Kim Reisman is an author, pastor, teacher and theologian, focusing her work on evangelism, spiritual formation, leadership development, and the intersection between faith and culture. Ordained in the United Methodist Church, she was appointed Executive Director of WME in 2014. She is a frequent speaker and has written numerous books and articles, her most recent being Embrace: Showing and Sharing the Love of Jesus.

Born in Gulfport, Mississippi, Kim lived in California, Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, and Connecticut before moving to Indiana in 1993. She received a bachelor’s degree from Emory University, a Master of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and a PhD in theology from Durham University in the United Kingdom.

In all her work, Kim seeks to serve God by awakening, strengthening, and enlivening the faith commitment of individuals as well as empowering communities of faith to become visible witnesses to the love of Christ for the world. Kim lives with her husband, John, in West Lafayette, Indiana where she enjoys music, sports, reading, needlework, and jewelry making.