OUR STAFF WORK IN A VARIETY OF ROLES TO SEE THE VISION OF THE TRAVELING TEAM COME TOGETHER.
OUR DIRECTORS
Claude Hickman
Executive director
Claude is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and the author of Live Life On Purpose, It’s All Backward, and Rebel.
Dr. Todd Ahrend
International Director & Founder
Todd has exposure in over sixty countries and is the author of In This Generation and The Abrahamic Revolution.
Tanner
Director of development
Amber
Marketing Director
Tanner is a gifted speaker with a passion for the Arabic-speaking world. Amber graduated from Biola as one of the most influential mission leaders. Together Tanner and Amber hope to mobilize thousands of students to the world.
SETH
OFFICE DIRECTOR
Seth studied at Illinois State University. He has been on staff since 2018, after spending a year serving with Cru in East Asia. Seth desires to mobilize the Church to go and send sacrificially until the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
Jake
Church partnerships director
Amber
Staff Support DIRECTOR
Jake has worked for The Traveling Team since 2013. Jake has spent time in India and wants to work among Muslims in the future. Amber is a graduate of California Baptist University. She has a desire to go overseas and work among the unreached.
OUR TEAMS ON THE ROAD
WILL
TEAM LEADER
Will is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. His passion is to see the next generation of World-Christian goers, and senders raised up to finish the Great Commission.
mASON
TEAM LEADER
Mason has a passion to see God’s heart for the nations spread to college students and the church. He plans to spend several years mobilizing before he moves into church planting. Mason comes to us from the University of Central Arkansas.
david
Team Leader
David studied at Florida State University. After graduating, he served with Cru on his campus and then with Jesus Film Project. He is devoted to seeing Christ known among the remaining unreached peoples of the world.
KATE
TRAVELER
Kate graduated from the University of Arkansas. She loves traveling and being a minimalist. Her main passion is to bring about the obedience of faith among all the nations. A secondary passion is to create the perfect road trip playlist. These preferences and passions are what make her extremely excited to have the privilege of serving Christ in her job as a traveler!
SARAH MORGAN
TRAVELER
Sarah Morgan realized God’s heart for the whole world on a mission trip to Zambia in 2015. After graduating from the University of Central Arkansas, she attended IT Project where she realized the most strategic thing she can do with her life is to mobilize others. She hopes to see the truth of the gospel proclaimed in all the earth.
SUMMER
TRAVELER
Summer is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. She is passionate about bringing others into the joy of knowing Christ and mobilizing others to make him known among all nations. An additional goal is to play pick-up basketball on the campuses her team travels to.
SIR
TRAVELER
Sir is a graduate of the University of Arkansas. While on campus Sir learned to love the Lord and gained an understanding of God’s heart for the nations. He desires to open students eyes to God and his promise to deliver people from every nation.
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TATE
TRAVELER
Tate just graduated college at the University of Arkansas where he was taught about God’s heart for the Nations. His hope is that he will help other college students see what God is doing in the world and how they can play a part in this invitation.
HANA
TRAVELER
Hana graduated from University of Arkansas. She will begin traveling in the Fall of 2023. She is passionate about making Christ known in the Arab world. She wants to mobilize the next generation of goers and senders.
KYNDALL
TRAVELER
During Kyndall’s time at the University of Arkansas she grew a heart for God and his world. She is passionate about proclaiming the Good News to those in the states and overseas.
MITCH
TRAVELER
Mitch is a graduate of Grand Canyon University. He attended IT Project where he learned about God’s heart for the nations. Mitch wants to see more students mobilized through the teaching of God’s word and help them find their role in God’s mission.
CAMERON
TRAVELER
Cameron desires to see God worshipped among all nations on earth. God opened his eyes to the state of the world through The Traveling Team. After graduating from Grand Canyon University, Cameron now wants to teach and assist the next generation of believers in finding their role in the Great Commission.
KATE
TRAVELER
Kate graduated from the University of Arkansas. After spending time overseas in the Middle East, she grew a passion for God’s global kingdom and helping others find their place in His mission.
JB
TRAVELER
JB is in his last semester at the University of Arkansas and has been impacted deeply by the Lord during his time there. He is passionate about seeing people from all nations come to know Him and seeing others get involved in the great mission He has laid out for us.
Luke
TRAVELER
Luke graduated from Grand Canyon University. Through the IT Project, his heart was opened to God’s heart and mission for the whole world. He is urgently focused on proclaiming Jesus Christ’s name to unreached people groups. He is focused on revealing students to the invitation they have received to be an active key role in God’s mission.
Elivia
TRAVELER
Liv is a graduate of California Baptist University. The Lord, through His Word and His people, ignited her heart for the nations during her time in college. She hopes to devote time to mobilizing the next generation of senders and goers before taking steps to proclaim the Good News among the unreached in the future.
OUR MOBILIZATION HQ TEAM
Jordan
OFFICE STAFF
Jordan is a graduate from the University of Central Arkansas. At IT Project, he learned about how God’s heart is to reach all people, and how this is reflected all throughout Scripture. He has a heart for Japan and hopes to someday pursue full time missions there.
SYDNEY
OFFICE STAFF
Sydney studied digital film production at the University of Central Arkansas. After college, her desire to reach the nations had grown so much that she had to do something. Mobilization, discipleship, and training the next generation is her passion. She wants everyone on Earth to experience the love of the Father.
Kari
OFFICE STAFF
Kari was a missionary in Slovakia and is now coming alongside those who God is calling into overseas missions to help train and equip them for life and ministry overseas.
OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EVAN
CFO
Evan is excited about the opportunity God has given him to use his degree to bring glory to God and serve the Traveling Team staff.
NO GREAT VISION HAPPENS ALONE
Behind every member of our staff, investing their lives into the vision of The Traveling Team, there are hundreds of supporters investing generously to fund them.
