Forum Meal-Time Mentoring
*We are no longer accepting new mentoring applications
Have you been accepted to attend this year's European Leadership Forum? If so, we invite you to sign up for Meal-Time Mentoring at this year's Forum.
Why?
Paul constantly used the language of the One Anothers to describe how Jesus’ disciples were to relate to one another. Believers were to 'love one another', 'encourage one another', 'pray for one another', and dozens of other One Anothers. But we can’t live the 'one anothers' if we don’t get to know one another. This is why you are coming to the European Leadership Forum – to unite with other Gospel leaders.
One of ELF's main ways to serve you is to give you a chance to meet with, talk with, and be prayed for by faithful and godly Gospel leaders. This is what ELF is all about. If you don't sign up for mentoring, you are missing out.
This important initiative provides you with the chance to meet in-person with an experienced leader (or in some cases two leaders) to:
- Pose difficult questions
- Seek advice on a specific situation
- Learn more about a particular topic of interest
- Receive prayer
- Gain encouragement
Meetings are formatted in one of two ways:
- One-on-one: just you and the mentor(s)
- In a cohort: you, a small group of four to eight peers, and the mentor(s)
How to Sign Up for Mentoring
- Register for this year's European Leadership Forum.
- After you've been accepted, review the mentoring options below. As you can see below, we offer a variety of types of mentoring to meet a variety of needs!
- Choose up to two types of mentoring that would be of interest to you. Some types offer both one-on-one and cohort mentoring. If this is the case for one of the types you've chosen, decide whether you'd like to meet with your mentor(s) alone or in a group.
- Sign up for the type(s) you have selected. If you choose two types, you'll have to fill out two forms. Forms can be found below each type.
- Look for an email from Forum staff telling you when you're meeting and which mentor(s) you'll be meeting with. Your meeting will also be added to your personal schedule in the app the week of the Forum.
- At the Forum, show up in the restaurant on the day and time you've been assigned. All mentoring meetings are scheduled for an hour over a meal.
We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity! The deadline for signing up is 23 April.
Have questions? Contact Milena Nikolova at mnikolova@euroleadership.org.
2025 Forum Mentoring Opportunities
Apologetics and Evangelism
Apologetics
Apologetics Mentoring focuses specifically on how to think strategically about apologetics, how to identify and connect with important points of contact in a culture, and how to remove roadblocks to the Gospel
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one and/or cohort mentoring.
Mentors
Dr. Andrew Loke is an elected Fellow of the prestigious International Society for Science and Religion and Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has published seven monographs with world-leading academic publishers in the fields of theology, philosophy, and science and religion, and has been invited to speak at leading universities such as Harvard and Oxford, at the PBS program "Closer to Truth: the greatest thinkers, the deepest questions", and at seminaries and churches around the world.
Peter S. Williams (www.peterswilliams.com) studied philosophy at Cardiff University (BA), Sheffield University (MA) and the University of East Anglia in Norwich (MPhil), and obtained a masters level Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Educational Practice from Bournemouth University in 2024. Peter lives in England, and is Assistant Professor in Communication and Worldviews at NLA University College in Norway. His publications include: Behold the Man: Essays on the Historical Jesus (Wipf and Stock, 2024), An Informed Cosmos: Essays on Intelligent Design Theory (Wipf and Stock, 2023), A Universe From Someone: Essays on Natural Theology (Wipf & Stock, 2022), Apologetics in 3D: Essays on Apologetics and Spirituality (Wipf and Stock, 2021), Outgrowing God? A Beginner’s Guide to Richard Dawkins and the God Debate (Cascade, 2020), Getting at Jesus: A Comprehensive Critique of Neo-Atheist Nonsense About the Jesus of History (Wipf & Stock, 2019) and A Faithful Guide to Philosophy: A Christian Introduction to the Love of Wisdom (Wipf & Stock, 2019).
