Susan Perlman is one of the founders of Jews for Jesus. She grew up in Brooklyn, New York to Jewish parents and came to faith in Jesus in 1971. She thought she was the only Jew in the world who believed in Jesus. A year later, Moishe Rosen invited her to join the newly formed Jews for Jesus group in California. After helping incorporate the ministry, Susan served for over 40 years as the communications director, writing many of the original Jews for Jesus evangelistic literature and pioneering the use of media to expand the reach of the gospel message.

Today, as chief partnership officer, Susan is a big proponent of how together, God’s people can do more kingdom work than we can alone. She leads partnership-focused initiatives with like-minded mission agencies, Messianic congregations, churches, associations, and theological institutions. Susan also serves on the boards of Missio Nexus, Jewish Voice, and is the vice-chair of the board of regents at Dallas Theological Seminary.

Susan says, “As I look back on 50 years of our ministry, it is clear that we were actually just given the opportunity by God to take part in what He was doing, and He’s led us into the journey and into the adventure.”

Susan wears a lot of hats, but if you ask her, she will tell you that what she loves to do the most is tell other Jews about her Messiah Jesus.