Rico Tice is a passionate evangelist and former senior minister of evangelism at All Souls Langham Place in London. He is currently a member of International Presbyterian Church, Ealing, a partner church of MTW. Cofounder of Christianity Explored Ministries, he is a regular speaker at missions and evangelistic events around the world. He’s the author of two books about understanding the gospel and sharing it with others, “Honest Evangelism” and “Capturing God.”

Rico’s life’s work is to inspire believers to share their faith in Jesus.

He joined All Souls in 1994 during the later years of John Stott (while Richard Bewes was rector), finding himself in his dream role focused on introducing the gospel to those who come through the doors of the central London church.

After 28 years at All Souls, Rico joined Christianity Explored Ministries full time in September 2023.

While at All Souls Rico developed the “Christianity Explored” course, which encourages Christians to open up the Gospel of Mark with their friends and allow Jesus to reveal Himself through this book. Rico saw that Mark’s gospel clearly outlines Jesus’ identity, mission, and call, providing a good understanding of what a life with Jesus looks like.

In Rico’s words: “I want to spend the rest of my life quite simply helping as many people as possible meet the Lord Jesus as He walks off the pages of Mark’s gospel.”

Jonathan** is a missionary and church planter, currently serving with MTW as the international director for the Asia-Pacific region of the world. Prior to this, he was the founding pastor of New City Fellowship, a small Presbyterian church in a large South Asian city.

The son of missionaries, Jonathan was born in the United States but grew up in Japan. He studied foreign affairs at the University of Virginia (B.A.) and theology at Reformed Theological Seminary (M.Div.). From evangelism in the concrete jungles of North Africa to disaster relief on the shores of Sri Lanka, Jonathan’s own missionary journey has given him a deep longing to see Jesus worshiped and churches planted among the least reached peoples of the world.

Jonathan is married to Maggie and they have six daughters and a buoyant golden retriever. They currently live in Chiba, Japan.

**Jonathan's full name and picture are withheld for security reasons.

Russ Whitfield is the founding pastor of Grace Mosaic, a dynamic church in Washington, D.C., that he is delighted to be leading into its second decade of existence.

After growing up in the church as a pastor’s son and walking away from the faith, he was rescued by God on the campus of New York University. Russ sensed a call to ministry and pursued theological education in Dallas, Texas. While there, Russ, started his ministry at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship under the leadership of Dr. Tony Evans and went on to serve at Park Cities Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas.

In 2009 he was called by The Grace D.C. Network to serve as an assistant pastor of the network’s first congregation, Grace Downtown. In 2013, he teamed up with a wonderful group of people to plant Grace Mosaic.

Russ also serves as the assistant coordinator of cross-cultural advancement for Reformed University Fellowship and he is a guest lecturer in practical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary’s Washington, D.C., campus.

Russ has contributed to books and theological journals and he is deeply committed to the work of hospitality, starting Altar Call BBQ and cofounding The Welcome Table in hopes of helping estranged neighbors to find their way back to one another.

He loves making music and he’s having the time of his life raising four fun-loving children with his lovely wife.

Lloyd Kim has been coordinator of Mission to the World since 2015.

A native of California, he graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a degree in engineering and worked as a consultant with Ernst & Young before getting his M.Div. at Westminster Seminary in California and his doctorate in New Testament studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. He was associate pastor with New Life Mission Church (PCA) in Fullerton, California, before joining MTW.

Lloyd and his wife, Eda, served as missionaries with MTW beginning in 2004 in the Philippines and then in Cambodia, where they started a new church-planting work which grew to a team of 20 working in multiple sites. Eda worked part-time as a physician at a Christian clinic in Phnom Penh, which treated patients connected to their church-planting work. She also mentored medical students and homeschooled their children. She now serves as a doctor in Lawrenceville, Georgia. 

Lloyd served as MTW’s international director of the Asia-Pacific region before his nomination as MTW coordinator in July of 2014. The Kims have three children: Kaelyn (married to David Wu), Christian, and Katy. They live in Johns Creek, Georgia.

Sandra McCracken Nicholson is a singer-songwriter and 2023 Dove Award Winner who has 18 released studio albums spanning a 25-year career of writing and touring.  As one of the most prominent artist-writers for modern hymns, Sandra is also a writer and podcast host for CT Magazine and the author of ‘Send Out Your Light: The Illumination of Scripture and Song.”

Tim Nicholson has worked as a church musician, a Christmas ornament salesman in Harrods, and a whitewater guide. He has shaped and directed music programs at several prominent churches over the past 16 years. He authored a series of music appreciation textbooks and articles for ByFaith Magazine and is co-author with Sandra of a new children’s book, “The Maker of the Mountain” (April 2025, B&H).

As a team, Sandra and Tim combine rich theological hymns, contemporary songs for the church, and expressive musicianship as they lead. The two enjoy playing music, hearing live music, running, reading, tacos, English tea, and all sorts of outdoor adventures. They live in Nashville, TN, with their three children and two family dogs.

Perimeter Worship is a ministry of Perimeter Church in Johns Creek, Georgia, which exists to serve the local and global church. “We desire to glorify God by sharing music that reflects our values, theology, and creativity.”

For the past four years, the ECMC Worship Team has come together to lead worship at the annual East Coast Missions Conference. Through their leadership, they have inspired many to join God’s mission to the nations. Comprised of members from various churches across Northern Virginia, the team exemplifies the unity of the local church in service to the global church. As they lead worship, their primary goal is to gather people from all backgrounds to then go to serve the nations.