Founded by passionate leaders with a heart for cross cultural ministry
QUEST Academy is supported by a dedicated board of trustees. Together, we empower leaders to impact nations through transformative education and community-focused outreach.
Founders
DR. MATTHEW PASCHALL
United World Mission UWM
Leadership Development – Strategic Partnerships – Diaspora Ministries.
For over 25 years, Matt Paschall has been actively training and mobilizing the church for Muslim ministries. In New York, he taught the Perspectives and Encountering the World of Islam course through the US Centre for World Mission. He received his Master of Divinity from Talbot Seminary and a doctoral degree in Global and Contextual Leadership at Bethel
Seminary in San Diego.
Peter S. Andirawes
Serving in Mission
Reach, equip, train, and mobilize people on the move.
Peter is MPP (Ministry Point Person for Diaspora) in SIM , For 19 years he is involved in reaching, and training new believers from different backgrounds, and mobilize the local western church to reach out to people on the move in Europe.
Peter is a business administration graduate and received his master’s degree in Theology in May 2019, from Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo- ETSC. And a Master in Mission from Winchester University in the UK. He is in the third year of the Doctoral of Ministry at Fuller University, USA.
Board of Trustees
Marcus Baeder
Marcus is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and serves as the Regional Director of SIM Europe. He originally earned his bachelor’s in biology and master’s degree in public health. For several years, he served in community health and development in sub-Saharan Africa primarily in HIV/AIDS ministry. Marcus has held various leadership roles internationally. As the Chair of QUEST Academy, he focuses on governance, strategic planning, leader development and global thinking for an innovative ministry.
Rev. Dr. Rafik Wagdy
Rafik is the founder of the Message to All Nations (MAN) ministry and serves as a faculty member at the Anglican Seminary in Cairo, Alexandria. He holds a bachelor’s degree in medicine, a Certificate in Theology and Apologetics from Wycliffe Hall at the University of Oxford, and a master’s in organizational leadership and management. Additionally, Rafik is the host of several television programs.
JOHN BECKER
John is the Director of Ministries for African Inland Mission and the International Coordinator for the Vision 5:9 Network. He serves Muslim communities in Africa, Europe, and North America, with a passion for launching collaborative missional efforts. A contributing author of several books, including Where There Is Now a Church, John finds great joy in sharing the love of Jesus with people of other faiths.
REV DR ARTHUR BROWN
Arthur is the Director of Mission for BMS World Mission UK, with a background in youth and community development, cross-cultural Christian ministry, multi-faith work, and higher education. He also served 14 years in Lebanon at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary leading the Institute of Middle East Studies program and taught as faculty on the IMES Master’s degree in Middle East & North African Studies. He is committed to social and racial justice and peace-building and passionate about helping the local Church to be fully engaged with its community.
STEVE SMITH
Steve has over 25 years of experience in pastoral ministry, mission leadership, church planting, and consulting. He earned a Master of Theology in Biblical and Pastoral Studies from Oak Hill Theological College. His passion is to empower leaders and multi-national organizations to fulfill their mission and vision with intercultural skills and sensitivity. His collaboration helped to launch innovative and impactful programs, such as How Will They Hear, QUEST Academy, and Intercultural Church Foundations Course.
Dr. SASAN TAVASSOLI
Dr. Sasan Tavassoli serves with the Outreach Foundation as a missionary to the Persian speaking world. He has been a pastor, teacher, and theologian for over two decades including teaching on Christian satellite TV. He is also a co-founder of Pars Theological Center in London and is involved in leadership training and theological education for the purpose of equipping and resourcing the leaders of the house church movements. He graduated from Reformed Theological Seminary (MA), Columbia Theological Seminary (ThM), and earned his PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Birmingham.