Afshin Ziafat (M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the lead pastor of Providence Church in Frisco, Texas. For more than ten years, he has traveled around the world preaching in churches, conferences, and missions. Afshin serves on the Board of Directors for Vertical Bible Study at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He also partners with Elam Ministries and travels to the Middle East to train Iranian pastors.