Evangelism
Evangelism Mentoring is designed for evangelists, pastors, and lay people who want to be equipped to be more effective in communicating the Gospel relevantly, biblically, and credibly.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Avi Snyder serves as the European Ambassador of Jews for Jesus, an international mission agency that relentlessly pursues God’s plan for the salvation of the Jewish people. Avi was raised in a Jewish home in New York and came to a saving faith in Jesus in 1977 with the help of a Jews for Jesus tract and the forthright witness of Christian friends. He graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary, the School of World Mission, with a master’s degree in missiology. Avi has served with Jews for Jesus since 1978 and has provided leadership for the ministry in Los Angeles, New York, and London, as well as establishing the work in Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and Hungary. He is the author of "Never Ashamed," and "Jews Don’t Need Jesus – and Other Misconceptions." He and his wife Ruth have three children and four grandchildren.
Muslim Ministry
Muslim Ministry Mentoring provides an opportunity to dialogue with an experienced leader to learn more about ministry to Muslims or to discuss specific issues and ideas in building relationships with Muslims.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Fari Boosheri is the Leader of Iranian Christian Outreach in Swansea, Wales, reaching out to Muslims, particularly Iranians, and refugees with the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ. As a Muslim, Fari was saved by God's Grace, and all he wanted was to reach out to his own people from Muslim background. The Iranian Fellowship began around 1995 as a prayer group formed by a small number of people. Around 1999, they took the step of faith to expand this work by having regular open meetings where they invite Muslims who have never heard the Gospel. Their open meetings, have around 150-200 people attending for worship, sharing about Christ and teaching with translation into Farsi language. Those who attend these events range from committed Christians to those who have never ever attended any sort of Christian meeting. Fari’s vision is to introduce Muslims to Jesus Christ and encourage them to go to local Churches.
Kenneth Kühn has been serving as Area Director for Europe in Elam Ministries since March 2016. He was brought up in a pastor’s home in Denmark, serving in teenage ministry and Student Missions. He started his full-time ministry at the age of twenty, pioneering a youth work that later became a church. He has a BA in Theology from Continental Theological Seminary in Brussels and an MA in Theology from the University of Wales. Kenneth has been in pastoral ministry since 1995, while also serving as the National Director for the Danish Pentecostal Teenage Program (1996-2000) and pioneering two church-based Bible school programs. In 2004, he planted the Metropol Church in the heart of Copenhagen and began effectively to reach out to Iranian and Afghan immigrants. Also, he assisted a number of churches in developing missions among Farsi speakers. Kenneth is married to Alexia and is the father of Kaleb and Eva Mae. Since 2006, Alexia and Kenneth have been travelling and teaching in the Iran region as part of the Elam training staff. In his spare time, he likes reading, seeing friends, cooking and playing music.
Emil Shehadeh was born in Israel and educated mainly in the UK, achieving BSc Hons (Medical Biology), MSc (Biochemistry), MB ChB (Medicine), and a Diploma in Dermatology and MRCGP, as well as a DPGT and PhD in Islamic studies. Growing up in Israel, he accompanied his parents all over Galilee, spreading the Gospel amongst all communities including Muslims. He also worked with Child Evangelism Fellowship and OM. In the early 1990s, he co-founded an Arabic Church in Cardiff, S Wales. He practiced as a GP (Family Physician and a trainer) until 2016. Upon retirement, he dedicated his time to writing and speaking on the subject of Islam and evangelising Muslims. He supports evangelistic work amongst Muslims in North Africa and Nigeria. Emil has a PhD in Islamic Studies from Logos University and is engaged in another piece of research on the Causes and Consequences of Muslim Conversions to Christianity. He believes that the expansion of the Kingdom of God must be the chief concern of the people of God.
Roman Catholicism
Roman Catholicism Mentoring provides guidance to pastors and leaders who are asking questions about how we as evangelicals should interact with Roman Catholics.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one and/or cohort mentoring.
Mentors
Leonardo De Chirico is the pastor of Breccia di Roma, a church that he helped plant in Rome in 2009, and Chair of the Theological Commission of the Italian Evangelical Alliance. Previously, Leonardo planted and pastored an evangelical church in Ferrara, Italy from 1997 to 2009. He earned degrees in history (University of Bologna), theology (ETCW, Bridgend, Wales) and bioethics (University of Padova). His PhD is from King's College (London); it was published as "Evangelical Theological Perspectives on Post-Vatican II Roman Catholicism". His recent books are "A Christian Pocket Guide to Papacy" (Christian Focus, 2015), "A Christian Pocket Guide to Mary" (Christian Focus, 2017), "Same Words, Different Worlds: Do Roman Catholics and Evangelicals Believe the Same Gospel?" (IVP, 2021), and "Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach" (IVP, 2024). He is a lecturer of historical theology at Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione in Padova, Italy. Additionally, Leonardo is the director of the Reformanda Initiative, which aims to equip evangelical leaders to better understand and engage with Roman Catholicism, and the leader of the Rome Scholars and Leaders Network (RSLN).
