Andy SapersteinAndy Saperstein has lived and worked in Asia and the United States as a linguist, pastor, church planter, missionary, and scholar, and also enjoys working as an amateur philosopher-plumber. Completing his BA in Linguistics at the University of Chicag and his MA and PhD in Linguistics at The Ohio State University, he worked among Afghan refugees in Pakistan as a Fulbright Scholar and linguistic consultant; served in Samarqand, Uzbekistan investing in the emerging church, educational development, academic teaching, and literary translation; and served in senior leadership roles in a major international Christian organization. Andy returned to the U.S. in 2006 to work at the Yale Center for Faith and Culture in a Muslim-Christian dialogue and reconciliation program, and then in 2009 to Vineyard Columbus in Ohio, where he has held multiple pastoral positions and presently serves as Pastor of Global International Ministries and Leader Formation. Andy is passionate about helping Christian communities and individuals grow in nearness to God, spiritual formation, devotion to the local church, and participation in God's mission in the world. He delights in helping missional people cultivate rich formational lives as they labor outwardly for Jesus' sake both at home and abroad. Andy has been married to his wife Kathryn for more than forty years and has four children and four grandchildren. Read More Read Less