Pastor Carter Tan was born in Malaysia and is married to Winnie Wang from Beijing, China. They have two children, Aidan and Eliza. Carter earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Mississippi State University and a Master of Divinity from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Leadership. Before entering full-time ministry, Carter spent more than a decade at Capital One as a Process Engineer. He currently serves at the International Mission Board, supporting missionaries and churches in their technical initiatives, and as the English Ministry Pastor at Grace Chinese Baptist Church of Richmond.

Deeply committed to equipping the Chinese and Asian American Christian community, Carter also serves in several leadership roles, including President of the Ethnic Research Network, Board Director of V3 Church Planting, and English/NextGen Chairman for the Chinese Baptist Fellowship of the U.S. & Canada.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Augustine Hui serves as pastor of Brooklyn Chinese Baptist Church. He met his wife, Laura, a Georgia mountain native, while both pursued graduate studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. During their time in New Orleans, Augustine pastored a local church, which deepened his love for ministry and the local church. After more than a decade of ministry, study, and life in New Orleans, Augustine and Laura returned to New York in December 2023 with their young daughter to serve at the church where his faith journey first began. Augustine earned a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Church Music from Baylor University (2012); an M.M. in Church Music (2016); an M.Div. (2019); and a Th.M. (2025) from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is completing a Doctor of Musical Arts in Worship and Hymnology, expected in 2026.

Dr. Lilly Park serves as Associate Professor of Biblical Counseling in the Jack D. Terry School of Educational Ministries at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, where she also holds the Hultgren Chair of Ministerial Counseling. Since 2011, she has taught counseling and women’s ministry courses at several Christian institutions and has served in church settings leading women’s Bible studies and training members in biblical counseling. Her ministry experience extends to serving young mothers through compassionate, gospel-centered care. Dr. Park’s research interests include theological anthropology, marriage and family, abuse, and developing cross-cultural competencies—areas vital to building healthy Asian American and multicultural church ministries. She has authored and contributed to numerous works on the authority of Scripture and the role of counseling in the church. As a member of the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors and the Biblical Counseling Coalition, Dr. Park trains future leaders to counsel faithfully and love others biblically.

Jim Graham has always been a little handicapped when he is out of water. He was a competitive swimmer through university. He sensed a call to missions while attending the University of Arkansas. Once he finished university he attended Southwestern Baptist Seminary. While at seminary he met Becky and they have been married for over 41 years now. They have 2 sons, one daughter in law, and 4 grandchildren! They have served with the North American Mission Board for over 9 years and have now served with the International Mission Board for over 23 years. They served in Vancouver for 18 years, Taiwan for 17 years and have now been back in Vancouver for over 6 years.