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Resident Faculty

Alister Torrens

President
Responsible for Systematic Theology courses

Professor, 2012-; Academic dean, 2015-; President of ERSU, 2021-.

2013-2021  – Director of the ERSU Online Bible College. 

Education

  • Master of Theology (M.Th), University of Wales, 2011
  • Master of Divinity (M.Div), Westminster Theological Seminary, 2006.

Courses

Courses taught at ERSU: Church and Sacraments; Scripture; Acts and Pauline Epistles; Pentateuch; God, Man & Sin.

Selected publications

Articles published in ERSU Theological Journal “Reformed Perspective”

“Вечеря Господня: развитие ключевой доктрины Реформации.” Богословие Реформации: Бог, Евангелие, церковь. Минск: Альтиора Форте, 2017; 337-388.

Oleksii Blyzniuk

Dean of Students
Responsible for Practical Theology courses

From 2021 to present – Lecturer, Director of Online Bible College, Director of Christian Education.

Education

  • M.Th., Reformed Theological University, Kampen, Netherlands, 2019.
  • M.Div., ERSU, 2018.

Courses

Courses taught at ERSU: Church planting, Christian Education, Ethics

Selected publications

Articles published in ERSU Theological Journal “Reformed Perspective”

Fedor Minakov

Academic Dean
Responsible for Old Testament and Hebrew courses

From 2021 Lecturer; 2018-21 Lecturer, Online Bible College; 2018-21 Director of Christian Education (ERSU project).

Education

  • Master of Theology (ThM) (Biblical Studies - Old Testament) (Cand.), Westminster Theological Seminary, 2022.
  • Master of Arts, Theological Studies (M.A.T.S.), Westminster Seminary California, 2017.
  • Bachelor of Theology (BTh, with honors), Reformed International Theological Seminary, Makiyivka, 2013.
  • Bachelor of Theology (BTh), Donetsk Christian University, 2012.

Courses

Courses taught at ERSU: Введение в Ветхий Завет; Исторические книги Ветхого Завета; Иврит.

Selected publications

Articles published in ERSU Theological Journal “Reformed Perspective”

“Поиск точек соприкосновения теории Большого взрыва и доктрины creatio ex nihilo”. Богословские размышления 18 (2017): 9-22.

Valery Zadorozhnyy

Lecturer
Responsible for NT courses

From 2019 Lecturer

From 2015 Senior Pastor, Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church of Odessa

From 2001 Pastor, Evangelical Reformed Presbyterian Church of Odessa

Education

  • Master of Theology (MTh) (Biblical Studies - New Testament), University of Wales, 2013 (through St. Petersburg Christian University.)
  • Bachelor of Theology (BTh), Ukrainian Biblical Seminary, Kyiv, 2001.
  • Certificate in Biblical Counseling, Coram Deo International Counseling Institute, Kyiv, 2008.

Courses

Courses taught at ERSU: Gospels; New Testament Introduction; Homiletics.

Selected publications

«О непротивлении злу и любви к врагам: Осмысление Мф. 5:38-48». Богомыслие 14 (2014).

«Богословие и практика ненасильственного сопротивления Мартина Лютера Кинга». Богомыслие 15 (2014).

Other staff members

Yulia Blyzniuk

Administrator, Librarian, Caretaker

Dmytro Bintsarovskyi

Editor, Theological Journal; Technical Administrator

Elena Bintsarovska

Registrar