Robin Basselin

Robin joined ReFrame Ministries in 2008 as a content producer. She now serves as co-director of the English language ministry, along with Justin Sterenberg, developing and driving ministry-wide strategies. Robin leads ReFrame’s team of producers in implementing content strategy that helps readers and listeners see God’s story in their lives. Her passion is to share the life-transforming message of the gospel using the most relevant and contextual forms of media available.

Robin has a B.S. from Calvin College, and an M.A. in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Theological Seminary. Prior to joining ReFrame, she taught courses on Islam and worked in the area of Muslim-Christian dialogue. Robin and her husband, Tim, have four children. As a family, they enjoy cooking, traveling, camping, and serving in their local congregation.

Justin Sterenberg

Justin Sterenberg came to ReFrame Ministries in 2013 with a passion to create elegantly simple user experiences that cultivate authenticity and community. He now serves as co-director of the English language ministry, along with Robin Basselin, crafting and implementing ministry-wide strategies. Justin leads a team of marketing, web design, social media, and audio professionals focused on telling God’s story in ways most accessible to media users in today’s digital and mobile environment.

Justin received a B.A. in Business Communication from Calvin College. Before coming to ReFrame, he worked in project and marketing management. Justin and his wife, Thea, enjoy playing with their two dogs and spending time with family and friends.

Rev. Arliyanus Larosa

Rev. Arliyanus lives by the motto "make others experience what we have experienced from God; receive what we have received from God." He has lived this out during his service as General Secretary of the Indonesian Christian Church (GKI) Synod and in his current role as our interim ministry leader. Rev. Arliyanus earned a masters of theology degree from Jakarta Theological Seminary in the department of mission and dialogue. He lives in Jakarta with his wife, Esther, and three children.

Rev. Huascar de la Cruz

Rev. de la Cruz has served with ReFrame's newest partner—the Presbyterian Church of Mexico for the last 15 years. Now, as of September 2019, he is partnering with us to lead the ministry from Mexico for the first time.

Rev. De la Cruz is only the third person to serve in this position over the last 50 plus years, with Rev. Guillermo Serrano replacing Rev. Juan Boonstra in 1991.

Rev. De la Cruz graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary and lives in Villahermosa, Mexico with his wife and four children.

Martin Nathan

In late 2019, our partners at the Synod of the Nile in Egypt council chose Martin Nathan to lead our new Arabic media partnership, El Hoda. Martin brings over 20 years of project-coordinating experience as well as theological training to the task of getting our fledgling Arabic projects off the ground.

Martin says that two of his life experiences were instrumental in leading him to this position—the Arab Spring protests that took place in Egypt in the early 2010s and an international mission trip to Turkey.

Martin asks you to pray for the whole media council ministry in Egypt as it seeks to lead people to Christ in the country and wider Arab speaking world.

Pastor Jerry An

Since joining ReFrame Ministries in October 2013, Jerry has established the new media ministry as a pioneer and think tank for Chinese-speaking churches worldwide.

Originally from Hebei, China, Jerry moved to the United States in 1998. In 2004, he received an MBA from Azusa Pacific University. He is working toward a Masters of Divinity from Calvin Theological Seminary.

Jerry and his wife, Gloria, have one son.

Rev. Masao Yamashita

Masao became the Japanese ministry leader in 1998. He was raised in a Buddhist family, but at age sixteen he borrowed a Bible. As Masao read it, he felt God speak to him. He began attending a local church and started listening to our Japanese radio program The Morning Word. A year later he committed his life to Christ. Masao studied at Kobe Reformed Seminary and then graduated from Calvin Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Masao and his wife, Tomoko, have four children and six grandchildren.

Rev. Marc Nabie

Marc joined the ReFrame's French ministry team in Burkina Faso in 2015. Before joining us, he pastored a church and served as the director of the Léo Bible School. Marc has also been instrumental in planting churches in five villages in Burkina Faso.

Marc received a degree in theology from Faculté Jean Calvin in France. He and his wife Jocelyn have three children.

Rev. Sergei Sosedkin

Sergei became the Russian ministry leader for ReFrame Ministries in 2002. He divides his time working between Russia and the United States.

