Filip Sylwestrowicz is a church planter and seminary teacher in Poland.
When did you trust Christ?
I grew up in a Christian family, and I do not think there was just one moment when I decided to trust Christ. Rather, I progressed from a more child-like faith in Christ to a more mature one. Even as a child, I understood that I needed the Saviour and that the Lord died on my behalf. However, there was certainly a time when I began to take my faith more seriously.
What have been the defining moments of your Christian walk?
A defining time in my Christian life came in late high school, when I began reading the Bible daily. That had a tremendous impact on my spiritual life and roused in me a passion to learn more about God and to share Him with others. Preparing and leading a Bible study at university helped me grow in my ability to study the Bible and communicate it to others. It further developed my desire to share the Gospel with others and to help my fellow believers grow in their understanding of Scripture and theology.
What do you hope to gain from participating?
I attended the Theology Network in the past. I primarily benefited from fellowship, encouragement, and networking. It is very helpful to receive encouragement and mentorship from more experienced theologians and theological educators. Next year, I would love to network with more experienced theological educators and learn from their experience. In Poland, I am more isolated than when I was in graduate school and would love to have fellowship with other Evangelical scholars.
What is your ministry?
I serve as a pastor at a small Presbyterian Church in Warsaw. My role includes weekly preaching, pastoral care, and administrative duties. I am also a lecturer in the New Testament at a local seminary (Warsaw Baptist Theological Seminary), and I regularly speak on topics related to apologetics and biblical studies at various conferences and on podcasts in Poland.
What is your leadership role or what were your past leadership roles?
I have taught a class on 1 Corinthians during the 2023-2024 academic year and the Pauline Letters and Greek in the New Testament during 2024-2025. Before this, I led the Bible study on campus for university students every other week during my undergraduate education. I was also involved in youth ministry in my church as a volunteer leader and preached from time to time. Besides that, I was an active blogger writing about theology and the church on a couple of different platforms.
Why should someone invest in your ministry?
Part of what I perceive to be my calling is to contribute as much as possible to the theological education of students and lay people. I also feel called to pastoral ministry. To fulfil both of these roles well, I need training and vision, and I would be grateful for any help in that respect.
