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Jesse Wheeler
Having ministered in Nazarene and Presbyterian churches, Jesse holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Baptistic Histories and Theologies from U. Manchester, a Master of Divinity with an emphasis in Islamic Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a BA focused on diplomatic and Middle Eastern history with a minor in political economics from the UC Berkeley. Jesse served just shy of seven years in Beirut, Lebanon, as Projects Manager for the Institute of Middle East Studies (IMES) at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary. He administered the Master of Religion in MENA Studies program, working also as Support Instructor for MENA History, Politics, and Economics.
As the Associate Executive Director of Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA), Jesse helps support the administrative work of ISCZ. Based in California, Jesse is married to a remarkable Palestinian woman and father to three amazing, if often unruly, boys.