As a young Muscovite growing up in an atheistic culture, Sergei came to know Jesus through Christian programming on short wave radio. Included in the broadcasts he heard was a Russian language translation of ReFrame's flagship radio program, The Back to God Hour radio program. Today his own messages are broadcast across Europe, central Asia, and North America.

Rev. Hernandes Dias Lopes

Hernandes became the Portuguese ministry leader in 2010. He also serves as the director of the organization Luz Para o Caminho (Light for the Way), an organization formed in partnership between ReFrame and the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. Hernandes has authored more than 100 books and is a popular conference speaker in Brazil.

Hernandes graduated from Seminário Presbiteriano do Sul in Campania and earned a Doctorate of Ministry from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. He and his wife, Tinha, have two children.

Annette Vander Heide

Annette joined ReFrame Ministries nearly 10 years ago. She oversees donor development and accounting for our Canadian donors. Before coming to ReFrame, Annette served as executive assistant to both the President and Development Director at Concordia Theological Seminary.

Annette and her husband live in southern Ontario and have three children and four grandchildren. In her spare time, you can find Annette spending time with her family or teaching an oil painting class.

David Zwiers

David joined the ReFrame team just before the New Year in 2021. He enjoys building relationships with his donors and connecting them with recent updates on how, together, we are fulfilling our mission and vision. Prior to serving with ReFrame, David worked as a donor account manager at Heart of West Michigan United Way.

David and his wife, Nicole, live in Grand Rapids, MI, and are both graduates of Calvin University. They enjoy traveling and being outside in their free time.

Hans Mulder

Hans joined the team of ReFrame Ministries in 1996 and currently serves in the areas of major gift planning and donor development for Canada. Before joining the ReFrame team, Hans owned and operated a successful retail and wholesale business.

Hans was educated in the Netherlands and finished his training in psychology before moving to Canada. Hans and his wife, Corrie, live in southern Ontario and have three sons and five grandchildren.

Benjamin McKnight

Ben started working for ReFrame Ministries in 2021. Prior to joining the advancement team, Ben served in a number of ministry-related roles, most recently as a lead pastor in Grant, MI. He hopes to use his experiences to foster and strengthen the relationship between local congregations and ReFrame Ministries.

Ben is a husband to Kayla, a "Da-da" to Leo, an avid angler, and an aspiring contestant on Shark Tank.

Paul Vandersteen

Paul began his work with ReFrame Ministries in 2012. Before joining the advancement team, he was a business owner and worked in sales and production in the horticultural business.

Paul and his wife, Dorothy, have three children and live in Ontario.

Brian Clark

Brian joined ReFrame Ministries in 2013 as a communications intern and then returned to the staff in 2018 after working with our partner ministry, Resonate Global Mission, in the Christian Reformed Church for four years.

He spends his time writing stories and other copy for the advancement team as well as planning communications strategy. He enjoys his role because he gets to keep up with a wide range of ministry activities from many parts of the world.

Jeff Bulthuis

Rev. Jeff Bulthuis came to ReFrame Ministries in 2018, at first to oversee our growing Prayer Team. With a passion to see people grow in their walk with God, he stepped over to manage the editing of the Today devotional and content strategy for all ReFrame programs. Prior to ReFrame, Jeff served as lead pastor in a congregation in Indiana.

Jeff has a B.A. in Psychology from Covenant College and an M.Div. from Calvin Theological Seminary. Jeff and his wife, Lisa, have five young children. They enjoy camping, spending time outdoors, and cheering on Chicago sports teams.

Chris Hunt

Chris Hunt started at ReFrame Ministries in 2013. Chris loves to see the gospel change lives. He manages marketing campaigns that introduce new users to ReFrame so that they can get the most out of their experience. Chris frequently blogs for all of our programs. Prior to ReFrame, he marketed children’s programs at Awana. Chris served 16 years in the U.S. Navy.

Chris holds a B.A. from Alma College and a M.A. from Northern Illinois University. Chris and his wife, Sarah, have five children. In his spare time, he enjoys playing board games.

Marc Miller

Marc Miller came to work at ReFrame Ministries in 2007. He manages the technical aspects of all the ReFrame websites.

Marc graduated from Calvin College with a B.A. in Communications. He put that degree to use working in the Chicago film industry for 5 years before switching to a career in web development. Marc and his wife, Sara, have two sons.

