Brad Voyles was elected as Covenant College’s seventh president in 2023 after having served as the vice president for student development and dean of students at Covenant College since 2005. Prior to Covenant, Brad served as the dean of students at Belhaven College. Brad earned an Ed.D. in higher education leadership and policy from Vanderbilt…

A native of Laurens, South Carolina, H. Collin Messer earned his B.A. in English Literature from Emory University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where his training and research focused on 20th-century American literature and the literature of the American South.  From 2006-2022 Collin…

Jane currently serves as the Global Fundraising Director of Tearfund, one of the world’s leading Christian NGOs. She began her management career in financial services before moving into the nonprofit sector, working in senior marketing and communication roles at World Vision, Oxfam and United Bible Societies. Jane has worked as an executive leader for over…

Jeff serves as a Central Group Leader at Life.Church with responsibilities for team and program leadership spanning Life.Church locations in eight states and oversight to 80+ local and global partner organizations. Jeff has a graduate degree from Colorado State University and is an instructor for Development Associates International MAOL program. Jeff and his wife Christy…

Craig is President and CEO of Cary Oil Co., Inc., a leading downsteam petroleum marketer serving the south and central U.S. Craig also serves as director of the company’s charitable private foundation. He has served on boards of numerous non-profit organizations including Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, MO and Concentric Development, Raleigh, NC. He has…

Dr. Brian Fikkert is Professor of Economics and Community Development and the Founder of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development at Covenant College. He is coauthor of the best-selling book When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself as well as Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions, Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence, and From…