Leadership Team

Beeson International Center Leadership Team

Dr. Jessica LaGrone

Executive Director of the Beeson International Center

Jessica LaGrone served as the Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, for 11 years before being appointed the Executive Director of the Beeson International Center. She is an acclaimed pastor, teacher, speaker and writer whose engaging communication style endears her to groups throughout the United States. A native of Texas, Jessica is an ordained pastor in the Eastern Texas Conference of the Global Methodist Church and previously served for nine years at The Woodlands Methodist Church near Houston, Texas.

Jessica’s books and studies include Namesake: When God Rewrites Your StoryUnder WrapsBroken and Blessed: How God Used One Imperfect Family to Change the WorldSet Apart: Holy Habits of Prophets and Kings; and The Miracles of Jesus. These books have been used in personal and group studies around the world. Jessica is a contributor to an all-church Advent study called Under Wraps and is the New Testament video presenter for the Disciple Fast Track series.

Jessica and her husband, Jim, have two children, Drew and Kate.

Dr. W. Jay Moon

Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism

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Dr. Chris A. Kiesling

Professor of Discipleship and Human Development

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Kristina White

Administrative Assistant to the Beeson Center