The leadership team at Advent Lighthouse Ministries is dedicated to steering our mission with wisdom, compassion, and a deep commitment to Christ. Each leader brings a unique blend of experience and faith, ensuring our ministry remains aligned with our core values and focused on reaching the Muslim community.
Pastor Shahbaz was born in Iran to a Muslim family. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1979. At 18, Shahbaz had a powerful conversion experience that forever changed his life. When he sought forgiveness for his sins, he encountered Christ and Shahbaz became a Christian. With a solid cross-cultural background and a deep love for soul-winning, Shahbaz has served the Seventh-day Adventist church since 1999 as an author, pastor, teacher, and evangelist. Today Shahbaz lives with his wife Sara on the west coast of the United States.
Pastor Shahin has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church as pastor, evangelist, and Bible worker since his graduation from Weimar College in 2004. Pastor Shahin had a dramatic conversion experience which led him away from his birth religion of Islam. He has worked exptensively in with Hope Channel producing dozens of television programs in Persian. He has been a faithful teacher of the Word of God, sharing the truth with whoever is interested. Shahin’s love for soul-winning is contagious. Pastor Shahin lives with his wife Jennifer in the New England states.