The SG of WEA and his Deputy of Ministries discussed with the President of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE, USA) Walter Kim, and the the Vice President of Government Relations of NAE, Galen Carey, on future cooperation of WEA and NAE.
The four were joined by Tear Miller, who represents the North American region (USA and Canada) to WEA, especially in calls of all General Secretaries of the regional evangelical alliances.
Walter Kim serves as pastor for leadership at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. He ministered for 15 years at Boston’s historic Park Street Church, a congregation that played a key role in the NAE’s founding. Kim has been a member of the NAE board since 2013 and has presented at NAE events, contributed to NAE publications and served on working groups on a variety of issues, including ethics and church life, racial reconciliation and the politics of sexuality. Kim received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, his M.Div. from Regent College in Vancouver, and his B.A. from Northwestern University in philosophy and history. He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and a licensed minister in the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference. In addition to the pulpit ministry, he has spoken at college campuses, churches, retreats and symposia, particularly in the areas of biblical theology and cultural issues. He also serves on the board of Christianity Today. He is married to Toni Kim, and they have two teenagers.
Galen Carey is the Vice President of Government Relations for the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE), a United States-based organization. Carey is responsible for representing the NAE before Congress, the White House and the courts. He works to advance the approach and principles of the NAE document, “For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility.” Before joining the NAE staff, Carey was a longtime employee of World Relief, the relief and development arm of the NAE.
