Teachers

Henk Bakker
Henk Bakker (1960) lives in Ede, a member of the Baptist congregation at Ede Transit and teaches at the Christian University Ede, the Center for Evangelical and Reformation Theology (VU) and the Baptist Seminary. He is an assistant professor at the VU for the chair of History, Identity and the Theology of Baptism.

Henk teaches at the Seminary systematic, historical and pastoral theology, church history, hermeneutics and ethics. He has been pastor himself fifteen years.

"The responsibility to learn to reflect on theological and historical issues is certainly a precondition for pastor sermons, Bible study and to give pastoral care to exercise, and also sufficient substance to stand up. Theology is a form of God with the mind. "

Dr Edward Green
Edward Green (b. 1959) was born and raised in Groningen Hoogkerk before moving to Zeist. He is a member of Shiloh Baptist Church of Utrecht. Since 1987 he taught at the University of Utrecht (until 1988), NBI College (1989-1998), Windesheim (from 2002) and at the seminary (from 2005). At the seminary teaches practical theology Edward, gemeenteopbouw, welfare studies, didactics and sociology of religion.

Dr Wout Huizing
Wout Huizing (1957) lives in The Hague and has remained a member of the Baptist church, he served as pastor from 1985-1993. Wout to the seminary is responsible for mentoring, peer review and supervision. In addition, he is staff member of the national umbrella Relief, a Christian association of healthcare providers.

For supervision and peer review, the question arises who you are (and person) you work as a pastor (job) within a municipality (context). Here you can learn about reflection and gradually discover what drives you and inspires.You also learn the critical discussion of experience how you can hold as pastor and in the service of God can stand with "delight and effect."

"Who has vision of itself and its own sources of inspiration and makes time stand still while actually, which will (better) able to give to others from the richness of what he received."

drs Teun van der Leer
Teun van der Leer (1959) lives in Westervoort and is a member of the Baptist congregation Utrecht de Rank. Since 2005 he is lecturer in the subjects: Homiletics, Liturgiek, Spirituality, Baptistica (history and theology of baptism) and Ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church). Since 2007 he is also rector of the seminary.

"Working at the seminary means for me the challenge to help students at the crossroads of tradition and renewal of spirituality and identity of the Baptist congregation to shape."