Christopher Hays

President of Scholar Leaders

Christopher joined Scholar Leaders as President in 2022 after serving as a missionary and New Testament professor at the Biblical Seminary of Colombia in Medellín. A biblical scholar dedicated to transforming theological knowledge into missional practice, he has contributed to a wide range of projects, from authoring scholarly works to establishing church-based ministries for victims of forced migration. He holds degrees from Wheaton and Oxford. His most recent book in English is Eight Million Exiles: Missional Action Research and the Crisis of Forced Migration (Eerdmans, 2024). He and his wife Michelle have three children and live in North Carolina.