Burma Christian Diaspora in Indianapolis

Roberto Solis Abraham serves as co-pastor of Iglesia de Cristo in the El Salvador neighborhood of Saltillo, Mexico. He is married to Danea and together they have four daughters. Roberto is also an active member of Nurturing Communities, a network of Christ-centered intentional communities.

Dr. David C. Chao is the director of the Center for Asian American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary. He teaches courses on Asian American theology and organizes academic programming in Asian American theology and ministry. His research and writing focus on Asian American theology, the uses of Christian doctrine for liberation, the convergence and divergence of Protestant and Catholic dogmatics, and the theology of Karl Barth.

His first book, titled Concursus and Concept Use in Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Providence, is under contract with Routledge. He is grant co-author and project editor for the $300,000 translation grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to the Karl Barth Translator’s Seminar. He is co-leader of a $250,000 Henry Luce grant project titled “Religiously-Inspired Asian American Coalitional Justice Work.” He is principal investigator of a Louisville Institute-funded project titled “Stories of Faith, Resilience, and Politics: First-Generation East Asian American Christians.”

Chao is a graduate of Yale University (BA), Regent College (MDiv), and Princeton Theological Seminary (ThM, PhD). He is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the Association for Asian American Studies. Chao has a wide range of pastoral experience with Chinese American, Korean American, and Pan-Asian churches and ministries and is an active member of the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Read his article “Evangelical or Mainline? Doctrinal Similarity and Difference in Asian American Christianity: Sketching a Social-Practical Theory of Christian Doctrine” here. You can also check out “The 1517 Project and World Christianity: Migration and the Uses of Doctrine” here. This paper was presented at the 2023 Asian American Theology Conference “Multiple Belongings in Transpacific Christianities: Christian Faith and Asian Migration to the US.”

Tommy Dyo is a leader in Strategic Partnerships and Development at Epic, a ministry of Cru.

Josh Livingston is a member of Englewood Christian Church in Indianapolis, IN. He serves as the Director of Congregational Engagement at Englewood Community Development Corporation. He is also a Public Scholarship Editor and Program Manager at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Center for Asian American Christianity.

Naw Eh Phaw is a Bible teacher who has spoken across the nation on women’s and children’s ministry. She earned her Bachelor of Theology in 1996 and her Master of Arts in Ministry in 1998 from Far Eastern Fundamental School of Theology in Yangon, Myanmar. After graduating, she served as a professor at the same institution for two years. In 2004, she received her Master of Arts in Theology from International Theological Seminary in Los Angeles and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

After serving for 15 years as the Director of Language Services in language industries, Naw answered God’s call in 2023 to enter full-time ministry wherever He leads. She currently teaches a Biblical Counseling course at Chin Theological Seminary. Naw is passionate about guiding individuals and families to Christ through the truth of Scripture, and her greatest joy is seeing broken hearts find healing and hope in Christ, the Great Healer.

Tim Tseng is Research Professor of the History of Christianity and Asian American Studies, and Director of the Asian American Christian History Institute (AACHI) at Fuller Theological Seminary’s Asian American Center.

Dr. Tseng earned his PhD in American religious history and MDiv from Union Theological Seminary in New York. A longtime scholar, educator, and church leader, he has taught church history and American religious history at several institutions and brings extensive experience in seminary education, denominational leadership, and nonprofit ministry. Since July 2024, he has directed the Asian American Christian History Institute at Fuller, where he champions research and resources that illuminate the histories of Asian American Christians and nurture historically informed disciples.

His academic interests include Asian and Asian American religious history, race and religion in the U.S., the Chinese diaspora, and theology of cultural engagement. Tim has authored more than 40 publications. He is the founder of the Innovative Space for Asian American Christianity [formerly the Institute for the Study of Asian American Christianity] and previously served as Pacific Area Director for InterVarsity’s Graduate and Faculty Ministries, Pastor of English Ministries at Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church in San Jose, California, and other leadership roles.

He resides in Castro Valley, California, with his wife Betty; they have two adult sons.

The Rev. Michele Turek serves as the National Coordinator, Asian Ministries at the American Baptist Home Mission Societies. Having served many years on leadership for the Alliance of Asian American Baptist Churches, God has imprinted on her heart the Asian and Asian American Christian community in all its beautiful diversity. Rev. Turek is passionate about elevating the Asian voice in the broader community and connecting others for shared Gospel work. She lives in Fresno, CA with her husband Adam and their two sons.

Shiori Zinnen is a digital marketer, video editor, and conference manager who has supported more than 20 events and conferences for PTS academic centers. She lives in Philadelphia, PA, and loves to run along the Schuylkill River, lift weights, and grow vegetables.