Current Ministry: seminary professors, leadership training
The Harpers have been missionaries with ACTION since 1994. George teaches church history and historical theology. He holds a Ph.D. from Boston University, an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and an B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Anne teaches courses on missions and spiritual formation and also works as an editor. She is a D.Miss. candidate with Asia Graduate School of Theology; she holds an M.C.S. from Alliance Biblical Seminary and a B.A. from Boston University. Prior to missionary service she was Director of Publications at Gordon College in Wenham, MA.
George & Anne served in the Philippines for eleven years.
From 1994-2001, George taught at the Alliance Biblical Seminary, and then from 2001-2005 the Harpers were seconded to the Asia Graduate School of Theology-Philippines.
From 2005 to the present the Harpers have been seconded to the Evangelical Theological Seminary (ETS), located in Osijek, Croatia. George organized and directs ETS's new Ph.D. program and Anne teaches courses on missions and spiritual formation. ETS provides seminary education and leadership training for students from over 40 countries. Most of these come from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet bloc, where the church is growing rapidly.