Kevin Brunk has been selected as the Administrative Director for Global Mission Finance for the Church of the Nazarene, effective August 1, 2014. The position was recently vacated by Dan Schafer, who became the Chief Financial Officer at Shepherd Community Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. “Kevin brings extensive experience with financial strategy for mission,“ said Verne Ward, director of Global Mission. “His missiology is both personal and professional practice and he brings this to the ministry of the regions. Kevin and Joan are active in discipleship and bring great passion for mission to the assignment.” Kevin comes to the Global Ministry Center from Singapore where he worked primarily as the Asia-Pacific regional finance coordinator for fourteen years. Other positions held on the region, in conjunction with his finance role, were regional administrator, regional communications coordinator, Work & Witness coordinator, and regional SDMI coordinator. Kevin also took on global responsibilities while in his regional position when he introduced a unified financial system (NOA), which is integrated with the Global Treasury Services’ office, and brought all 5 regions outside the USA and Canada into that system. This tool has greatly increased the speed of transferring funds to the field and improved the accountability process.
Earlier in their careers, the Brunks served in Ecuador and Argentina, and while in school Kevin worked for Nazarene Compassionate Ministries in Kansas City, Missouri. An ordained elder, Kevin received his undergraduate degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene College and a Master of Arts degree from NTS.
Kevin and Joan have 3 children: Jacob (age 20) is a sophomore at Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU), Gabe (age 19) is a freshman at MVNU, and Ana (age 17) is a senior at the International Community School in Singapore.
Please be in prayer for the Brunks as they make the transition from August 1st to the end of December. During this time Ana will finish high school, and Kevin and Joan will be fulfilling their duties on the region while Kevin also picks up responsibilities for his new role in Global Mission. Pray for the region and those who will be selected to fill the Brunks’ assignments in Singapore, as well.
