Summary: Ruth Padilla DeBorst has been involved in leadership development and theological education in her native Latin America as a missionary with Christian Reformed World Missions for many years: first in student ministry with the Comunidad Internacional de Estudiantes Evangélicos (IFES), then with Seeds of New Creation, a ministry that trains for and promotes holistic mission in El Salvador. Ruth currently serves as Director of Christian Formation and Leadership Development with World Vision International. She came on Life and Faith to discuss the reasons behind church growth in Latin America in contrast to the decline found in the West.