Clay Kannard serves as a co-pastor at Breccia di Roma, where he partners in ministry with Leonardo De Chirico. He is involved in the Reformanda Initiative, supporting its mission as communications director and cohosting the Reformanda Initiative podcast. Clay also serves on the board of the Istituto di Cultura Evangelica e Documentazione in Rome, Italy. In addition to these roles, he works with Redeemer City to City Europe (trainer), mentors students through the Union School of Theology’s Rome Learning Community, and teaches biblical theology for an American study-abroad program in Rome. Clay has spent over 11 years in Italy with his wife and their four children, partnering with local leaders to equip emerging leaders, strengthen existing churches, and plant new churches.
Scientific Apologetics
Scientific Apologetics Mentoring helps those who want to be involved in scientific apologetics to think strategically about questions of how to respond to the challenges posed by scientific naturalism to the Gospel.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Dr. Andrew Loke is an elected Fellow of the prestigious International Society for Science and Religion and Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Hong Kong Baptist University. He has published seven monographs with world-leading academic publishers in the fields of theology, philosophy, and science and religion, and has been invited to speak at leading universities such as Harvard and Oxford, at the PBS program "Closer to Truth: the greatest thinkers, the deepest questions", and at seminaries and churches around the world.
Church Leadership and Ministry
Church Revitalisation
Church Revitalisation Mentoring provides an opportunity for participants to discuss the common obstacles and available tools to bring revitalization to an existing church.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
David Brown planted three churches before revitalising a church in central Paris. For many years he was involved with GBU (Groupes Bibliques Universitaires), the French student movement affiliated with IFES. More recently he has been promoting church revitalisation through his chairmanship of the Evangelism Commission of the French “National Council of Evangelicals” and through his teaching and mentoring at the Bible Institutes in Geneva and Paris and by leading a range of seminars and workshops in France and across Europe.
Andrew Dickson lives by the sea on Northern Ireland’s world-famous Antrim Coast with his wife, Katherine, and their two young children. After spending over 13 years in local church and para-church ministry, Andrew now serves as the Congregational Life Development Officer for the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, where he holds the brief for the development of discipleship, leadership, and pastoral care across the denomination. Regularly speaking on and writing about these things, Andrew is passionate about equipping and empowering PCI congregations across Ireland today to follow Jesus closely, care biblically well for one another, and invest in raising up transformed, Spirit-filled leaders who play their part within the life Christ’s church. Andrew is a graduate of Union Theological College, Belfast, and has a Master’s degree in Theology from the University of Cumbria. In life’s quieter moments, he loves to eat mint choc chip ice cream, build Lego with his kids, and take long, slow walks by the sea.
Diaspora Leaders
Diaspora Leaders Mentoring helps leaders navigate diverse Christian faith traditions, integrating challenges, and strengthen community impact. Through mentorship, diaspora leaders will be helped to serve effectively in both religious and social spheres.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Eben Adu is an ordained minister of the Gospel, interdisciplinary scholar, and theologian with extensive academic and pastoral experience. He currently serves as the Principal of Christ Theological College in England. His educational journey includes a diploma in Teaching from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, a BA (Hons) in Theology from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, an MA in Missiology from the Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary in Seoul, South Korea, and a PhD in Pastoral Studies/Practical Theology from North-West University, South Africa. He also holds a Post-graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management from Northumbria University, England. He has served as a pastor in Ghana and London throughout his ministerial career. As Training Manager at London City Mission (LCM), Dr Adu contributes to the in-house Mission Formation Programme and Foundation courses, where he lectures on Majority World Missions, the History of Missions, Understanding Global Pentecostalism with a particular focus on Neo-Pentecostalism, Leadership, and Biblical Interpretation among others. He also serves as a learning mentor for Union School of Theology’s Graduate Diploma programme with one of its learning hubs at London City Mission, where he facilitates modules on Studies in Biblical Preaching and Pastoral Theology and Systematic Theology. Dr Adu lives in Northfleet, Kent, with his family. Outside of his theological and ministerial work, he enjoys exploring various cuisines, particularly African and Asian dishes, with a special appreciation for Korean food. He is also an avid Manchester United fan.
