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Dr Duval-Poujol Valerie is a French Baptist theologian. Bible translator, chief editor of the French Bible "Nouvelle français courant". She is teaching in several theological seminaries and gives teachings and conferences in churches about domestic violence and women in the Bible and in the Church. She is the founder of "the red chair initiative", an initiative raising awareness on domestic violence (Une place pour elles), co-leader of the CNEDA (Christian network to end domestic abuse) ; she has written several books on domestic violence and also "La Bible est-elle sexiste?" (is the Bible sexist?)

Rev Jenni Entrican is a semi-retired Baptist Minister in the UK. Between 2015-2016 she was President of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and from 2017 to 2019, President of the European Baptist Federation. Since then she has concentrated on issues pertaining to the place of women in church and society. She has written INVEST, an empowerment course for women which she has run in both Spain and Serbia. Alongside Dr Valerie Duval-Poujol she initiated a Global Website standagainstdv.net, now part of the BWAW. She is also invested in raising her own and others’ awareness of the realties of Domestic Abuse.

Dr. Katja Brkič Golob is a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, Evangelical Lutheran minister, and theologian. She holds a PhD and has extensive clinical experience in mental health care, including work with children, adolescents, adults, and families. She previously served as Head of the Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Novo Mesto and currently practices in a private clinical psychology setting. Dr. Brkič Golob is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Church of the Good Shepherd in Novo Mesto, where she integrates psychological expertise with pastoral care. She is a lecturer at the University of Novo Mesto (Faculty of Health Sciences) and at the Protestant Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb. Her academic interests focus on pastoral theology, clinical psychology, mental health, and the integration of psychology and theology.

Nora Kalkman is a Global Servant with International Ministries, from the American Baptist Churches. For 25 years she has been networking with the Baptist Churches in Europe and the Middle East, developing mission awareness and coordinating the skills and interests of short-term mission volunteers. During her international assignments, she has been teaching and preaching in different settings. Her MDiv degree has a concentration in Family Life Education. Her passion is that women and men reflect God’s glory, where the brokenhearted are healed, and Domestic Violence does not have a place.

Rev Nathan McGuire, a lifelong South Londoner, is a Baptist minister UK, writer, and photographer whose faith drives his commitment to ending violence against women and girls. He began his career as a Domestic Violence Prevention Practitioner, working for eight years at London’s Domestic Violence Intervention Project. In 2017, Nathan transitioned to ministry at Streatham Baptist Church, where he served for six years. Today, he works as a Violence Prevention Consultant and is a Trustee for Restored. He also serves as a Campaigns Coordinator for the Joint Public Issues Team, advocating for the marginalised across the UK. Additionally, Nathan lectures on justice issues at Spurgeon’s College, aiming to empower and equip communities through trauma-informed practice.