Let’s introduce you to some of our Associates:
Raphael Anzenberger - France
Raphael is serving in France as an evangelist, with a passion to raise a new generation of evangelists who will bring the message of the Cross into all corners of French society. Married with 4 children, Raphael lives in Tours, France. He earned an MS in Economics, an MDiv in Theology and is currently enrolled in a doctoral program on Missiology. He is General Secretary of France Evangelisation and author of "Moi aussi je voudrais croire, mais..." published by BLF Europe.
Vlad Criznic - Romania
Currently studying at Bible College in Romania.
Dr Sharon Dirckx – UK
Sharon is a scientist with a PhD in brain imaging. She is also a recent graduate from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, where she did the one-year Certificate in Evangelism and Apologetics. Her passion is to communicate the gospel effectively in an increasingly secular Britain. She is currently dividing her time between scientific research and evangelism and apologetics ministry.
Andre Furmanov - Russia
Andre became a Christian in 1987, during his University years. Prior to his graduation from the Faculty of Philology of the Leningrad State University, he taught English in a high school and during the teaching practicum his class of 24 students accepted Jesus. As it was still during the time of Communism, when few churches were available, he sensed that God was calling him to shepherd the new born flock. In 1993 he attended the Pastoral Training Centre at the International Church of St. Petersburg. His vision is to have a model church to use as a pastoral/church planting training center to meet the needs of the Church in Russia and beyond.
Philip Lindholm - International
Philip is currently a doctoral student at the University of Oxford in the process of obtaining his sixth degree. He has just finished a tenure as visiting researcher in philosophy at L’Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris. Philip is devoted to employing his academic studies in the media, and recently featured in an ITV1 (a main UK TV channel) documentary, The Grail Trail: In Pursuit of the Da Vinci Code. His first book entitled The Eleventh Commandment is also forthcoming.
Andrew Nedelchev – Bulgaria
Andrew is pursuing a degree in English Literature in Sofia, Bulgaria. He has a passion for combining his love of literature with a commitment to reaching thinkers with the gospel through writing and public speaking. Together with his wife Katrin, they are founding members of HARTA – a new Bulgarian interdenominational apologetic ministry.
Tom Price – UK
Tom Price is a Tutor at the OCCA, Associate speaker of the RZIM Zacharias Trust, and an independent itinerant evangelist/apologist. He studied Philosophy at university and later completed an MA in Christian Apologetics. Before studying for his Masters, Tom worked for the University and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) as the founding editor of their apologetics website bethinking.org. Currently, as well as his work with the OCCA, Tom is also very involved with Damaris - an educational charity that seeks to help people across the world explore spiritual and moral issues underlying their contemporary culture. He enjoys spending time with those who are asking difficult questions about God, philosophy, life, love, and work.
Wendy Quay - UK
Wendy recently completed her Certificate in Christian Apologetics at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, having left her legal practice in Melbourne to do so. She is currently studying for her Bachelor of Theology degree at Oxford University. Her passion is to see people come to know Christ and equip Christians to more effectively share the gospel.
Michelle Tepper - UK
Michelle is a recent graduate from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics and is a gifted communicator. She grew up in America, but came to Oxford in 2003 and has remained there ever since. Over the past year she has served as the Oxford Brookes University Student Pastor at St. Aldate’s Church in Oxford, where she and her husband now work as full-time student pastors. They have a passion for evangelism, building community and seeing lives transformed by the revelation of the love of Christ.
Jiri Unger – Czech Republic
Jiri is General Secreatary of the Czech Evangelical Alliance. He graducated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, Charles University, with an MA in Religious Studies and Sociology of Religion. He then applied for PhD studies at the Evangelical Theological Faculty of Charles University, where he researched the relationships of globalization and religion. He is passionate about apologetics and evangelism, as well as Christian public engagement in politics, law and education.
Will Van Der Hart - UK
Will is one of the vicars at St Mary's Bryanston Square in London. He specialises in student evangelism and is the director of the Infinity Trust; a London Diocesan mission agency (www.infinitytrust.org). Will is a student conference speaker and works with a number of different student bodies to reach students for Christ and equip student evangelists.