Karen Ellis

Karen Ellis is the founder and executive director of the Center for Christian Endurance, an educational center that gathers the practical theologies of historical and contemporary Christians who teach us how they persevere under anti-Christian hostility. She holds master’s degrees from Yale University and Westminster Theological Seminary and is a Ph.D. candidate at Oxford Center for Mission Studies in Oxford, England. Since 2003, she has worked as an advocate for the global persecuted Church, raising awareness and promoting indigenous leadership in countries where Christianity is restricted or repressed. Karen is married to Dr. Carl F. Ellis, Jr., a Professor of Theology and Culture at RTS.