Educational projects

Student exposure trip to Amsterdam

  • as part of course at Protestant Theological Faculty of Charles University, Prague on Urban Mission Perspectives
  • together with Dr. András Lovas, MRE
  • 16-21 April, 2015.

Student exposure trip to Amsterdam

  • as part of course at Faculty of Theology of KRE on Urban Mission and Church Planting
  • together with Dr. András Lovas, MRE
  • 15-18 April, 2011.

Mission exposure trip to Kenya, Nairobi

  • as part of course on Urban and Rural Mission in Africa
  • with students of Faculty of Theology from Károli Gáspár Reformed University with participation of students of four Hungarian Reformed theological institutions
  • led by Dr. András Lovas, MRE
  • 3-15 March, 2010.

Mission exposure trips to ethnic churches in Budapest

  • as part of the course on “Climate change” in the worldwide Church
  • visits spread out over the semester
  • 2008/2009 and 2009/2010

Joint Dutch-Hungarian student excursion to Ukraine

  • together with Prof. Dr. Martha T. Frederiks, Utrecht University
  • October 2006.

Joint Dutch-Hungarian student excursion to Serbia

  • together with Prof. Dr. Martha T. Frederiks, Utrecht University
  • April 2005.

Taught courses

Bachelor of Theology (2-3 ECTS)

  • Introduction to Missiology
  • Biblical foundation of Mission
  • Contemporary lessons from Hungarian Mission history
  • Missionary congregation in the 21st century
  • Good News for the City – Urban Mission challenges in the 21st century
    Mission among the Roma (Gypsy)

Bachelor – university wide (2-3 ECTS)

  • Veritas Forum I: Why do I believe?
  • Veritas Forum II: Faith at work on weekdays
  • “Climate change” in the worldwide church – impact shift of ecclesiastical center of gravity for Hungary
  • Mission as Ministry of reconciliation
  • Light for the world. Christian life as member of the worldwide church

Master of Theology(2-3 ECTS)

  • Introduction to Missiology
  • Missionary Spirituality
  • Missional church in the 21st century
  • Urban mission and church planting
  • Research Methodology
  • Missionary ecclesiology
  • World Christianity
  • Churches’ Mission among the Roma

Master of Arts in Dutch language and literature (3 ECTS)

  • Kerk en Kerkelijk Leven in Nederland [Church and church life in the Netherlands]
  • (co-teaching with Drs. A. Juffer)

PhD Theology program

Undivided Bachelor and Master of Theology (2-3 ECTS)

  • Missiology I: Introduction to Missiology
  • Missiology II: Mission Praxis in Hungary
  • Introduction to Ecumenical Studies
  • Cross cultural communication. Key issues in mission communication
  • From Jerusalem to Manus – Mission History in biographies
  • Christianity in World Perspective
  • Together Witnessing to Christ today: Relevance of Edinburgh 1910 for Hungary
  • Theology of Evangelism
  • Diakonia
  • Trends and challenges in missions in Central and Eastern Europe
  • Churches’ mission among Roma and Urban mission perspectives (Each 7 ECTS)

Monthly peer-tutoring PhD research seminars in Practical Theology and Missiology PhD subprogram 2007-2012), including required missiology courses (each 5 ECTS):

  • Paradigm changes in Mission Theology
  • Issues in Missiology Today
  • Missiological concepts in the 20th century

Regular peer-tutoring PhD research seminars in Systematic and Missiology Theology PhD subprogram with Dr. Dorottya Nagy (2011-). Additional required courses (5 ECTS each):

  • The Ecumenical movement and its current developments
  • Continuity and Change in Western and Non-Western Christianity
  • Missional ecclesiology
  • Spirituality and Mission
  • Theology of Religions and Interreligious dialogue

Educational leadership and governance

Member of International Fellowship of Evangelical Students’ (IFES) Theological Advisory Group

  • Since 2016

Founding Director of Central and Eastern European Institute for Mission Studies

  • Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary
  • 2006-2012

Member of the Board of Regents of Bakke Graduate University, Seattle, WA, USA

  • Since 2006

Facilitator of the Central and Eastern European Missiological Research Fellowship

  • Central and Eastern European Institute for Mission Studies (CIMS)
  • 2005-2012

Member of Executive Committee of the International Association for Mission Studies

  • 2004-2008

Founding member and member of steering committee of Central and Eastern European Association for Mission Studies (CEEAMS)

  • Since 2002
  • Since 2004: President

Head of the Department of Missiology at Reformed Theological Academy (PRTA), Pápa, Hungary

  • at Reformed Theological Academy (PRTA), Pápa, Hungary
  • 2001-2007

Board member of Hungarian Evangelical Alliance

  • 2001-2004

Convener and Facilitator of the Missiological Research Fellowship of the Protestant Institute for Mission Studies (PMTI)

  • 1999-2005

Head of the Department of Practical Theology and Missiology

  • at Reformed Theological Academy (PRTA), Pápa, Hungary
  • 1998-2000

Chairperson of the Missiological Section of the Collegium Doctorum of the Reformed Church in Hungary

  • 1998-2006
  • 2007-2009: Vice president

Board member of Hungarian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (MEKDSz)

  • 1995-1999

Member of Theological Section of World Evangelical Fellowship

  • 1996 – 2000

Director Protestant Institute for Mission Studies (PMTI), Budapest, Hungary

  • 1995-2005

Member of the Executive Committee of the Council for East European Theological Education (CEETE)

  • 1994 – 2004