Kiser, Charles: - Charles Kiser (D.Min.) is a pastor, theologian, author, coach, and trainer. He is the coauthor with Elaine Heath of Trauma-Informed Evangelism: Cultivating Communities of Wounded Healers, which emerged out of his sixteen-year pastoral work among spiritually traumatized folks in Dallas, Texas. He is the Cofounder and Codirector of The Healing Collective (www.thehealingcollective.space), a ministry that creates spaces for healing religious trauma. Kiser is also the Regional Area Developer for the DallasFort Worth area of the Post-Evangelical Collective (www.postevangelicalcollective.org), an organization that seeks to connect and resource post-evangelical leaders and cultivate new post-evangelical churches that function as healing communities. Kiser holds a doctorate in contextual theology and his work focuses on the intersection of post-colonial mission, contemplative spirituality, and trauma healing. He lives in the Dallas area with his wife, their three kids, and their frenetic Boston Terrier, Gus.