Rev. Dr Brian Fiu Kolia is a second-generation Australian-born Samoan minister and academic from the villages of Sili, Satapuala, Faleāse’elā, and Tufutāfoe. He serves as a lecturer in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Malua Theological College and holds a Ph.D from the University of Divinity, Melbourne.

Kolia’s research spans diasporic theory, Pasifika and Indigenous theologies, and biblical hermeneutics.

A winner of the 2025 ANZATS Emerging Scholars Book Prize, Kolia has also authored Carrying Qohelet’s Maota (House) (SBL Press, 2024) and co-edited Unsettling Theologies with Michael Mawson. He is an ordained minister of the Congregational Christian Church Samoa, and is married to Tanaria, with whom he has a son, Elichai.

Rev. Carolyn Kelly is an ordained minister from the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ). She has worked as a university chaplain in Auckland and Glasgow, Scotland engaging with students and staff of diverse backgrounds, and leading university responses to loss, conflict, and recent traumatic events.

With her husband, Mark, she now co-ministers in Ahuriri-Napier, exploring future expressions of congregational life in a changing environment.

Carolyn has three adult children working in the arts, and climate and justice advocacy in New Zealand and Scotland, and two young grandchildren.

As a former CWM delegate, Trustee, and scholar, Kelly welcomes the opportunity to reflect on God’s word in the work of CWM today.

As the Global Mission Director for the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ), Rev. Philip King works closely with many global partners in the church’s mission and ecumenical programmes.

Describing PCANZ’s role as host of the 2026 Annual Members’ Meeting as a great honour, King looks forward to welcoming delegates to Aotearoa in his role as chaplain.