Education
• Doctor of Philosophy, December 2006, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. Concentration: Biblical Studies (NT and Greek with seminars taken also in OT and Hebrew). Dissertation: The Paul-Apollos Relationship and Paul’s Stance Toward Greco-Roman Rhetoric: An Exegetical and Socio-Historical Study of 1 Corinthians 1–4, written under the direction of Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger.
• Master of Divinity with Advanced Biblical Studies, December 2000, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC. Concentration: Biblical Languages.
• Bachelor of Arts, June 1997, Emanuel University, Oradea, Romania. Concentration: Pastoral Theology
Pastoral and Academic Experience
• Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Brasov, Romania, July 2007 – present
• Interim Pastor, East Bend Baptist Church, East Bend, NC, August 2006 – January 2007
• Assistant Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Sanmartin, Romania, June 2000 – June 2003 (responsible with preaching as well as leading the youth ministry)
• President of Sibiu Baptist Association, March 2019 – present
• Member of the Council of the Romanian Baptist Union, March 2019 – present
• Vice-president with education at Sibiu Baptist Association, February 2015 – 2019
• Associate Professor, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Romanian extension, October 2016 – present (teaching seminars in the DMIN program like Expository Preaching and being first and second reader for dissertations)
• Adjunct Professor, Liberty University Online, January 2007 – 2019 (teaching courses in OT, NT, and Hermeneutics)
• Associate Professor, Emanuel University of Oradea, October 2018 – June 2019 (teaching courses in the OT, NT, and Hermeneutics both in college and in the master’s program)
• Lecturer, Emanuel University of Oradea, October 2019 – present (teaching courses in the NT Greek Exegesis in the college program and Hermeneutics and Biblical Doctrines of the NT in the master’s program)
• Editor in Chief of Perichoresis, the academic journal of Emanuel University of Oradea, published by the „Ethics and Society” Research Centre, Emanuel University Press and De gruyeter Open (2022-present https://sciendo.com/journal/PERC)
• Member in the editorial board of Semănătorul / The Sower, the ministry journal of Emanuel University of Oradea, published by the „Ethics and Society” research Centre, Emanuel University Press (2021-present https://semanatorul.emanuel.ro )
• Full Member of Evangelical Theological Society (2022-present https://www.etsjets.org)
• Professor’s Assistant, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 1998-2000 and 2003-2006 (assisted in teaching Master’s and Doctorate’s classes in Systematic Theology, NT, and Hermeneutics)
• Assistant to the Director of the PhD Program at SEBTS (assisted Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2003-2006
• Research Assistant at SEBTS (for Dr. Andreas J. Köstenberger), Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2003-2004
• Grader, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 1998-2000 (graded for professors of Systematic Theology, Greek, and NT)
ORDINATION
• Ordained: March 9, 2008, First Baptist Church, Brasov, Romania
ACADEMIC AWARDS
• Presidential Scholarship, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 1997-2000, 2003-2006
• Nannie Bruce Nelson New Testament Award, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2000
• The Baxter C. Phillips and Wanda L. Phillips Greek Exposition Award, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2004. 1st place.
• The Baxter C. Phillips and Wanda L. Phillips Greek Exposition Award, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2005. 1st place.
• Nannie Bruce Nelson New Testament Award, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2000
• The Baxter C. Phillips and Wanda L. Phillips Greek Exposition Award, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2004. 1st place.
• The Baxter C. Phillips and Wanda L. Phillips Greek Exposition Award, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Wake Forest, NC, 2005. 1st place.
PUBLICATIONS
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