Speaker: Pastor Peter Kim

Peter immigrated from South Korea to Dallas, Texas, at the age of eight. Four years later, during a traveling revival meeting, he sensed God’s call to dedicate his life to Christian ministry. That calling has shaped a lifelong journey of learning, service, and discipleship.

Peter earned both his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Wheaton College before serving in China, where he taught English at Jiangsu University and developed a deeper passion for cross-cultural ministry. Upon returning to the United States, he completed his Master of Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary and, in June 2026, earned his Doctor of Ministry degree from Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte, North Carolina.

For more than 28 years, Peter has served as an ordained minister in a variety of settings. He has helped start and develop ministries in ethnic and immigrant churches in Raleigh, Chicago, and Greensboro, where he founded an independent multiethnic congregation. During his 11 years in Charlotte, he served as a professor and Director of International Students at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, worked as a pastor and consultant for a large church, helping launch its sixth campus, and partnered with numerous nonprofit organizations.

Peter is passionate about building bridges across cultures and generations. Drawing from his own life experiences, he is committed to proclaiming the gospel, loving God’s people, and making disciples both within and beyond the walls of the church.

Peter and his wife, Kyung-Ae, have been married for 26 years and are blessed with two young adult sons. In his free time, he enjoys sports, fitness, learning new things, and sharing meaningful conversations over a good cup of coffee.

English Youth Track

Theme – STRUGGLE – embrace the grind

No one wants to struggle, but struggle is where growth begins. A butterfly must fight its way out of the cocoon before it can fly. A student must push through challenges before achieving success.. An athlete must endure the grind before reaching the top. In our faith, we will face struggles—with ourselves, with others, and maybe even with God. Yet these struggles are not meant to break us; they are the very process through which God refines our character, strengthens our faith, and makes us more like Jesus. To “embrace the grind” is more than simply accepting that struggles are a part of life—it is welcoming them as God’s means of shaping, strengthening, and transforming us. 

Speaker: Brian Henson

Dr. Brian Henson is the director of youth apologetics and evangelism for Norm Geisler International Ministries (NGIM). Brian became a Christian his freshman year at East Carolina University where he majored in Religious Studies, History, and Anthropology (1999). As a young Christian, his faith was severely challenged at college and he began to doubt that Christianity was true. The experience taught him the importance of defending his faith and he dedicated his life to studying and teaching apologetics. He received an MA in Biblical Archaeology from Wheaton College (2001) and spent six months studying at Jerusalem University College in Israel. He has a second MA in Christian Apologetics from Southern Evangelical Seminary (2011) and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Christian Apologetics from Veritas International University (2022). Brian has been a full-time high school Bible teacher since 2001. He currently teaches at Charlotte Christian School and is a professor of Apologetics and Theology at Veritas International University. He has taught courses on Old Testament, New Testament, Christian Theology, World Religions, Logic, Debate, Apologetics, the Gospel & Culture, the Problem of Evil, and Evangelism. He speaks at conferences, camps, universities, and churches around the world to youth and parents through NGIM. He now lives in Matthews, NC with his wife Gabriela and their three children. Brian’s passion is to lead people to Christ and to train them to properly define, defend, share, and apply the faith in order to ground them in the faith and to equip them to impact their families and culture for Christ.