ChristianCommunityDevelopmentNetwork

Rev.Dr. Christian Goßweiler (born 1962) studied protestant theology, cultural antropology and several languages at state universities in Heidelberg and Tübingen (Germany). He earned his Dr.theol. degree under the mentorship of Prof. Peter Beyerhaus in 1994 with a dissertation on church-mission partnership (Unterwegs zur Integration von Kirche und Mission . Untersucht am Beispiel der Rheinischen Missionsgesellschaft, Erlangen, 1994). Also in 1994 Christian G. married his Javanese wife Kristanti Pebri Nugrahani.

Dr Thomas Schmidt: Allianz-Mission. Co-founder of a Christian NGO in Vietnam.  Community development practitioner, focus: child health, micro credit, local capacity building & leadership development. He is one of the Track leaders.

Elisa Padilla is the executive director of the Kairos Foundation. Kairos works through publishing, theological education, communities ministries, and the Kairos Retreat Centre, to encourage disciples of Jesus Christ to live out their faith in every area of life. Elisa recently co author the book: The Justice Project.

Elisa lives with her family in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Rev Joel Edwards is the International Director for Micah Challenge, a global Christian response to extreme poverty. Joel was also co-Chair of Micah Challenge from 2004-2007. Prior to his role within Micah Challenge, Joel was General Director of the Evangelical Alliance UK, a post he held for over 10 years.

Joel is committed to harmonise matters of faith in the public square, and to advocate on behalf of the world's poor.