Disciple-Making Leadership
Disciple-Making Leadership Mentoring helps participants consider how to nurture God's people toward biblical maturity through a recovery of the biblical foundation for leadership, spiritual formation, pastoral care and personal discipleship.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Amy Allert was born and raised in Austin, Texas, United States, before God called her and her family to serve abroad in Kenya, Germany, and currently, the UK. She has discipled leaders for over 30 years through local church university ministries, Cru, and most recently Via. She helps to lead her London-based team with her husband of 32 years, John, and gives oversight to teams in Germany and Georgia. She has four mostly-grown children who live on three continents and a new grandbaby they are absolutely in love with.
Steve Mitchell is part of the leadership team at Cornerstone Church in Swindon, a small church plant in the rapidly expanding north of the town. Steve is passionate about seeing God’s people equipped to share God’s Word no matter what context they are in. Previously, he worked in the IT industry and spent 4 months in Uganda with Mission Aviation Fellowship. Steve is married to Jackie and they have three adult children.
Jerry Root is a Professor of Evangelism and Leadership at Wheaton College and serves as the Director of the Evangelism Initiative. Jerry is a graduate of Whittier College and Talbot Graduate School of Theology at Biola University; he received his PhD from the Open University. Jerry is the author or co-author of numerous books on C.S. Lewis, including The Surprising Imagination of C.S. Lewis: An Introduction, with Mark Neal, C.S. Lewis and a Problem of Evil: An Investigation of a Pervasive Theme, and The Soul of C.S. Lewis: A Meditative Journey through Twenty-six of His Best Loved Writings. Jerry is the co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism and co-editor, with Wayne Martindale, of The Quotable C.S. Lewis. He also teaches graduate courses (MA in Evangelism and Leadership Program) and undergraduate courses (Christian Formation and Ministry Department) at Wheaton College. In addition, Jerry has been a visiting professor at Talbot Graduate School of Theology and Biola University from 1990 to the present. He and his wife, Claudia, have four grown children - all of whom are married - and thirteen grandchildren.
Financial Stewardship
Financial Stewardship Mentoring provides guidance to leaders in learning, apply and multiplying Gods financial principles in their personal life or ministry or church
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Pavel Pavlov is the CEO of Compass Europe, a financial discipleship movement. He previously worked with the Forum of Christian Leaders (FOCL), organizing and developing year-round training and mentoring initiatives for Christian leaders across Europe. Before that, he served as an administrator for a church actively engaged in community outreach and organized several Forum National Conferences. Pavel also gained managerial experience working for international corporations. He serves on the board of trustees for European Christian Mission International (ECMI) and is a member of its finance and audit committee. His passion lies in life and executive coaching. Pavel is married, has three children, and lives in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Zsolt Szalai, following his studies on Hungarian and English universities and completion of a university doctor’s degree in finance, has spent the last three decades in mid and upper management roles in banking, private equity, not-for-profit organizations, and Christian churches. Currently, he is self-employed as a business consultant. Besides that, he is Head of the Board of Elders of Szentendre Reformed Church, Chairman of Christian Businessmen Association, Board Member of Compass Europe, and leader of the Leadership Workshop of the Hungarian Evangelical Forum. During his career, Zsolt gained a wide range of experience in corporate finance, capital markets, project finance, innovation management, and business development areas. Zsolt is also an adjunct professor at Károli Gáspár Reformed University, Pentecostal Theological College, and Bakke Graduate University. He is also an active speaker and lecturer on conferences and leadership courses and workshops.
