Leadership

Paul Davis

ABWE President

Paul and his wife, Martha, have served in pastoral ministry since 1989. In their lifetime of ministry, they have led church plants, Christian schools, and ministry teams. Additionally, they have given oversight to children’s, youth, and college/career ministries. They enjoy pace-setting leadership as well as serving as educators, conference speakers, and ministry trip facilitators.

In 2017, Paul became the seventh president of ABWE. Today, Paul and Martha are working hard to meet, support, and encourage the ABWE global team, striving to embolden gospel-centered churches to become sending and supporting churches, connecting God-enabled donors to the visionary projects of our fields, and humbly working to build, heal, and reignite relationships with ABWE partners past, present, and future.

The Davises have four adult children who are believers in Jesus Christ.

Andy Kirby

Executive Vice President

Andy Kirby serves as Executive Vice President of ABWE, providing organizational clarity, accountability, and alignment across the mission’s global ministries. In this role, Andy helps lead ABWE’s Leadership Team, ensuring that the agency’s systems and structures faithfully support its mission of multiplying leaders, churches, and missions movements to the glory of God.

Before stepping into this position, Andy directed ABWE’s work in Africa, where he cared for missionaries and leaders through strategic oversight, relational support, and discipleship. Andy and his wife, Jackie, joined ABWE in 2019. They live in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, with their five children—Felicity, Deidra, Elizabeth, Stephen, and Wesley.

Minne Bouma

Vice President of Global Ministries

Minne Bouma serves as Vice President of Global Ministries, giving oversight to ABWE’s fields and missionary teams around the world. He and his wife, Michele, began their ministry together by teaching and serving in administration at Christian schools in New Bern, North Carolina, and Brantford, Ontario before joining ABWE and serving overseas in Portugal.

In 2016, they assumed the leadership of ABWE Canada and were blessed to serve the Canadian board and missionaries for five years before they were called to serve at the International Headquarters. In this role, Minne has the privilege of serving the entire ABWE family of ministries, and he and Michele delight in spending time with the missionary team around the globe.

The Boumas have two college-age sons, Drew and Caleb.

Duane Early

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships

Duane Early serves as Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, cultivating the church, donor, and ministry partnerships that advance ABWE’s work worldwide. The Lord led Duane into full-time ministry while a student at the University of Michigan. He continued his education and theological training at Summit University in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, and Detroit Baptist Theological Seminary. Duane and his wife, Susan, were involved in two pastoral ministries and one church plant during their first fifteen years of marriage.

In the 1990s, the Lord led Duane, Susan, and their two daughters to join ABWE in order to open and lead the first team in the country of Ukraine. The team grew in both size and strength while developing the Church Ministries Institute, multiplying churches, and launching mission endeavors throughout the Russian-speaking world.

In 2000, Duane was asked to serve as the Regional Director for Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and in 2009, Duane became Vice President of Global Operations. He began his current role in 2017. Duane and Susan have two adult daughters.

Alex Kocman

Director of Communications and Engagement

Since joining ABWE in 2016, Alex has served in both mobilization and communications leadership, helping churches and individuals understand their role in the Great Commission and connecting them with opportunities to take the gospel to the nations.

Today, Alex leads ABWE’s communications and engagement efforts, including its publications, digital media, marketing, and storytelling ministries. He serves as general editor of Message Magazine and hosts The Missions Show and Cloud of Witnesses. Alex is the coauthor of Missions by the Book and author of Striving for the Faith and Ordered to Love. He holds a master’s degree in communication from Liberty University and a bachelor’s degree in biblical studies.

In addition to his ministry with ABWE, Alex serves as an elder at Faith Bible Fellowship Church in York, Pennsylvania. He and his wife, Hanna, live in York with their five children, eight chickens, and a yappy dog.

Joe Masshardt

Vice President of Finance

Joe has faithfully served at ABWE since 2011, taking on a variety of roles in accounting and finance over the years. In 2024, he stepped into the role of Vice President of Finance, where he currently leads the finance, technology, and human resources teams. Joe is grateful for the opportunity to contribute to God’s work globally alongside a great team, and he is deeply committed to serving local churches, missionaries, and donors.

Joe and his wife, Stacy, are blessed with three young children.

Dwight Shelly

Director of Mobilization

Dwight Shelly serves as the Director of Mobilization, providing oversight of ABWE’s recruiting relationships, processes, and systems. Dwight and his team help connect prospective missionaries with opportunities on the field. Mobilization is responsible for shepherding prospective missionaries through the application journey and ensuring there is doctrinal and missional alignment between individuals, their churches, and ABWE.

Dwight grew up as a missionary kid in Nigeria and is passionate about missions, gospel proclamation, and discipleship. As an adult, he has served overseas and in the US in roles focused on spiritual formation, recruiting, and leadership development. He’s married to Amy and they have four children. He’s a longtime supporter of Manchester United and enjoys reading and woodworking.

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