Equipping Ministries Fellowship

Mario Alfaro directs EMF, which equips grassroots Hispanic-led faith-based organizations to align their faith with their organizational practices, their relationship with the public, and their public policy engagement. He has 20 years of experience working with leaders of faith-based organizations to help them impact their communities.

Ricardo Brambila is the Senior pastor for Primera Iglesia Bautista Dallas since 2018. He is has been a bi-vocational minister for the past 20 years leading Christian ministries such as Buckner Children and Family Services as Director of Family Hope Center and recently the Chief Operating Officer for West Dallas Community School in Dallas, Texas. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a Master’s degree in Divinity and a Doctor’s degree in Ministry with a concentration in Leadership Formation. He is married to Janeth since 2003 and they have three children Laura, Eli and Caleb. They reside in Dallas, Texas but they call the Rio Grande Valley home.