Small Group Leadership
Small Group Leadership Mentoring participants will learn about the biblical role of a leader and discuss the essentials for a healthy small group that helps others to grow to maturity in Christ.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Sarah lives in Harrogate North Yorkshire and is a member of Jennyfield Evangelical Church. She is involved in Safeguarding, Children’s work, and pastoral support. She works for FIEC, an organisation that supports local independent churches both spiritually and practically. Before this, Sarah worked in education as a primary school teacher and then as a pastoral worker supporting vulnerable children and their families. She is married to Jonathan they have four daughters and six grandchildren. She loves walking and swimming in warm seas.
Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry Mentoring is designed to encourage youth ministers, while offering them an opportunity to talk through difficult issues and to give them some of the tools they need to impact the church of tomorrow.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Sarah lives in Harrogate North Yorkshire and is a member of Jennyfield Evangelical Church. She is involved in Safeguarding, Children’s work, and pastoral support. She works for FIEC, an organisation that supports local independent churches both spiritually and practically. Before this, Sarah worked in education as a primary school teacher and then as a pastoral worker supporting vulnerable children and their families. She is married to Jonathan they have four daughters and six grandchildren. She loves walking and swimming in warm seas.
Paul Bowman has 30 years of experience in full-time youth ministry in the local church. He now serves as the national director for Josiah Venture UK. He is committed to training and equipping the next generation of youth leaders, and mobilizing people, prayer and resources for ministry to youth in Central and Eastern Europe. He lives with his wife Val and their three children in Saintfield, Northern Ireland. He holds a BSc Hons in Community Youth Work and a Master’s in Transformational Leadership.
Ken Moser spent 20 years in the USA, 24 in Australia, and 18 in Canada. He has been a youth minister for four decades and was the Professor of Youth Ministry at Briercrest College and Seminary (Saskatchewan Canada) for 11 years. He completed his BTh at Moore Theological College, MA at Morling Baptist Seminary (both in Sydney, Australia), and his PhD in Practical Theology at the University of Pretoria South Africa (The Impact of Attractional Theology on Young People Leaving the Church). He teaches Practical Theology at Tyndale Theological Seminary (Amsterdam, Netherlands). He is the author of a number of youth ministry resources including Changing the World through Effective Youth Ministry, and Youth Evangelism: What the Bible Teaches about Reaching Young People. He is married to Julie.
Kristy Williams has 18 years of experience as a full-time missionary in the context of youth ministry and leadership training. She serves primarily in Ukraine, though her love for training leaders takes her to different places across Europe with her missionary organization, Josiah Venture. Kristy is passionate about disciple-making and investing in the next generation. Kristy and her husband, Ben, together lead the team in Ukraine. They grew up in Wheaton, IL, and live with their two kids in Lviv, Ukraine. There Kristy volunteers in schools with the Department of Education, teaches in several seminaries, and frequently visits eastern Ukraine to encourage and train pastors and youth workers. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance, a Master’s of Business Administration, an MA in Global Leadership, and finished a PhD in Organisational Leadership in 2023.
Organisational Leadership
Worship Event
Worship Event Mentoring helps worship leaders consider how to evaluate the effectiveness of worship events and how to design them with the long-term impact in mind in order to maximize kingdom impact in their ministries.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Colin Peckham is the artistic and ministry director for Origin Ministries, an event-based arts ministry in the central belt in Scotland, and in Cape Town, South Africa. He served as a worship leader, arranger and worship advisor for the 3rd Lausanne Congress and has worked for many years as a worship and music leader in the local church, both in Scotland and South Africa. He currently serves as an orchestra, choir and band director, and arranger & orchestrator with Origin, varying broadly in styles from classical through jazz, blues, gospel, and contemporary Christian music, in venues such as churches, concert halls and public spaces in Scotland and South Africa in both evangelism and worship ministry. He studied music at Edinburgh University and theology with the University of South Africa. He is married to Norma and has a teenage son, Andrew.
Personal
Family
Family Mentoring aims to provide biblically sound advice for building strong families to parents, grandparents, or lay and professional counsellors who deal frequently with family-related issues.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Sarah lives in Harrogate North Yorkshire and is a member of Jennyfield Evangelical Church. She is involved in Safeguarding, Children’s work, and pastoral support. She works for FIEC, an organisation that supports local independent churches both spiritually and practically. Before this, Sarah worked in education as a primary school teacher and then as a pastoral worker supporting vulnerable children and their families. She is married to Jonathan they have four daughters and six grandchildren. She loves walking and swimming in warm seas.
