Erasmus mobility in collaboration with the University of Arad, the Institute for Pentecostal Theology, and Dr. Marcel Valentin Măcelaru, Dr. Daniel Oprean, and Dr. Corneliu Simuț.

As part of the Erasmus mobility program and in collaboration with the University of Arad, the Institute for Pentecostal Theology, and mentors Dr. Marcel Valentin Măcelaru, Dr. Daniel Oprean, and Dr. Corneliu Simuț, we are hosting 11 guests from Romania this week, including 9 doctoral theology students. Today, we organized a joint seminar on Theology […]

Visit of the delegation from the Italian Chinese Theological Seminary.

Today, we were visited by a delegation from the Italian Chinese Theological Seminary, Rome, Italy, which was founded in 2022 by a consortium of 55 Chinese Christian churches in Italy. The delegation was accompanied by our dear collaborator, Dr. Ankica Marinović, and the connection was initiated by Dr. Ivo Josipović. Led by Dean Prof. Liang […]

Workshop for children in the seminary courtyard.

Last weekend, two lectures for children were held at the ETV library and a workshop for children in the courtyard of the seminary. David Kovačević spoke on the theme of God’s creation, focusing on animals mentioned in the Bible and our responsibility towards what has been created. Debora Svirčev discussed how knowledge of ecology and […]

The Roma Bible School in Osijek.

The Roma Bible School is this weekend in Osijek. 24 students from Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and Macedonia are attending lectures and will serve in two local churches. On Friday, May 10, Dr. Greg Thellman welcomed the students on behalf of our seminary, and Dr. David Kovačević introduced the seminary and encouraged them to persevere in […]

Seminar on Jewish history

On Saturday, May 4, 2024, the Evangelical Pentecostal Church in Osijek and our college hosted around thirty teachers from Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia, and Slovenia who participated in a seminar on Jewish history. The seminar was organized by the non-profit organization Centropa and included an educational tour of significant places related to Jewish history […]

Visit of Jerry Root to ETV

The Evangelical Theological Seminary had the opportunity to host Dr. Jerry Root from April 25th to 29th, 2024. This was his twentieth country where he had taught, and our seminary was the 82nd in the series. Dr. Root’s first lecture was on the topic “C.S. Lewis and the Use of Imagination.” The lecture took place […]

Opening of the children’s library at ETVOS!

Yesterday, we opened a corner for the youngest reading enthusiasts – the children’s library of ETVOS! How was it? Great! Lots of children’s joy, laughter, surprises, games, and socializing filled both the large and small libraries of the theological college. Our Melita Špoljarić and Matej Sakač presented two picture books for children: “Karlo and the […]

Lecture by Jerry Root on “C.S. Lewis and the Use of Imagination”

“For the knowledge of God, we need a humble mind – to know God is to be thrilled by Him, to be enveloped in joy that is closest to that of a child!” – Dr. Jerry Root (April 25, 2025, Osijek) Yesterday, Dr. Jerry Root, Emeritus Professor at Wheaton College (USA), and visiting professor at […]

Erasmus visit to Estonia

Discipleship is service, witnessing, sharing the joy of life with Christ! Yesterday, students were part of a Youth Conference where they shared their experiences of faith and studying in Osijek, and serving at Salem Church, where Erki Tamm, the president of the Union of Evangelical and Baptist Churches of Estonia, preached. They also visited the […]

STEP and ETV “Lega Bog!”

Yesterday was fantastic: we gathered with students from the STEP – Student Evangelical Movement at the first event called “Lega, Bog!” The event took place in our library. It wasn’t easy: our team members Aleksandar Apostolovski, Greg Thellman, and Julijana Tesija spent about two hours (with a coffee break!) answering more than twenty questions from […]

Reading Night at the Library

Reading Night at the University Library! A wardrobe, a lamp, an armchair for the storyteller, and eager little heads ready for adventure – all this was needed for a successful story night, when our library manager Matej Sakač read the story “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” by C. S. Lewis (The Chronicles of […]