Brad Hambrick serves as the Pastor of Counseling at The Summit Church in Durham, NC. He also serves as Instructor of Biblical Counseling at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, a council member of the Biblical Counseling Coalition. Brad’s background in pastoral care and creating resources for churches served to shape the educational design for Becoming a Church that Cares Well for the Abused.

Rachael Denhollander is an attorney, advocate, and educator who became known internationally as the first woman to file a police report and speak publicly against USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, one of the most prolific sexual abusers in recorded history. As a result of her activism, over 250 women came forward as survivors of Nassar’s abuse, leading to his life imprisonment. Rachael and her husband Jacob live in Louisville, Kentucky with their four young children.

Mika Edmondson, a native of Nashville, TN, is the pastor of New City Fellowship. He graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary, where he wrote a dissertation on Martin Luther King Jr.’s theology of suffering. He is happily married and has two beautiful daughters.

Samantha Kilpatrick is an attorney with over 20 years experience in the practice of law. She is currently a partner with Kilpatrick Law Group, PLLC in Raleigh, NC. She is a former prosecutor with experience in the areas of domestic violence and sexual assault crimes. Currently in private practice, she represents and counsels survivors of abuse and advises faith-based organizations on abuse prevention, policy and safety.

​Diane Langberg (PhD, Temple University) es una psicóloga y consejera internacionalmente reconocida con 47 años de experiencia. Ella da pláticas regularmente sobre el abuso y el trauma por todo el mundo, dirige su práctica de consejería en Jenkintown, Pennsylvania y es cofundadora del Global Trauma Recovery Institute en el Seminario Missio en Philadelphia. Langberg también es miembro del consejo de GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment) [Respuesta piadosa al abuso en un ambiente cristiano], liderado por Boz Tchividjian y es copresidente del American Bible Society's Trauma Advisory Council [Consejo consultor de trauma de la sociedad bíblica americana]. Es autora y coautora de mucho libros, entre ellos Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse [Cómo aconsejar a los sobrevivientes de abuso sexual], On the Threshold of Hope [Al límite de la esperanza] y Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores [El sufrimiento y el corazón de Dios: Cómo el trauma destruye y Cristo restaura].Diane Langberg (PhD, Temple University) is an internationally recognized psychologist and counselor with forty-seven years of experience. She speaks regularly on abuse and trauma all over the world, directs her own counseling practice in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and co-founded the Global Trauma Recovery Institute at Missio Seminary in Philadelphia. Langberg is also on the board of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in a Christian Environment), led by Boz Tchividjian, and co-chairs the American Bible Society's Trauma Advisory Council. She has authored and coauthored numerous books, including Counseling Survivors of Sexual Abuse, On the Threshold of Hope, and Suffering and the Heart of God: How Trauma Destroys and Christ Restores.

Rev. Chris Moles is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance, Senior Pastor of Grace Community Chapel in Eleanor, WV and a Certified Biblical Counselor (ACBC and IABC). Chris is the author of the book, The Heart of Domestic Abuse, Gospel Solutions for Men Who use Violence and Control in the Home. A certified group facilitator in Batterer intervention and prevention Chris has served as a faculty member with the West Virginia Coalition against domestic violence state wide intervention training; B.A. in Bible from Cedarville College; M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Faith Bible Seminary.

Andrea Munford is a lieutenant with the Michigan State University Police Department. Lieutenant Munford was formerly assigned as the Investigative Division Commander and was the department’s primary investigator for the MSU PD Special Victims Unit (SVU.) During that time, Lieutenant Munford was the lead investigator for the Larry Nassar case. Lieutenant Munford is currently assigned as the training coordinator for the MSU PD Center for Trauma Informed Investigative Excellence.

Karla Siu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18+ years of experience serving families and children recovering from trauma. Karla currently provides consultation to the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program and El Futuro, Inc. to implement bilingual video-counseling services in select primary care clinics in rural North Carolina. Formerly, Karla served as an outpatient therapist and El Futuro’s Clinical Program Director for 11 years. Karla also worked in welfare reform, community mental health, research on biculturalism, and services to domestic violence offenders. In 2009, Karla co-authored an article in the Journal of Family Violence.

Darby Strickland MDiv. is an instructor and counselor with the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. She teaches Counseling Abusive Marriages, and her writing and speaking focus on training churches to care well for those affected by domestic abuse.

Leslie Vernick was a licensed clinical social worker in private practice for over 30 years working with individuals and couples in destructive and abusive relationships. She is the author of 7 books and is currently a national speaker, blogger and relationship coach.