Micah Fries (pronounced freeze) is the Director of the Multi-Faith Neighbor’s Network and the Director of Engagement at Glocal.net. He has served as a Senior Pastor in Tennessee & Missouri, at LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, TN, as a Christian minister in Burkina Faso, West Africa, and as a frequent speaker in churches and conferences. Micah is the co-editor and author of Islam & North America: Loving our Muslim Neighbors. He has also co-authored Leveling the Church and a commentary volume on Haggai and Zephaniah in the Christ-Centered Commentary Series. He has contributed to The Handbook of Contemporary Preaching, Make Disciples of All Nations, and That Word Above All Earthly Powers.
He holds a Master of Divinity from Midwestern Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from The Baptist University of Florida. Micah is currently ABD as a Ph.D. student at Southeastern Seminary. Micah is married to Tracy and the father of Sarah Grace (and her husband Joel), Kessed Noel, and Haddon. Micah is also the (soon-to-be) Papa to twin girls who are due late in the summer of 2025.
The Summit unites the public and private sectors, domestic and international, against hate and extremism. Researchers, activists, lawyers, technology experts, political leaders, and more come together, each bringing their unique tools to the fight. Important relationships that were established at the Summit in 2021 have carried forward into working groups with concrete deliverables for 2022 and beyond.
