Richard Weaver is the Tutor for Community Engagement at Coleg y Bedyddwyr Caerdydd/ Cardiff Baptist College. His PhD, from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, focused on developing a stronger Baptist theological ethic for the practice of social justice. Weaver has more than twelve years' experience as a community organizer in Wales. Previously, he worked for sixteen years in international development, leading policy and campaigns on social and environmental justice issues. Weaver also has much experience of being part of the leadership of Baptist churches engaging in social justice in Wales and England.