Pornography Mentoring for Men
Pornography Mentoring for Men was created either for men who struggle with pornography themselves or for those who want to help others to experience freedom from pornography.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Pete Lupton earned his Magister degree in Biblical and Applied Theology at the International Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2018, he started NePornu in the Czech Republic, which focuses on raising awareness of the dangers of pornography and helping those who are addicted to pornography. Since the beginning, this NGO has helped over 3,500 clients struggling with pornography, has 11 employees, and works with over 70 volunteers.
Pornography Mentoring for Women
Pornography Mentoring for Women was created either for women who struggle with pornography themselves or for those who want to help others to experience freedom from pornography.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Táňa Reháková is the Chief Operating Officer at NePornu, a nonprofit organisation supporting individuals struggling with pornography addiction and their partners. Beyond NePornu, Táňa is a psychologist specialising in solution-focused therapy and crisis intervention. She holds a degree in psychology and is currently undergoing psychotherapy training. She also leads a support group for partners of individuals dealing with porn addiction.
Vocation
Academic
Academic Mentoring gives young academics an opportunity to discuss a piece of academic work (such as a chapter of a thesis/dissertation or a scholarly article) or a general issue related to their experience in academia with a more experienced academic.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Per Ewert is the director of The Clapham Institute, Sweden’s leading Christian think tank and research institute. His PhD describes the political process which shaped Sweden into the world's arguably most secular-individualistic nation. Per is the author of several books on the Bible, apologetics, relations, and the role of faith in society. He currently works on a post-doc study on internal secularization in free protestant denominations. He lives with his wife and four children in southern Sweden.
David McIlroy is a practising barrister based in London in the UK. He serves on the editorial board of Law & Justice, teaches the Mission of Justice and the Theology of Law course at Spurgeon’s College, and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Notre Dame (USA) in England. He is convinced that justice matters enormously to God and He wants Christians to work hard to see justice done more and more in situations around the world. Through his books (A Biblical View of Law and Justice, A Trinitarian Theology of Law, The End of Law) and many articles, David seeks to deepen people’s reflections on justice and to inspire others to take up the challenge of acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God (Micah 6:8).
Karis Riley is a literary scholar of Medieval and Renaissance Literature. She was a postdoctoral research associate on the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge for the AHRC project Remembering the Reformation (2018-2019). She has a BA in philosophy from Wheaton College, IL (2012), a PhD in English Literature from the University of York (2016), and a Master’s in Classics from the University of Oxford (2017). She is currently preparing her first book, Milton's Passions, which investigates the complex and varied relationship between emotion, morality, and literary history from the Plato to the Renaissance with a particular focus on the poet John Milton. She has published in Renaissance Studies, The Seventeenth Century, and Routledge’s Remembering the Medieval and Early Modern World series and has spoken at the Renaissance Society of America. Karis is married to Malcolm and together they started Trinity Church Central London in 2014, an evangelical church-plant and community in the capital city.
David Sandifer was born and raised in France, of American parents. He holds a Ph.D. in history, from the University of Cambridge (2014). He spent 20 years in pastoral ministry in the U.S. and Australia, and also worked for a Christian public advocacy organisation in Australia, where he co-launched an on-going campaign to protect children from online pornography. He currently lectures in the area of practical theology and ethics at Tyndale Theological Seminary in the Netherlands. He has a heart to see the church in Europe renewed in love for God and holiness, and to see Christian families equipped to raise counter-cultural disciples who will 'shine like stars in the universe' (Phil. 2:15).
