D.Min (Asbury Seminary),
PhD (Martin Luther Christian University)
Designations: Director and Trustee – Urban India Ministries
Passion: Building a missional families
– Bangalore, India
MEMBERS
Dr. P.C. Mathew
Chairman
Dr. Tony Sam George
Vice Chairman
Ph.D (Nimhans)
Designations: Dean, Social sciences, Christ University
Passion: Education, Group Psychotherapy and Family Therapy
-Bangalore , India
Mrs. Sharon Amalraj
Secretary
M.Sc (Womens Christian College),
M. A. Marital and Family Therapy (Oral Roberts University)
Designations: Lecturer (CGLD school of counselling),
Trainer and Practicing Psychologist
Passion: Families, Teenagers, Trauma
– Bangalore, India
Dr. Renny Samuel
Treasurer
B.E.,(Mechanical Engineering),
M.Div, M.Th. (PT&C), D.Min.
Designations: Dean of CGLD school of counselling
Passion: Bringing reconciliation in the lives of people
– Chennai, India
Dr. Chackochen Mathai
Promotional Secretary
PhD
Designations: Founder Build and Soar, Counselor and Sexologist.
Passion: To bring about strategic plans to strengthen counseling in India and Asia. Couples Counseling, Pre- marital Counseling.
Chennai, India
Dr. Ashok Chacko
Board Member
MBBS; DNB (SPM);
Advanced certificate in Biblical Counseling from CCEF (Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, Philadelphia, USA)
Designations: Director, Biblical Counseling Trust of India, New Delhi
Passion:Training Church lay leaders and pastors in Biblical Counseling; Counseling for married couples; Pre-marital Counseling
– Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Ms. Mrinalini Schinde
Board Member
Masters in Psychology (Clinical)
Dip. in Counselling; B.Ed
Designations: Director - Resilience Works, Program Coordinator for Project Rescue – Southern Asia
Passion: Equipping Counsellors to serve those inside & to be Salt & Light on the outside
– Bangalore, India
Dr. Reupah Philips
Board Member
Ph.D (University of Cumberlands)
Designations: Director, Meadows of Hope, Center for Emotional Wellness
Passion: Supervision and Supervision training
– Bangalore, India
Dr. Starlin Vijay Mythri
Board Member
MD psychiatry, MA Philosophy
Designations: Consultant Psychiatrist, Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital
Passion: Psychiatry, Counseling and Teaching
– Bazaricherra, Karimganj district, Assam
Dr. Samson Gandhi
Member
M.B.A., B.Th., (TAFTEE), Doctor of Ministry – (Bakke Graduate University)
Designations: Executive Director of Person to Person – Institute for Christian Counselling
Passion: To bring about systematic training in Christian Counselling, offer biblically sound teachings on life issues and serve as a referral counsellor
– Hyderabad, India
Dr. Veena Easwardoss
Member
PhD Clinical Psychology
Designations: Retired Dean of Psychology Womens Christian College and Consultant Clinical Psychologist
– Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Dr. Saji Kumar K
Member
BA, M A, B D, MTh, PhD
Designations: Principal, India Baptist Theological Seminary,
Director, Indian Institute of Pastoral Counseling
Passion: Counseling Adolescence
– Kottayam, Kerala
Mrs. Rachel Kamala Benjamin
Member
Master’s in Christian Education
Designations: Volunteering at Urban India Ministries, and serving as International Faculty with Haggai International
Passion: Teaching, writing and counseling
– Bangalore, Karnataka
Mr. Geo Varghese
Member
B.E. (Chemical), MBA (Finance)
Designations: Pastor at Grace Fellowship AG, Ahmedabad; MD at Novogeo Engitech Pvt. Ltd & Ebenezer Rubbers
Passion: Church, Marriages, Market Place
– Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Ms. Areni Tungoe
Member
PhD Scholar
Designations: Pastor for Children and a PhD Student (Counselling Psychology)
Passion: Interested in teaching and Counselling
– Kohima, Nagaland
Mr. Brighton Anbu
Member
B.Sc., MBA (PhD)
Designations: Family Missionary & Asst. Dir-Operations at UIM
Passion: Youth and Family
– Bangalore, Karnataka
Mrs. Sopna Joshua
Member
M.A. English Literature, P.G. Pastoral Theology and Counseling, Certification in Career Guidance, Christian Counseling & Grief Counseling
Designations: Patient Counselor, Medicine Unit 3, Shalom & LCECU (Community Medicine Department). Christian Medical College
Passion: Working with young people, people with suicidal tendencies, Trauma counseling, and women empowerment
– Vellore, TN
Dr. Kochuthresia PJ
Member
M.A, MSc (Psy), Ph.D.
Designations: Professor (Retd), Consultant Psychologist, Performance Coach, Psychotherapist, Christian Counselor (Level 3 Accredited)
Passion: Parenting and Behaviour Modification
- Thrissur, Kerala
Mrs. Susan Subba
Member
M.A., M.Sc. in Counselling Psychology
Passion: Ministering among teenagers and youth for 10 years now
– Gangtok, Sikkim
Mr. Bhanu Prakash
Member
YMCA
– Mumbai, India