Adrian Jacobs is a Cayuga and member of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy from the Six Nations reserve in southern Ontario. Adrian is a single father of five children aged 11-19.

The many facets of Adrian’s 20 year experience in native ministry include: church planter on his home reserve; director for Native ministries with the Wesleyan church; founding member of the Indigenous Christian Alliance and most recently the ministry staff of My People International.

Current ministry for Adrian involves the development of approaches to mentoring, training and equipping individuals with local pastoral or ministry responsibilities in the Iroquoian Native church. He is working out new methods for men’s mentoring, while providing pastoral care and training for lay pastors and ministers in the lower Great Lakes region.

A noted author, Adrian is a sought after lecturer and conference speaker. He has authored many books targeted toward helping Native people understand issues affecting Christian life and well-being, encouraging men toward vulnerability and openness, and mentoring native men in faith. Adrian has also been instrumental in the development of materials providing new perspectives in mission.