Qualifications
1957    BA Honours Latin with Greek: Upper Second Class
           (University of London)
1958     Postgraduate Certificate of Education - with Distinction
             (Institute of Education, University of London)
1965     Advanced Diploma in Religious Education - with Distinction
            (Institute of Education, University of London)
1969     Advanced Diploma in Educational Studies
            (University of Nottingham)
1973     Master of Education(University of Nottingham)
1977     Master of Theology (University of Nottingham)

Qualifications
University of Latvia(B Math), Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary(M Div), International Baptist Theological Seminary (Th M).
 
Disciplines
Spiritual Formation for Ministry
 
Main Reasearch interests
Old Testament, Pastoral Theology, Preaching 
 

QUALIFICATIONS
BA, MA – Continental Theological Seminary (Wales University), Belgium.
Classical Greek & Latin - Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal.
PhD - University of Durham, UK.

DISCIPLINES
New Testament, Pauline Theology/Soteriology and Ethics, Research Methods, Cross Cultural Communication, Greek, Bible Study Methods

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
 Pauline Theology & Ethics; Ephesians; Colossians; Pneumatology

QUALIFICATIONS
Master of Philology (M. Philol.), Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS)

DISCIPLINES
Introduction to the OT Prophets; Overview of General Epistles; Discipleship; Christian Ethics; Ethical Theories and Bioethical Issues; Postmodernism  & Theology; World Religions & Cults.

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Missional Living and Missional Church; Missio Dei and Imago Dei; John's writings

QUALIFICATIONS
University of Wales (BSc. (Hons) Biochemistry), Evangelical Theological College of Wales (Dip.Theol.). Missionary to Latvia since 1996.

DISCIPLINES
Doctrine (2 parts)
N.T - Gospels and Acts
O.T. - Historical books
Church History

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Pastoral Theology
Preaching
Counseling
Soteriology
Apologetics

QUALIFICATIONS
Tennessee Temple University (B.A., English and Bible); University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (M.A., English); Columbia Biblical Seminary (M.Div., Academic Ministries).  English Instructor, Midlands Technical College and Columbia Bible College.  Missionary to Latvia since 1993.  Part-time teacher of English at the University of Latvia.

DISCIPLINES
Mission, Biblical Theology of Missions
Romans
Apologetics

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Missional Reading of New Testament Texts

QUALIFICATIONS
Richard Hewitson graduated from the Irish Baptist College and Queens University, Belfast (Diploma in Theological Studies, Diploma in Pastoral Studies & Cambridge University Certificate in Christian Studies). Ordained in 1997, Mr Hewitson was Assistant Pastor of Milltown Baptist church, Belfast, for 3 years and a teaching missionary in Latvia from 1996-2003 with his wife, Jean, where he was also involved in the translation and publishing of Christian books and study material. Now resident in the UK he still makes regular teaching visits to Latvia.

DISCIPLINES
Survey of Church History
Survey of the OT: Genesis - Joshua
Survey of the OT: Judges - Esther
Survey of the NT: Gospels & Acts
Survey of the NT: General Epistles
Principles of Leading a Church

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Biblical theology, Christian counselling and Church History.
 

QUALIFICATIONS
DMin, Spurgeon College, London, 2009.
BA - South Wales Bible College (Now the Evangelical Theological College of Wales).  
MTh - Spurgeon's College, London, and is working on a DMin at the same institution on the topic of preaching.  John has authored one book Fly on the Fence published by OM Publishing (an imprint of Paternoster) and written articles on Homosexuality, Church Unity, and contemporary culture for a number of UK publications.  John has two dictionary articles in a forthcoming dictionary to be produced by IVP.  John Woods has served as a Pastor for the past 25 years, for 15 years in East Anglia and for nearly ten years in Lancing, West Sussex.  John has been visiting Latvia at least annually since 1993.

DISCIPLINES
Old and New Testament
Hermeneutics and Homiletics

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biblical Studies
Homiletics
Contemporary Culture

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Dr. Vitali Petrenko is the Director of Riga International Bible Institute (RIBI) in Latvia. Victor has a PhD from Durham University, England. He did his BA and MTh at London School of Theology (an associated school of Middlesex University) in England. Victor's MTh dissertation was published as a book in Russian, “Богословие икон, Протестантская точка зрения, Санкт-Петербург”, «Библия для всех», 2000. This book was later translated into Romanian (2002). He also published an article “West versus East and the Consequences for Russian Christianity”, in the Eurasian Theological Journal, Bogoslovskije razmishleniia, 6, (2006), 69-97. Victor's forthcoming book, The Development of Authority in the Russian Orthodox Church, will be published by Peterlang, Oxford, England.

DISCIPLINES
Russian Orthodox Church
Theology of Icons

MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Russian Orthodox Church
Church History (Protestant & Evangelical, in Eastern European Context)

QUALIFICATIONS:
BA Music Education from Chicago State University, ThM with emphasis in Church History "The Catholic Charismatic view of Salvation", Dallas Theological Seminary. 

DISCIPLINES
Church history, Pastoral ministry, Bible and Theology, Bible books, Missions and Cross Cultural Communication, Leadership Development, The Church, Church Music. 

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Pastoral Ministry

QUALIFICATIONS:
Diploma Christian Education-Music from Moody Bible Institute, BA Music Education from Chicago State University.

DISCIPLINES
Christian Education (Children, Youth, Adults), Teacher training, Leadership Development, Family Life education, Church Music, Historical Geography, Biographical Bible Study, Genesis.

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Education of Seniors/Elderly

QUALIFICATIONS
Dr. Donald Clary, Founder and Director of the Christian non-profit organization Family Living Ministries, is an ordained clergyman who has been ministering in marriage, family counseling and related seminars in the United States for 39 years and since 1993 in Latvia. He is an Honors graduate of Adler Memorial University and has a Doctorate, PhD in Pastoral Counseling from American Bible Institute. Dr. Clary is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors and the National Association of Evangelicals. He is a Certified Hospital Chaplain, a graduate of the United States Naval Medical Corps School, and also a court-appointed Special Advocate for abused and neglected children.

DISCIPLINES
Christian Counseling/Biblical Psychology

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Biblical Distortions & Different Confessions

QUALIFICATIONS 
Dr. Maurice James Dowling has a BA (Cantab.) in Modern and Medieval Languages, BD (London) in Divinity, and a MTh and PhD from Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB). He has been a tutor at the Irish Baptist College since 1973. He is also a Recognized Teacher of the Institute of Theology, The Queen’s University of Belfast (QUB), United Kingdom since 1977. He has published a few articles in: New Dictionary of Theology (‘Dostoevsky’, ‘Models’, ‘Wisdom in    Early Christology’) IVP 1988; New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology   (‘Tolstoy’) IVP 1995; Biographical Dictionary of Evangelicals (‘Henry Grattan Guinness’) IVP 2003; Article on Russian Baptists in D. Bebbington (ed.) The Gospel in the World: International Baptist Studies Paternoster Press 2002.

DISCIPLINES
Church History, Historical Theology, World Religions, Biblical Languages.

MAIN  RESEARCH  INTERESTS
Patristics
English Reformation
Religion in Russia/Soviet Union/former USSR