Dot Gosling is a Senior Lecturer in Christian Youth Work at the University of Chester. Dot was involved in her local parish as a youth co-ordinator, is now on the youth panel for the Church of England youth work advisory board and is part of a working group for the training and professional development of diocesan youth officers. She is also a member of the Iona Community. Dot was ordained deacon in July 2010 and is working as a curate at Chester Cathedral.

Sue Mayfield writes teenage fiction. Her recent novels include Blue, Voices and Damage. She regularly leads workshops and creative writing sessions and has extensive experience of working with young people. She is co-author of Youth Emmaus and two Church House Publishing Lent courses - Life Attitudes and Life Balance

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Tim Sledge is the Vicar of Romsey. An experienced parish priest, Tim has worked as Mission Enabler for the Diocese of Peterborough and prior to that as Assistant Missioner for the Diocese of Wakefield.

Tony Washington and his wife Ruth have led local-church youth work as volunteers in Camberley, Wakefield and their current home near Canterbury. They met while volunteering in youth work with Scripture Union, and have been on the team of a number of CPAS summer ventures. Tony has been the Youth Officer for two Church of England Dioceses. Since May 2010 he has been working both as a trainer for the Salvation Army and as a Lifeguard at the local leisure centre while working on an MA in Mission and Ministry.