Palestinian pastor, Director of BIPJ, author of Christ in the Rubble

Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac is a Palestinian Christian pastor, theologian, and one of the most prophetic voices in the global church today. Born and raised in Beit Sahour, just outside Bethlehem, he currently pastors Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ramallah. He serves as Executive Director of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and director of the acclaimed Christ at the Checkpoint conferences, a biennial gathering that has shaped the conversation between the global church and Palestinian Christians for over a decade.

During the genocide in Gaza, his sermon Christ in the Rubble was heard by tens of millions of people worldwide and was subsequently cited in South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. He has appeared on CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, MSNBC, CBS, and Democracy Now! 

Munther is the author of several books including The Other Side of the Wall, From Land to Lands, and most recently Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible and the Genocide in Gaza(2025). He holds a PhD from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies.

Co-Founder, Red Letter Christians

Director, Shepherd Society

Founder, The Religion Business

Theology & Social Justice Professor, Trinity College Dublin

Palestinian theologian and scholar, Executive Director BIPJ

CEO, Trócaire

Church leader, former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Theologian & Author

President, Near East School of Theology

Author, Pastor from Gaza

Director, Sabeel-Kairos UK

Pastor, Educational Program Coordinator BIPJ

Rev. Andrew F. Bush, D. Min., is a pastor, professor, author, and long-time leader in cross-cultural Christian service. He and his wife, Karen, have served in the Philippines since 1987 and in Palestine since 1998. Currently, Andrew is the Educational Program Coordinator of the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice and the pastor of Hebron Road International Church Online, which gathers people from numerous nations who want to pray for the Middle East.  He is a professor emeritus in missiology at Eastern University, Saint David's, Pennsylvania, and is an Adjunct Professor at Palmer Seminary.  His books include Learning from the Least: Reflections on a Journey in Mission with Palestinian Christians and Millennials and the Mission of God: A Prophetic Dialogue. He is co-editor of the soon-to-be-published book, Gospel Witness in the Shadow of Gaza: A Resource for Faithful Engagement.  He has also written numerous articles for professional journals and conferences.

Andrew holds a post-graduate degree from the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem, Israel, and Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.

Head of Fundraising & Supporter Engagement, Christian Aid Ireland

Founder, Musalaha Ministry of Reconciliation

Director, Communications & Development BIPJ

Dr. Ben Norquist is a writer, researcher, and educator whose work explores the sacredness of place at intersections of land, story, justice, and faith. He serves with the Bethlehem Institute for Peace & Justice as Director of Communications & Development. Ben’s doctoral research focused on higher education in active conflict zones, and produced a dissertation on Palestinian universities under settler colonial conditions.

His writing often weaves together personal narrative, settler colonial critique, and theological reflection—most notably in his newly released book with InterVarsity Press, Every Somewhere Sacred: Rescuing a Theology of Place in the American Imagination (2026), which examines how American Christians imagine and inhabit the lands around them. A graduate of St. John’s College and Azusa Pacific University, Ben has held appointments and leadership roles at Wheaton College, Bryan College, Churches for Middle East Peace, and now at the Bethlehem Institute for Peace & Justice.

His essays and commentary have appeared in Christianity Today, The Christian Century, Religion News Service, Sojourners, Christians for Social Action, and Baptist News Global.

Palestinian theologian, Programs Coordinator BIPJ

Anthony Khair is a Palestinian Christian theologian and human rights activist. Anthony lives in Beit Sahour and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Arabic. He holds a Master’s degree in Theology, Peace, and Religion from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and a BA in Biblical Studies from Bethlehem Bible College.

Anthony serves as the Program Coordinator for the Bethlehem Institute for Peace and Justice (BIPJ), where he coordinates the BIPJ Encounter Program, BIPJ international conferences such as Christ at the Checkpoint and Church at the Crossroads, and BIPJ's ministry in Latin America.

Programmes, Partnerships & Advocacy Director, Embrace the Middle East

Church leader, Belfast

Youth Worker & Advocate

Palestinian theologian and humanitarian worker