Meet the team
Meet the team behind the Acts 11 Project
Dr Harvey Kwiyani
Director
As well as leading the Acts 11 Project, Harvey is African Christianity Programme Lead with CMS Pioneer Mission Training.
He is a Malawian missiologist and theologian who has lived, worked and studied in Europe and North America for the past 20 years.
He has researched African Christianity and African theology for his PhD, and taught African theology at Liverpool Hope University.
Harvey is also founder and executive director of Missio Africanus, a mission organisation established in 2014 as a learning community focused on releasing the missional potential of African and other minority ethnic Christians living in the UK.
Dr Nuam Hatzaw
Nuam is an MA lecturer with CMS on the Asian Christianity route through the MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission.
Nuam belongs to the Zomi people, a predominantly Christian ethnic minority group found primarily in Chin State, north-west Myanmar. She was born in Chin State but has spent most of her life in the UK.
Nuam did her BA in Social Anthropology and Development Studies at SOAS, University of London, and her MTh in World Christianity at the University of Edinburgh.
Her PhD examined the lived theologies of migrant 1.5 generation Zomi women and how they negotiate the sense of ‘in-betweenness’ that is generated by experiences of migration and diasporic life.
An interdisciplinary scholar with training in qualitative research methods and frameworks, her research interests include World Christianity, Asian theology, postcolonial feminist theology, Myanmar studies, social anthropology, and migration and diaspora studies.
She is co-host of the podcast Voices of World Christianity and serves as mentor and consultant for the Chin State Academic Research Network, a non-profit dedicated to promoting education and research in and from the region.
Nuam lives in Edinburgh with her husband.
Joseph Ola
Joseph is a lecturer with CMS Pioneer Mission Training on the African Christianity undergraduate and MA programmes.
He holds Master’s degrees in Biblical and Pastoral Theology, as well as African Christianity from Liverpool Hope University.
Currently, he is pursuing a DTh in Practical Theology at the University of Roehampton, London.
Joseph founded the Alive Mentorship Group in 2015, a platform that provides online mentoring to teenagers and young adults with a growing global outreach to thousands of young people.
Joseph is a pastor in The Apostolic Church Liverpool, and his recent publications include Echoes: Life Lessons from an Online Village (2022), Pandemic Joy (2020), and Biblical Wisdom for Young Adults (2020).
He is blissfully married to Anu and together, they host two podcasts: Not Alone Today (for their youth outreach) and Ọmọlúàbí Podcast (where they reflect on African proverbs through the lens of the Bible).
Dr Tyler Horton
Tyler works with SIM UK and is a Research Fellow with the Acts 11 Project. His work is focused on providing biblical and theological resources for the church related to migration and mission.
Tyler has a PhD in Biblical Studies (University of Cambridge) and works with SIM in the UK.
His academic research concentrates on the Ancient Greek translations of the Hebrew Old Testament (called the Septuagint), and especially on the idea of “spirit” in these texts. The Septuagint represents a crucial intersection where Scripture crosses both linguistic and cultural boundaries. As such, it provides an ancient exemplar of the challenges that the Church continues to face as the good news of Jesus takes root in a variety of cultures.
Tyler is a Research Fellow (part time) with the Acts 11 Project. His focus is on providing biblical and theological resources for the church which will help equip us to face the challenges and make the most of the opportunities that migration provides for mission.
Tyler is a Canadian, living in the UK since 2019 with his wife and three children.
John-Ross Gwaze
John‑Ross holds a part‑time role as Operations Officer with the Acts 11 Project and serves as Operations Manager for Missio Africanus.
His work focuses on church planting, engaging diaspora church leaders, and ministering within post‑Christian contexts.
Born in Zimbabwe and raised in South Africa, John‑Ross has planted and led churches across South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In 2021, he founded Spirit Life Ministry, which has grown into a network of congregations alongside Spirit Life Care – an active outreach programme providing food relief, disaster response, and support for vulnerable families from diverse cultural backgrounds in Africa.
Now based in Liverpool, John‑Ross is involved in the church plant Jabula Rejoice, a joyful, multicultural community committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ in Liverpool. With a heart for the next generation, it serves the city’s diverse university students and young professionals. Welcoming people from all backgrounds, Jabula Rejoice seeks to embody God’s joy and bring hope, healing, and life to the city.
He is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Theology, Ministry and Mission with a focus on African Christianity, exploring how African theology can influence and enrich mission and church life in Western contexts.
