Amy Orr-Ewing, the leader of the European Evangelism Seminars at the Forum, is Training Director of RZIM Zacharias Trust and Director of Programmes for the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA). She gained a first class degree in Theology at Christ Church, Oxford University, before receiving a Masters degree in Theology at King’s College, London. As well as overseeing the Zacharias Trust and OCCA apologetics training programmes, Amy is invited to speak at many universities, churches and conferences worldwide. Her book Why Trust the Bible? was shortlisted for the 2006 UK Christian Book Awards, and her most recent book, But Is It Real?, was published in July 2008. Amy has co-authored with her husband Holy Warriors: A Fresh Look at the Face of Extreme Islam and Deep and has contributed to the books God and the Generations, Worth Knowing: Wisdom for Women and Beyond Opinion. She is married to Frog (Francis), who is a vicar in the Church of England, and they live in London with their three sons, Zachary, Elijah and Benjamin.
Michael Ramsden, a member of the Forum Steering Committee, has been the European Director of RZIM Zacharias Trust since its foundation in 1997. He grew up in the Middle East, returning to the UK to work for the Lord Chancellor's Department and to study. While at Sheffield University doing research in Law and Economics, he taught Moral Philosophy and lectured for the International Seminar on Jurisprudence and Human Rights in Strasbourg. Michael speaks to a wide variety of audiences worldwide and is involved in a number of initiatives to equip and train emerging leaders and evangelists throughout Europe. He has contributed to the book Preach the Word! and has written a series of articles for Idea magazine, giving an evangelical response to some of today’s most challenging issues. He is married to Anne and they live in Oxford with their three children.
Nick Chatrath is primarily an evangelist and apologist and also has experience in business (McKinsey and various directorships). His main focus now is academia. Building on masters degrees in Theology and Islamic Studies, he is pursuing a doctorate in Islamic History at the University of Oxford. In early 2010, he had his first article published in a peer-reviewed academic journal. He is one of the leaders at Emmanuel Church Oxford, is married to Tanja and lives in Oxford.
Vlad Criznic leads the RZIM Zacharias Trust Romania Office, and his primary responsibility is to serve as an evangelist and apologist for Romania and Eastern Europe. His role with RZIM has recently led him to speak in such varied countries as the Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Moldova, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. In 2008, he completed studies at the Bible College in Romania.
Tom Price is an Academic Tutor at the OCCA and an Associate speaker of the RZIM Zacharias Trust. He holds degrees in Christian Apologetics (MA) and Philosophy (BA). Tom was the founding Editor of the University and Colleges Christian Fellowship's world class apologetics website bethinking.org. Tom regularly lectures and speaks on Christian Apologetics, at events such as Spring Harvest, the European Leadership Forum, Hungary, and 24-7 Prayer's Transit. Tom is also the Student Resources Coordinator for the Damaris Trust - an educational charity that seeks to help people across the world explore spiritual and moral issues underlying their contemporary culture. Tom's specific interests include: meta-ethics, analytic and continental arguments for God, faith and reason, suffering, cultural apologetics and C.S. Lewis. Tom is married to Caroline and they live in Oxford.