Simone Twibell, Ph.D., is assistant professor of intercultural studies at Olivet Nazarene University in Kankakee, IL. She has previously served as a Spanish professor, a missionary, and a pastor. Twibell is a sitting member on several committees and boards with nonprofit and Christian organizations, has contributed to multiple books, and has written articles for Didache, Holiness Today, Evangelical Review of Theology, Missiology: An Internal Review, Evangelical Missions Quarterly, and more.