Courtney Jacob

Courtney Jacob joined ReFrame Ministries in 2006. Her passion for God’s matchless Word infuses every episode of Groundwork. She also shepherded the growth ReFrame’s prayer ministry. Before stepping into her current role, Courtney served in a variety of writing and production capacities with us.

Courtney has a B.A. in Communications from Calvin College and an M.Div. from Northern Seminary. Courtney and her husband, Luke, have three sons. In her free time, she enjoys being outside and playing the flute.

Ron VandenBurg

Ron VandenBurg joined the ReFrame Ministries team in 2014. He plans and develops projects specifically for the spiritual formation of children. His main areas of focus are the Kids Corner podcast and devotional materials. Before coming to ReFrame, Ron taught middle-school for 27 years.

Ron is a graduate of Calvin College and earned a M. Ed. degree in Teaching, Learning and Development at Brock University. In his free time, he enjoys watching, writing, performing and directing local theatre productions. Ron and his wife, Rachel, have three adult children and reside in Ontario.

Josh Larsen

Josh Larsen joined ReFrame Ministries in 2011. As editor of Think Christian, Josh challenges writers and readers to bridge the gap between faith and culture. Prior to coming to ReFrame, Josh worked for 16 years in the newspaper business, mostly as a movie critic.

Josh holds a B.A. in English and Communication Arts from Trinity Christian College. He writes about movies at LarsenOnFilm and is co-host of the Filmspotting podcast. He is the author of Movies Are Prayers: How Films Voice Our Deepest Longings. Josh and his wife, Debbie, have two daughters and reside in Chicago.

Deb Koster

Rev. Deb Koster joined the ReFrame Ministries team in 2010 as writer, speaker, and producer for Family Fire. Passionate about encouraging relationships as they live and grow in the context of faith, Deb manages and edits a team of therapists, pastors, and writers, and interacts with the Family Fire community through social media. Before joining ReFrame, Deb served as an RN in cardiology for more than 20 years.

Deb received her M.Div. from Calvin Theological Seminary. She and her husband, Steven, enjoy leading marriage retreats and family seminars. They have three awesome adult children.

Bryan Haley

Bryan joined the ReFrame Ministries team in 2017 with a passion to help churches reach people with the gospel using effective church communications. As producer for Church Juice, Bryan helps congregations energize their church communications by overseeing the Church Juice blog, publishing in-depth ebook resources, and developing training on topics like marketing, branding, social media, internal communications, and website development.

Bryan brings years of communication and outreach experience gained both in full-time church ministry and the field of church website design. Bryan and his wife, Denae, enjoy Michigan summers, Detroit sports, and family time.

Jonathan Reeder

Jon started at ReFrame Ministries in 2018. Passionate about utilizing digital media in audio and visual formats, Jon captures and edits program content for our English ministry programs as well as some of our international ministry teams. Prior to joining our team, Jon produced content for Michigan-based businesses and performed voice work for national commercials, video games, audiobooks, and animations.

Jon holds a B.A. from Grand Valley State University in Michigan. He enjoys spending time with friends and family, playing and writing music, experimenting with photography, and finding the best local eats.

Emily Vanden Heuvel

Rev. Emily Vanden Heuvel came to ReFrame Ministries in January 2019 with a desire to help people see God’s love and grace in the painful moments of life. As Senior Producer of Pastoral Care, she coordinates our Prayer Team and follow-up care to those who interact with our programs. Before joining ReFrame, Emily served as a chaplain, counseling children and adults in trauma and crisis recovery.

Emily received her B.S. from Kuyper College and M.Div. from Calvin Theological Seminary. Emily and her husband, Ryan, have two children. She loves to preach and mentor kids. She also enjoys cooking, baking, and gardening.

Rachel Syens

Rachel Syens joined ReFrame Ministries in February 2020. Passionate about forming meaningful connections in our increasingly digital world, Rachel is responsible for managing social media platforms across all ReFrame programs that connect a global audience to our ministry. Prior to joining our team, Rachel worked in public history, tourism, and event coordination.

Rachel holds a B.A. from Hope College and an M.A. from Western Michigan University, and completed a semester abroad in York, England. She enjoys baking, writing, supporting local coffee shops, and traveling as often as possible.