Cathy Madavan is an accomplished speaker and author, who has been teaching about resilience, relationships, and purpose for over 20 years. She is the author of Only the Brave, Irrepressible, Digging for Diamonds, and Living on Purpose. One of the great privileges of Cathy's life is working with wonderful non-profit organisations, churches, and charities - particularly her long-standing relationship with the charity Care for the Family. Cathy lives on the South Coast of England with her husband Mark, who leads the team at Waypoint Church, and their two daughters. Dr Krish Kandiah is the founding director of Home For Good, a young charity seeking to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children by finding loving homes for children in the care system. He is an advocate for fostering and adoption. Dr Kandiah has been published in the Times of London and The Guardian, and is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4 and Radio 2. He has written 13 books. His Monarch books include: Only the Brave, Back to the Source, Route 66, and Life Swap. Dr Kandiah holds degrees in Chemistry, Missiology and Theology. He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and 7 children. Sim Dendy is the senior leader of Freedom Church based in Romsey and on the national leadership team of Ground Level Network as well as a Trustee of Links International. He is passionate about local churches getting fully involved in their communities and making a real difference. Sim also provides training events, coaching and support for leadership teams in Education, Charities and Churches across the UK. Lisa Holmes loves children and works with children as a Kindergarten Sunday School teacher. She joined the literary world with her first book, A Father's Choice. Cris Rogers is minister at All Hallows Church, Bow, London, and teaches at most of the major Christian festivals each year. He has a BTech in Art from Leeds, a BA in theology from Trinity College Bristol, and an MA in theology from King's College London. He is a minister in the Church of England and author of several books including The Bible Book by Book, Immeasurably More, Only the Brave, and What if We Knew What God Knows About Us. Cris has a deep passion for discipleship in the way of Jesus, and runs wearemakingdisciples.com.
