2023 Keynote Speakers
Kazik Barczuk
Kazik Barczuk is a third-generation Jewish believer in Jesus and has been serving in pastoral ministry since 1971, starting in Warsaw and later in Katowice. When he was a young adult, he discovered the truth about his Jewish roots following the death of his grandmother and started to ask God what to do with this startling information. God answered and led him and his wife Dorota to start a new ministry in Poland to witness to Jewish-Polish holocaust survivors.
At the same time, together with a Jewish friend from Kraków, they started a humanitarian foundation called “Chevra” to bring help to Jewish people from the former Soviet Union. Through this ministry God has opened many doors to help Jewish people all over Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine which resulted in the formation of many Messianic congregations and emigration (Aliyah) to Israel.
As an expansion, twenty years ago the "Mission: Send Me" was founded as a natural continuation of the Chevra Humanitarian Foundation, but its activities have been expanded to include missionary and pastoral work. Since 2010, it has been hosting groups from Israel in Poland. The mission is established in cooperation with Beit Sar Shalom Israel and Chosen People Ministries USA.
Eli Birnbaum
Eli Birnbaum was born in the U.S. and moved with his family to Israel at the age of seven. He came to believe in Yeshua (Jesus) at a very early age, as his father was a pastor.
Eli joined Jews for Jesus in 2009, after completing his mandatory military service. He developed the Tel Aviv branch’s ministry to soldiers and youth, and helped found the Israeli Massah (journey) program, which focuses on reaching young Israelis as they travel through India and South America. He became the Israel director of Jews for Jesus in 2019.
Eli has his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Open University and his MA from Western Seminary in biblical and theological studies. He is an astute and insightful thinker with a heart to serve and strategically find ways to minister to people, no matter where they stand spiritually. He has been married to his wife Shoshana, who also serves with Jews for Jesus, since 2011, and the couple has two boys.
Christian Rasmussen
Christian Rasmussen is General Secretary of the Danish Church Ministry to Israel since September 2022. He studied for a BA and MA in Theology from the University of Aarhus in Denmark before moving with his family to serve as pastor of Immanuel Church, Tel Aviv, Israel from 2009 until mid-2016. On returning to Denmark, Christian was appointed as General Secretary of the Danish IFES movement and he currently serves on the board of IFES as the European representative. Christian is married to Lisbeth, and they have 4 children.
Jim Memory
Jim Memory is Co-Regional Director for Lausanne Europe and a member of the International Leadership Team of the European Christian Mission (ECM). He and his wife Christine were church planters in Spain from 1994-2008 before moving into mission leadership.
For the last 10 years, Jim has taught the postgraduate modules on European Mission at Redcliffe College and All Nations Christian College (UK). He is one of the founding editors of Vista, a research-based journal on crucial issues for mission in Europe, and is the author of Europe 2021, a recent report on the context for mission in Europe today.
Jim and Christine have three adult children and they live between the UK and Spain.
Dan Sered
Dan Sered was born in Israel to a secular Jewish family and later relocated to the United States while he was in his teens. Dan attended Stony Brook University in New York where he met Dinah, a Jewish believer in Jesus who showed him how Yeshua (Jesus) fulfilled the prophecies of the Messiah. Dan’s eyes were opened and he committed his life to the Lord. In 1999, Dan & Dinah were married and soon after began serving as missionaries, joining Jews for Jesus and later moving to Israel. In 2006, Dan became the Israel Director of Jews for Jesus, which quickly became the largest branch of the ministry worldwide.
Dan is the Chief Operating Officer of Jews for Jesus and specifically supervises the day-to-day efforts of the branches in Europe, South Africa, Israel, and Australia. Dan received his M.A. in Ministry and Leadership from Western Seminary and his D. Min. in Leadership from Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the President of the Lausanne Consultation on Jewish Evangelism and serves as Co-Catalyst for Jewish Evangelism in the Lausanne Movement. Dan is also an adjunct professor at Israel College of the Bible in Netanya and helped to pastor All Nations Church in Petah Tikvah, Israel for 17 years. He & Dinah have 3 children; Yael, Eithan, and Yoav.
Bible Exposition: Dr. Seth Postell
Seth Postell is a Jewish follower of Yeshua. He is married with three children. He has served as the academic dean of Israel College of the Bible in Netanya Israel since 2012 and has a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible with an emphasis on the Pentateuch. He has authored a number of publications, including Adam as Israel (2011), Reading Moses, Seeing Jesus (2017), many articles, a number of essays in The Moody Handbook of Messianic Prophecy (2019), and translated the Book of Genesis for the Tree of Life Version of the Bible. He also serves as a lay leader of a multi-ethnic congregation in the city of Petah Tikvah, Israel.
Worship Leader: Jonas Arthur
Jonas Arthur has been leading worship in his native sunny South Florida community for over 10 years. He is blessed to be married to his high school sweetheart, Rachel, and to have two precious daughters together, Olivia & Emily. Jonas is a part of a fellowship of local worship leaders called “Village Hymns.” They exist to develop and support each other to lead and create effective, thriving ministries fueled by rest. Jonas is also a credited writer on their forthcoming album. Jonas also serves as a worship leader for Love Life South Florida, an organization which aims to help pregnant women choose life for their pre born children. Jonas is a multi-instrumental singer/songwriter/ producer with original music available on all streaming platforms. Jonas currently serves faithfully as Lead Worship Director at Hollywood Community Church in Hollywood, Florida