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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.

Joel continues to hold a number of other roles, including serving as an Advisory Member of Tony Blair's Faith Foundation, and was formerly a Commissioner on the Equality and Human Rights Commission for the UK. A regular broadcaster with the BBC and other UK and international media channels, Joel is often asked to bring a Christian perspective to current issues. He also serves as a member of the Advisory Board on Human Rights & Religious Freedom with the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

He is an Honorary Canon of St Paul's Cathedral, London, and has an honorary doctorate from St Andrews University, Scotland. He is married to Carol and they have two adult children.