Dave Deuel, M.A., Ph.D. (Cornell University and The University of Liverpool) is the Director of International Academic Studies for Joni and Friends as well as the Academic Director of The Master’s Academy International, a consortium of ministry training schools worldwide. Dave served as Regional Director for Joni and Friends in the San Fernando Valley, CA and in board positions for The North Los Angeles Regional Center, All Children’s Hospital (Los Angeles), Direct Link for the Disabled and a Governor’s Advisory committee for Disability (Sacramento). He is Chairman for the Old Testament and Ancient Near Eastern consultation of the Evangelical Theological Society. Dave focuses his ministry interests on assisting others in starting and developing ministries, primarily on the foreign field. He also ministers with and to persons with disabilities through Joni and Friends’ Christian Institute on Disability.