DR. ROBERT GRANT
Dr. Robert Grant began his career in ministry with the “House of Bread” in the Washington, DC area in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Over more than fifty years of investing in young people and young leaders, Robert has been a church planter, a missionary, a movement catalyst, a senior pastor, a radio program host, a leadership development specialist, an air force chaplain and a pastor of pastors. Robert has demonstrated across his life that young people are worthy of investment and he has relentlessly fought for them by encouraging the kind of leaders, churches and outreach efforts that are most effective and have the greatest impact.
BRIAN EMMET
A native of Long Island, NY, Brian Emmet had a life-changing encounter with Jesus in the midst of a move of the Holy Spirit on the campus of Harvard University. After graduating, he and a group of friends chose to live a few miles away in Arlington, MA to plant a church and start a school. Brian went on to give 24 years of his life as the headmaster of Covenant School and to pastor Covenant Church of Arlington for 26 years. Brian’s creativity, talent and commitment to creating a verdant garden of relationships and learning has impacted hundreds of young people and enriched an entire community.
ESTHER YI
After encountering God herself as a young person in both Korea and the U.S, Esther Yi, a graduate of Yonsei University and Fuller Theological Seminary, has given her life to fight for Korean and Korean-American youth including serving as a youth pastor in Los Angeles, CA and in Atlanta, GA. Esther’s intimate relationship with Jesus and reliance on God’s direction and power have allowed her to play a key part in hundreds of young people’s lives. Her spiritual sensitivity has allowed her to serve as an inspiration for many youth ministers over many years.