What is your ministry?
I teach practical theology, ethics, and church history at Tyndale Theological Seminary near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I am also the chair of the Department of Practical and Intercultural Theology.
When did you trust Christ?
I came to Christ as a child of about four years of age when I heard a gospel presentation and realised that, as a result of my sin, I could not get to heaven unless I received Jesus as my saviour. I did not want to go to hell, and prayed to receive Jesus in my heart then and there--and remember telling my parents how they too could go to heaven on the way home.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
I would say, first, in my late teen years, when I wrestled with some serious doubts, which, in the end, strengthened my faith. Second, in my first years in ministry, I had to wrestle with disappointments and how my ambitions poisoned what I was doing. And, thirdly, getting married in mid-life and being challenged in more profound ways than I had yet known with the reality of my sin and with allowing God to conform me to the image of Christ.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I believe in consistent growth, and the European Leadership Forum is an opportunity to grow knowledge. We don't know what we don't know - so ELF is also a way to open my eyes to some things I don't know but need as a minister. Meeting other ministers and learning from them is priceless. TCMII professors, staff, Bible League Bulgaria director, and other teachers will participate. This is an opportunity to learn together with people from my ministry context.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
I served in pastoral ministry in the United States and Australia for nearly 20 years as an Associate Chaplain at an Anglican college in Sydney and as the state director for a Christian political advocacy group in Australia (FamilyVoice).
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
I am privileged to serve at Tyndale, where I teach, and have the opportunity to shape future Christian leaders for Europe and the world. I believe that Tyndale has a unique role in Europe as a Biblically faithful, intellectually rigorous yet ministry-focused, pan-European theological institution.
