Jesse Carroll (pseudonym) is part of the Chinese diaspora and grew up in a country in Southeast Asia. He received his PhD; his dissertation is titled "The Gospel Travels along the Silk Road Again: An Assessment of Gospel Transmission along the Ancient and New Silk Road by Chinese House Churches." Dr. Carroll is on the faculty of a theological institution, mentors doctoral students in their research, and trains students who are doing intercultural studies. At the same time, he is also on the national boards of two international mission-sending organizations.