Paula Riobo is a graduate of Georgia School of Ministry and has held her ministerial credentials through the Assemblies of God since 2012. She is internationally certified through City and Guilds in London in areas of Training and Development, Front Line Management, and Quality Assessment and Assurance. Through more than 30 years of non-profit work, she has spent much of her career developing and delivering all levels of training for adult learning. For ten years she worked with community leaders in all 159 counties throughout the state of Georgia developing community strategic planning and evaluation. She is the author of several books including Mentoring a New Generation for Christ, Accountable Leadership, Holding Hands and Praying Through and her most recent work, Battle Principles. Paula is passionate about teaching and discipleship in the Body of Christ and has led women’s ministries, Bible study groups and many ministry events. A homeschool mom since 2005, Paula and her family volunteer for Thumbs Up, a ministry offering retreats for families walking through cancer.