Born in Zambia and educated in Zambia, Ireland and South Africa, Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu now resides in Toronto, Canada and serves as Executive Minister for the Church in Mission Unit for The United Church of Canada. 
  Japhet previously served as an Ordained Minister for the Epworth Pastoral Charge in Newfoundland. He also served as General Secretary for the Council of Churches in Zambia, Executive staff at the All Africa Conference of Churches based in Nairobi, Senior lecturer and Head of the Theology Department at the Presbyterian University of East Africa, National Moderator of the Reformed Church in Zambia among other senior managerial positions.
  He holds a PhD in Practical Theology from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa.
  Japhet’s personal vision is to be a transformative agent and a facilitator by building bridges that liberate and unite voices of sacred defiance. While transforming history, he seeks to share his Christian faith by actively getting engaged in transforming history and working to end oppression by instigating, inspiring, and participating in acts of justice. He believes in life before death.