D. Zac Niringiye, PhD, center, served as an advisor to Werner Mischke and Kristin Caynor as they worked on One New Humanity. Dr. Niringiye also contributed the Afterword to the book.
Kristin Caynor
“Love is my religion.
Reconciliation is my vocation.
Jesus is my King.”
Kristin has lived in 3 countries, 18 cities, and 45 houses, and each of these places has informed who she is and how she lives out what she believes. Deeply rooted in who she is and in her faith, Kristin is proud to have a diverse circle of friends, and to work closely with people of many different ethnic and faith backgrounds.
Kristin loves seeing bridges built and relationships fostered across the lines that so often divide us. She is passionate for developing the best frameworks possible for understanding violence, division, and the most pressing questions in our world. She has a B.A. in biblical studies from Simpson University, an M.T.S. from Duke Divinity School, and is a current PhD candidate at the University of Aberdeen/Trinity College Bristol.
Learn more about Kristin at kristincaynor.com.
Werner Mischke
Werner served with Mission ONE for thirty-two years. He continues to be involved in cross-cultural ministry and collaborative learning in serving the global church. Werner is passionate about honor-shame in missiology and theology, and Christ’s gospel of peace for all persons and peoples.
Werner has done training about honor, shame, and the gospel in a variety of nations, including Brazil, India, Lebanon, New Zealand, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States.
His participation in the global conversation about honor, shame, and the gospel includes his book,The Global Gospel: Achieving Missional Impact in Our Multicultural World (2015), his serving as coordinator of the Honor-Shame Conference at Wheaton in 2017, and co-editing with Christopher Flanders the conference compendium, Honor, Shame, and the Gospel: Reframing Our Message and Ministry (2020). Relatedly, Werner also developed The Father’s Love Gospel Booklet (2012) — available in several languages, and the free 12-week curriculum, “Journey of Discovery in Honor, Shame, and the Gospel.”
For his contributions in mission mobilization—and honor, shame, and the gospel—Werner received an honorary doctorate from Hindustan Bible Institute & College in 2017. Werner and and his wife Daphne have two adult sons and two grandchildren.
Learn more about Werner at wernermischke.org.
Other contributors
D. Zac Niringiye, PhD wrote the Afterword. Dr. Niringiye is a leader with national and international acclaim in varying contexts and organizations. He has varied experience as an academic, religious leader, theologian, peace and social justice activist and an organizational development consultant. Dr. Niringiye holds a Master’s degree in Theology from Wheaton College, USA; and, a PhD in Theology and Mission History from Edinburgh University.
Brad Vaughn, PhD wrote Appendix 1: “Reconciling Atonement in Ephesians 2: An Exegetical Approach.” A theologian and missiologist, Vaughn has a PhD in Applied Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. His books include The Cross in Context: Reconsidering Biblical Metaphors for Atonement (2022), Reading Romans with Eastern Eyes: Honor and Shame in Paul’s Message and Mission (2019). Learn more at SavingGodsFace.com.