Victor H. Cuartas joined the CIU faculty in 2016 and is the Elmer V. Thompson Chair of Church Planting at CIU. Previously, he taught global missions and church ministry at Regent University (2006–2016). He also served several years in missions and church planting in his home country of Colombia before continuing his ministry in the United States. Cuartas is actively involved with Crossover Global, a church planting organization that desires to see God glorified by providing gospel access through the planting of multiplying churches among unreached people groups.
Since 1993, Cuartas has been married to Isabel, who is also from Colombia. God blessed them with an amazing daughter Eliannah. She loves traveling, dancing, singing, and art. Cuartas likes to play soccer, jog, camp, travel, drink coffee, and spend time with family.