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