Rev. Dr. Eliseo A. Mejia serves as a global coach, writer, missiologist, pastor, and church planting leader. As the Director of Fresh Expressions—Expresiones Divinas and the Ascent project leader, he leads multiplying congregations and leaders. His deep commitment to these values is not just a part of his work, but a reflection of his character. As a servant of God, he has a deep passion for Christ and a thirst to know and be like Him.

He shares knowledge and wisdom as a teacher at Asbury Seminary in Willmore, Kentucky, and United Theological in Dayton, Ohio.

With God's help and an exceptional team of leaders, church planters, and pastors, he has planted churches in Kentucky, and across the nation. Additionally, he has assisted emerging and experienced Leaders over the past 33 years in the U.S. and internationally. 

Academically, he holds a master's degree from Dallas Theological Seminary (1986), and he completed his Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Seminary on May 20, 2017.

Miriam has been equipping local churches to love, reach and disciple university students through the Fusion Movement for over a decade. She moved from the UK in 2019 and is now pioneering Fusion USA from her home in Florida where she lives with her husband Ben, and two small children. She travels to speak and train the church internationally, is passionate about mission and raising younger leaders, and adores this wild new adventure of being a mum.

Kevin serves as the Executive Pastor of The District Church. A global leader in a global congregation in the heart of Washington DC. He is married to Lucy, and they have two boys, Keitah and Keshon.

Kevin has been in ministry since 2005, leading congregations in Uganda and Kenya and oversight of other congregations in several African countries before moving with his family to Washington, DC. He lives out a consistent mission for the people he shepherds to grow closer each day to whom God has called them to be. He has an innate gift of leadership that God has used to mobilize his people, compellingly present the gospel, and maximize the resources allocated. Kevin has had the privilege of working with leaders worldwide to advance God's mission. For a decade, he was the team leader of an annual gathering, which brought thousands of church and marketplace leaders from all continents, passionate about bringing godly change in every sector of society.  

Leadership and the transformation of people to become who God desires them to be is at the core of who he is.

Paul is a pastor from England, who was a part of the team that helped to develop the missional ‘Lifeshapes’ tools that are used in Uptick and many other missional initiatives.

He was the lead pastor of Network Church Sheffield, UK, which developed innovative models of mission and discipleship that have been used in ministries around the world. He then went on to found 3DM Europe before coming to the USA in 2014 to lead 3DM North America.

Paul has been member of the Uptick Board since 2015. In 2021, he joined the Uptick team as a program convener, and in 2023 he assumed the role of Uptick Director. He is also a Pastor at Grace Gathering Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

J.R. Briggs serves as the Director of Leadership & Congregational Formation for The Ecclesia Network and as a National Trainer and Strategist for Fresh Expressions U.S. 

He has written or co-written thirteen books on a wide variety of topics and published over 50 articles, both online and in print, that have appeared in places such as Christianity Today, Missio Alliance, Preaching Today, American Bible Society, and N.T. Wright Online.

He also hosts the Resilient Leaders podcast, a weekly podcast equipping leaders in a wide variety of backgrounds to grow in their resilience and health.