Artists
Artists Mentoring creates a space for participants to connect with and receive practical help and guidance from an experienced Christian artist leader on living out their calling.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Brian S. Chan is a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary in Media Arts & Worship, teaching creative writing, visual artmaking, and theologies of beauty, creativity, story, and film. Dr. Chan pastored in Hollywood/Los Angeles and taught courses at Biola University on a theology of beauty, art, and film. He is a workshop instructor and conference speaker in Hollywood on story, creativity, and beauty. He discipled entertainment industry professionals and innovated creative outreaches to the community. As an award-winning fine artist, Chan exhibited around the U.S.A., at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, and in Rome and is a board member of LELA International Artists. As an accomplished martial artist in kung fu, he is a certified Wing Chun master (sifu) and worked as a fight choreographer, stuntman, and trainer for actors. As a writer, he is the author of “The Purple Curtain: Living Out Beauty in Faith & Culture from a Biblical Perspective, Not Easily Broken” (a novel), “Shadow” in “It Was Good: Performing Arts to the Glory of God,” and “Movies: Celluloid Sanctification” in “Ordinary Saints.” His other interests include the pop culture of comics, hiking in nature, traveling, and bonsai art. He is married to Ellen, and is the proud dad of his 11-year-old son. Chan’s mission is to create beauty that causes a love for God and exhibit the beauty of Christ in all of life.
Charles David Kelley is Latvian-American, a citizen of both countries. He serves as co-leader of the ELF Artist Network. Born in Los Angeles, he has lived in Oregon since 1980. His professional training is in biblical studies, theology, and missiology. Before founding Bridge Builders International in 1994, a ministry that focuses on the Baltics, Charles served in pastoral ministry in California, Texas, and Oregon for 21 years. He is chairman of BBI’s Latvian affiliates, Partners, and serves on the board for Eagle's Wings Camp in Latvia. He co-founded the Baltic Pastoral Institute in Riga and founded the Imago Dei Artists Network, which ministers to artists and musicians in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. He is the LausanneARTS Coordinator for Europe, a member of the Arts Plus Roundtable, and the Arts Centre Group in London. He also serves on the board of the Thomas Kinkade Museum near San Jose, CA. Charles is an author, pianist, and painter. He lives in Latvia for 4-5 months per year. He has been married to Nancy for 46 years and has four grown children and nine grandchildren. For his service to the spiritual development of Latvia, Charles has been awarded the Order of the Three Stars by Latvia’s president.
Liviu Mocan is a Romanian artist living in Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania. The rich Christian legacy that he inherited from his parents, from church, and from mature artists and theologians has guided his philosophy of life and formed the essence of his creation. His many and varied works – which can be can be found exhibited in private collections, indoor and outdoor, on all continents – are a testimony to his commitment to the visual expression of his beliefs. He is currently developing various art projects centered around the major themes of the Bible while experimenting with various materials and new technologies. Actively involved in his artistic community, he strives to be a witness among Romanian artists.
Rodica Mocan is Professor at the Department of Cinematography and Media, specializing in digital media and the new media arts. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology (2005), with a focus on e-learning and a Ph.D. in Theater and Performing Arts (2016), with research on interactive digital art performances. She earned her Habilitation in Cinematography and Media with a thesis on Digital Media Arts. Her current research interests are on the impact of digital technologies on different aspects of life, particularly in the field of interactive digital arts and emerging artistic genres, such as interactive documentaries. She has multiple publications including various academic articles. Dr. Mocan is the founder and coordinator of the Digital Interactive Arts master program and a Ph.D. supervisor on digital arts themes.
Law and Religious Liberty
Law and Religious Liberty Mentoring is designed to answer questions with regard to international religious liberty, sanctity of life, and defence of family or how to receive additional training opportunities in these areas as a barrister (attorney), law student, or pastor.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
David McIlroy is a practising barrister based in London in the UK. He serves on the editorial board of Law & Justice, teaches the Mission of Justice and the Theology of Law course at Spurgeon’s College, and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Notre Dame (USA) in England. He is convinced that justice matters enormously to God and He wants Christians to work hard to see justice done more and more in situations around the world. Through his books (A Biblical View of Law and Justice, A Trinitarian Theology of Law, The End of Law) and many articles, David seeks to deepen people’s reflections on justice and to inspire others to take up the challenge of acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God (Micah 6:8).
