Ivan Rusyn is a president and professor of missions at Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (www.uets.net). Ivan is an ordained minister of the Ukrainian Evangelical Church and co-pastoring a new church in Kyiv. Ivan holds a Ph.D. from the Drahomanov National Pedagogical University in Kyiv, Ukraine.

From the first day of the full-scale war in Ukraine, Ivan has been actively involved in a relief ministry with his UETS team in cities such as Bucha, Hostomel, Irpin. The tragedy of the ongoing war and extreme suffering of people have reshaped the theology and practice of missions.