Our Team
International Coordinating Committee
The mission and activities of Yachad BeYeshua are coordinated by an International Coordinating Committee (ICC) presided over by three moderators.
For a more detailed description of the role of the International Coordinating Committee, see the Yachad BeYeshua Charter.
Moderators
Mark Kinzer (Founding Moderator)
Mark Kinzer is President Emeritus of Messianic Jewish Theological Institute, Rabbi Emeritus of Congregation Zera Avraham in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and co-founder with Antoine Levy of the Helsinki Consultation.
Jen Rosner (Moderator)
Jen Rosner is affiliate assistant professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She and her family live in northern California.
Lee B. Spitzer (Moderator)
Lee B. Spitzer is Affiliate Professor of Church History at Northern Seminary in Chicago and Historian for the Baptist World Alliance. He is the retired General Secretary of the American Baptist Churches USA.
Zachary Y. (Moderator)
Zachary Y. is a historian specializing in the religiosity of Jewish believers in 15th century Spain. A PhD candidate and instructor at a major American university, Zachary lives with his wife and family.
ICC Members
Chris Lanser
Chris Lanser is a business leader and pastor, currently overseeing finance and operations for City Church Ministries, providing leadership coaching for Abundant Life Christian School, and leading the church’s Prophetic Ministry, while pursuing a Doctor of Ministry in Messianic Jewish Studies.
Elisa M.
Elisa M. is a nonprofit communications professional in Georgia. She has supported youth and young adult programming in the Messianic Jewish community for 10+ years.
Juliet Pressel
Juliet Pressel is a Jewish Catholic, with an ecumenical, Charismatic background. She is a wife, mother and grandmother, an almost-retired lawyer and mediator, and a quilting/textile art practitioner.
Igor Swiderski
Igor Swiderski is ministering with Chosen People Ministries (Germany) and is the founder and leader of Ets Haim, a Messianic Jewish congregation in Munich, Germany.
Michelle Van Loon
Michelle Van Loon is the author of 8 books, and has served in a variety of ministry positions in churches, a seminary, and as a communications consultant for several faith-based nonprofits.
Yarden Zelevansky
Yarden Zelivansky is living out his faith as both an active reserve sergeant in the Israel Defense Forces and the head of the local chapter of the Association of Hebrew Catholics as well as the recently-elected president of the AHC internationally, seeking to help preserve the identity and heritage of the people of Israel within the life of the Church.