{"id":9791,"date":"2023-01-27T11:37:10","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?page_id=9791"},"modified":"2026-08-04T19:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:15:53","slug":"rcds","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/rcds\/","title":{"rendered":"Regional Communications Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Regional Communications Directors (RCDs) represent each of our\u00a0Regional Family of churches<\/a>. Their purpose is to further the mission of Disciples Today: To inspire, inform, and unify the International Churches of Christ. These RDCs were selected as a result of the ICOC Delegates\u2019 direction in the\u00a0ICOC 3.0 process<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Justin <\/span> Renton<\/span><\/div>
Chief Evangelist, Disciples Today; Johannesburg, South Africa<\/div>
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Lai-Yan <\/span> Faller<\/span><\/div>
Editor, Disciples Today; Portland, ME, USA<\/div>
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Alaa <\/span> Saad<\/span><\/div>
Middle East; Beirut, Lebanon<\/div>
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Almando <\/span> Quow<\/span><\/div>
Caribbean<\/div>
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Ana<\/span> Tucker<\/span><\/div>
American Commonwealth Region; Virginia<\/div>
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Bright <\/span> Chux<\/span><\/div>
Africa \u2013 West; Lagos, Nigeria<\/div>
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Carla<\/span> Mogrovejo<\/span><\/div>
South America Southern Cone; La Paz, Bolivia<\/div>
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Charles <\/span> Omollo Owdi<\/span><\/div>
Africa \u2013 East; Nairobi, Kenya<\/div>
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Edy <\/span> Budiman<\/span><\/div>
Jakarta, Indonesia<\/div>
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Fabian <\/span> Hernandez<\/span><\/div>
South American Andean; Medillin, Columbia<\/div>
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Felecia<\/span> Theune<\/span><\/div>
US Florida; Miami, Florida<\/div>
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Guy <\/span> Yanzeu<\/span><\/div>
Africa \u2013 French West; Abidjan, Ivory Coast<\/div>
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Hans <\/span> Rasmussen<\/span><\/div>
Rocky Mountain; Denver, CO, USA<\/div>
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Ivan <\/span> Liashenko<\/span><\/div>
Eastern Europe; Kiev, Ukraine<\/div>
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Javier <\/span> Romero<\/span><\/div>
Central America; San Salvador, El Salvador<\/div>
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JC<\/span> Smith<\/span><\/div>
New York\/ New Jersey; Syracuse, New York, USA<\/div>
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Jenna <\/span> Sheedy<\/span><\/div>
Western Europe; Boston, MA, USA<\/div>
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Joey <\/span> Hungerford<\/span><\/div>
Northwest US; Bend, OR, USA<\/div>
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John<\/span> Britto<\/span><\/div>
South Asia; Kerala, India<\/div>
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Kathy <\/span> Rosario<\/span><\/div>
US Heartland; St Louis, MO, USA<\/div>
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Leslie <\/span> DeMorais<\/span><\/div>
Brazil; Brasilia, Brazil<\/div>
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Michael <\/span> London<\/span><\/div>
Midwest US; Chicago, IL, USA<\/div>
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Oscar <\/span> Muzinga<\/span><\/div>
Africa \u2013 Central; Kinshasa, DRC<\/div>
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Patrick<\/span> Genova<\/span><\/div>
New England; Connecticut, USA<\/div>
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Phua <\/span> Hee <\/span><\/div>
Southeast Asia; Singapore<\/div>
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Rob <\/span> Mulhearn<\/span><\/div>
Australia\/South Pacific; Gold Coast, Australia<\/div>
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Sarah <\/span> Peickert <\/span><\/div>
Southeast US; Greensboro, NC, USA<\/div>
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Slava <\/span> Mikheev <\/span><\/div>
Eurasia; Moscow, Russia<\/div>
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Summer <\/span> Cheung<\/span><\/div>
China; Hong Kong, China<\/div>
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Teck <\/span> Ming <\/span><\/div>
Southeast Asia; Singapore<\/div>
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Maria Theresa <\/span> J Bagasbas <\/span><\/div>
Asia Pacific; Makati, Philippines<\/div>
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Vida Li <\/span> Sik <\/span><\/div>
Africa \u2013 Southern; Johannesburg, South Africa<\/div>
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The Regional Communications Directors (RCDs) represent each of our\u00a0Regional Family of churches. 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