Marketing Communications
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Keith Ogorek, president of the Author Learning Center, brings a unique perspective to communications, having worked simultaneously in ministry and the marketplace for virtually his whole career. Using his experience as a marketing and communications professional for banks, as an ad agency creative director, and at the world’s leading self-publishing company, he has worked with a number of ministries to vastly improve their communication and development efforts by crafting a message that is compelling, differentiating, and true. In addition, he has cultivated unique opportunities for independent authors to have their work pitched to Hollywood. Along with pursuing excellence in the marketplace, Keith is passionate about discipleship and has led multiple men’s groups through a two-year discipleship process at his local church. His book, A Clear View, which addresses how a person’s worldview is formed, is now used in select high schools and at a Biblical Institute in Italy. When his schedule allows, Keith speaks at conferences on the topic of marketing communications for ministries, as well as at men’s retreats and family camps.
Music, Praise, and Worship
Music, Praise, and Worship Mentoring is designed for worship leaders, singers, and musicians who lead and influence worship ministry in their local church, to help them develop and grow in their gifting.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Colin Peckham is the artistic and ministry director for Origin Ministries, an event-based arts ministry in the central belt in Scotland, and in Cape Town, South Africa. He served as a worship leader, arranger and worship advisor for the 3rd Lausanne Congress and has worked for many years as a worship and music leader in the local church, both in Scotland and South Africa. He currently serves as an orchestra, choir and band director, and arranger & orchestrator with Origin, varying broadly in styles from classical through jazz, blues, gospel, and contemporary Christian music, in venues such as churches, concert halls and public spaces in Scotland and South Africa in both evangelism and worship ministry. He studied music at Edinburgh University and theology with the University of South Africa. He is married to Norma and has a teenage son, Andrew.
Theologians
Theologians Mentoring is for evangelical theologians with little opportunity for dialogue, fellowship, and encouragement from their evangelical brothers and sisters. It has been designed to make available an opportunity to interact one-on-one with some of the world's leading evangelical scholars.
This mentoring type is available for one-on-one mentoring.
Mentors
Bradley G. Green teaches theology at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. He earned an M.Div. at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, a Th.M. at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. at Baylor University. He is the author of several books: "Colin Gunton and the Failure of Augustine: The Theology of Colin Gunton in Light of Augustine" (Wipf and Stock); "The Gospel and the Mind: Recovering and Shaping the Intellectual Life" (Crossway); "Shapers of Christian Orthodoxy: Engaging with Early and Medieval Theologians" (IVP; editor and contributor); "Covenant and Commandment: Works, Obedience, and Faithfulness in the Christian Life" (New Studies in Biblical Theology, IVP); "Augustine of Hippo: His Life and Impact" (Christian Focus), as well as a volume in InterVarsity Press’ "Reformation Commentary on Scripture". He has also contributed essays and reviews to International Journal of Systematic Theology, Chronicles, First Things, Touchstone, and The Churchman. Brad and his wife Dianne have three children—Caleb, Daniel, and Victoria. Brad and Dianne also helped co-found Augustine School, a Christian liberal arts school in Jackson, Tennessee.
Steffen Jenkins is half German, half Welsh, was born in Spain but again in England. He has served in seminaries in Cuba as a lecturer, and as a pastor in an evangelical Presbyterian church. He greatly enjoyed a partnership with Tyndale House, Cambridge, to train up self-replicating Cuban lecturers in Greek and Hebrew. His doctoral research under Prof Gordon Wenham focused on prayers for vengeance in the Psalms, and is available as Imprecations in the Psalms: Love for Enemies in Hard Places. His twin passions of equipping pastors with languages to a high enough standard that they can use them, and of helping pastors to love the Old Testament shamelessly, are happily combined by his idiosyncratic position as lecturer of Greek and OT at Union School of Theology. He is writing a Greek textbook and a beginner’s guide to the Inspiration of Scripture. He is no good at sports (whether playing, watching or discussing).
Network Mentoring
You can sign up for a mentoring session with a speaker from your ELF Network (see the list below). Once you complete the mentoring registration form, we will pair you with a suitable mentor.
- Bible Study Leaders
- Church Revitalisation
- Disciple-Making Leaders Advanced
- Leaders of Christian Organisations (Senior)
- Leadership Foundations
- Muslim Ministry
- Organisational Development and Fundraising
- Politics and Society
- Scientists
- Theologians