Joy Forrest
Executive Director & Founder, Called to Peace Ministries Executive director of Called to Peace Ministries, biblical counselor, speaker, survivor advocate, and author of Called to Peace: A Survivor's Guide to Finding Peace and Healing After Domestic Abuse and the Called to Peace Companion Workbook.
About this speaker
Joy has been an advocate for victims of domestic violence since 1997 and is the author of Called to Peace: A Survivor’s Guide to Finding Peace and Healing After Domestic Abuse and the Called to Peace Companion Workbook. She holds an M.A. in Biblical Counseling from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and held the position of Community Educator for Safe Space Domestic Violence Services in Louisburg, NC from 2000-2001. She has served as a biblical counselor in church settings and private practice since 2005. Her own experiences as a former victim of domestic abuse, along with her involvement with Safe Space and church counseling, caused her to see a major need for churches to become better equipped to help families affected by DV. In January 2015, she helped establish Called to Peace to promote domestic violence awareness, particularly within the faith community. Joy is also a Certified Advocate with the NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence.