“To the Least of These” Matthew 25:40
Key note speakers
SPEAKER: DAPHNE MARSDEN, TOPIC: “Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse”
We are honoured to have as our key note speaker, Daphne Marsden (BMin MTH), who leads the Project Esther Trust, a Community Ministry focusing on women and families at risk. She is also a women’s prison Chaplain.
Published works by Daphne:
· Dishonoured and Unheard: Christian Women and Domestic Violence, Archer Press 2018
Daphne has contributed to the following publications:
· “The Churches Contribution to Domestic Violence: Submission, Hardship and Patriarchy” in Rape Culture, Gender Violence and Religion Palgrave MacMillan 2018
· “Okay, Now You Can Turn it Off” Stimulus, 21(3), 2019
· Project Esther in New Zealand: The Challenge of Working with Women at Risk” in Strengthening Families and Ending Abuse: Churches and their Leaders Look to the Future. WIPF & Stock Pub, 2013
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SPEAKER: Grahame Walker, TOPIC: “Addressing Mental Health”
We are thrilled to have Grahame Walker with us this year. Grahame has been in ministry for nearly 20 years, was a Police Chaplain for five years and works as a Hospital Chaplain primarily in the field of mental health. Grahame completed his Masters in Applied Theology – the thesis topic being “Disaster Chaplaincy at the Canterbury Earthquake of 2011”.
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