EDUCATION
B.A. Southern California College, Costa Mesa, CA 1971
M.A. Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, Wheaton, IL
1972
M.Th. University of Zagreb, Catholic Faculty of Theology,
Zagreb, Croatia 1975
D.Th. University of Zagreb, Catholic Faculty of Theology,
Zagreb, Croatia 1980
NOTEWORTHY PUBLICATIONS
The Gospel of John. Brussels, ICI, 1974.
Programmed college level textbook.
Translated into German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
and Russian.
Hrvatska izdanja Biblije. Zagreb, 1979.
A Study of Croatian Bible translations.
Hermeneutik, (German edition), Giesen, ICI, 1989; (English
edition), Brussels, ICI, 1991.
Received ACCESS Award for 1992.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 1970 Ordained minister of the Evangelical Church
of (former) Yugoslavia
Since 1972 Co-founder, President and Director of the
Evandeoski Teoloki Fakultet, Osijek, Croatia
Since 1972 Professor of New Testament and Applied Theology
at the Evandeoski Teoloki Fakultet, Osijek, Croatia
Since 1974 Member of the Executive Presbytery of the
National Church
Since 1980 Co-founder and Chairman of the Council of
the Evangelical Christians of (former) Yugoslavia
Since 1980 President of Protestant Evangelical Council
of Croatia
Since 1987 President of the Executive Presbytery of
the National Church
Since 1993 Eva B. and Paul E. Toms Distinguished Professor
of World Missions and European Studies at Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Massachusetts
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Adjunct Professorship or Lectureships:
Catholic Faculty of Theology in Zagreb, Fuller Theological
Seminary, London Bible College, Orebro Theological Seminary,
Reformed Theological Seminary, Regent College, Regent
University's School of Divinity, Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School, University of Osijek, Wheaton College
ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS/PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS/ACADEMIC HONORS
AD 2000 and Beyond, Member of International Board
American Academy of Religion, Member
Asbury Theological Seminary, Honorary Doctor of Divinity,
1992
Croatian Theological Society, Distinguished Member
European Evangelical Fellowship, Member of Executive
Committee
European Journal of Theology, Member of Editorial Board
Evangelical Theological Society, Member
Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Croatia, Member
Izvori, Founding Editor of this leading Croatian interdenominational
monthly
Journal of Pentecostal Theology, Member of Editorial
Advisory Board
Lausanne Committee of World Evangelization, Member of
Theology Working Group
Missions and Missionaries, Member of Editorial Advisory
Board
National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), Member of International
Advisory Board
Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe, Member
of Editorial Advisory Board
Outstanding Citizen Award (Osijek, Croatia), Recipient
2000.
Presidential Award for Peacemaking (Croatia), Recipient
1999
Society of Biblical Literature, Member
Summa Cum Laude, all educational degrees
Timisoara Theological Institute, Founder
Wheaton Graduate School, Recipient of Merrill C. Tenny
Award for New Testament Scholarship
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World Evangelical Fellowship, Chairman of the Theological
Commission 1986-1996
World Vision International, Member of International
Council
THEOLOGICAL POSITION:
Lausanne Covenant
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