Steering Team

Slavko Hadžić

Slavko Hadžić lives in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; where he has pastored a local evangelical church for 17 years. He is married to Sanja and they have two grown up children. His passion is evangelism and preaching.  Slavko is a Langham Preaching Associate Director for Europe & Caribbean and President of the “Good News” Association. His involvement with Feuer started from the beginning of Feuer in 2008. He is co-author of the evangelistic book “Cross on a hill”.

Michael Ots

Michael Ots is an evangelist who speaks at Universities throughout Europe. He is the Field Director of FEUER (The Fellowship of Evangelists in the Universities of Europe) – a network set up to encourage the public proclamation of the gospel in the universities of Europe. He is also a Catalyst for Proclamation Evangelism for the Lausanne Movement. He is the author of four books which have been translated into a number of different languages. He is married to Rebecca and lives in the Midlands of England. In his spare time he enjoys hiking, cycling, camping, gardening, cooking and baking!

David “Monty” Montgomery

David “Monty” Montgomery is the Regional Director of IFES Europe, overseeing the university ministry in over 40 countries from Greenland to Cyprus. He previously served as an IFES Associate for Pioneering and Bible Teaching. Before that he was General Secretary of the Irish IFES Movement, CUI. He has taught for IFES groups internationally and was a Presbyterian pastor in Ireland for 18 years before returning to student ministry. He is married to Gwen who assists in his ministry with IFES Europe and is a professional declutterer. He enjoys crime fiction, cycling and the poetic football of Manchester City FC.

Lorna Moore

Lorna is from Northern Ireland and married to Scott. She studied English Literature and History at the University of Edinburgh and then an MSc in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at Queens University, Belfast. She spent 4 years working as a Staff Worker with Christian Unions Ireland in the North West, Belfast and Dundalk, and now works part time with IFES Europe as their regional administrator and PA to the European Director. She also works part time for European Christian Mission. Lorna’s love for Europe started as a child through many holidays on the continent, and has since had opportunities to serve on mission in Eastern Europe and on the island of Ireland. Lorna has two very loved sausage dogs called Dora and Vera and enjoys caramel lattes, Irish Dancing, travelling and reading.

Jon Romuld Håversen

Jon Romuld Håversen works in the Norwegian IFES (Laget) movement with apologetics, theology and mission weeks. He is in charge of all the mission weeks in Norway, as well as being involved in several other apologetical/evangelistic events, such as teaching a course in Christian Apologetics at NLA College, and speaking at different evangelistic events. Jon became a Christian after being introduced to the historical arguments for the resurrection of Jesus and is passionate about sharing the persuasive reasons to believe in Jesus further on. He is also passionate about Portsmouth Football Club whom he believes soon will be amongst the greatest clubs in the Premier League! He is married to Sofie and lives in Oslo.

Andy Wickham

Andy Wickham directs Fundación Pontea, which provides gospel outreach and evangelistic training for Spanish speakers across the globe. Previously he served as a staff worker for Grupos Bíblicos Universitarios (GBU) in Spain. He started Proclama nearly a decade ago to help raise a generation able to communicate the Christian message in University missions. As a speaker Andy enjoys preaching evangelistically and discussing apologetic questions in diverse settings. He earned an MTH in Old Testament Theology from UNISA after completing studies at Schloss Mittersill (Austria) and The Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Madrid, where they’re outnumbered by three teens.

Samuil Petrovski

Samuil Petrovski was born in Belgrade, Serbia. His father was communist and served as ambassador in Yugoslavia. Samuil became a believer an the end of his high-school and than went to army in Montenegro. In the army Samuil discovered the gift of evangelism where he had opportunity to share the Gospel. After the army, as student of economy in Belgrade, he joined EUS (IFES Serbia) and served as student ministry staff and an evangelist. Samuil is speaking in different student groups, mission weeks, churches, events where the Gospel of Jesus is presented. God is opening many doors that Samuil and his team can share the Gospel on TV, through social and other medias to reach many students. Samuil through FEUER network is traveling through region and support mission weeks, through speaking. Also he organized 16 large missions with evangelist Nick Vujicic through the Balkans with thousands of students what was largest events in history of the evangelicals. Samuil is married with Nada who serves as medical doctor and they have 2 kids in Belgrade. Nada and Samuil are part of leadership team of the church and many initiatives in Serbia serving community.

Julia Garschagen

Julia Garschagen is a theologian and serves as the director of the Pontes Institut for Science, Culture and Faith in the German speaking region. She speaks at universities and in the business context across Europe and loves to be in dialogue about a faith that is both intellectually credible and existentially satisfying. Julia co-leads the biggest evangelistic youth outreach in the German speaking world and teaches apologetics at a theological Seminary. She is also co-founder of the charity Dios te ve, which helps young people in Peru to get a higher education. Julia lives in Cologne, Germany and loves the mountains.

Adam Jones

Adam trusted Jesus when he was a teenager and led evangelistic ministry at school and at university. Adam has served in IFES ministry for over 25 years, as a Staff worker and as Director of CUI (IFES in Ireland), and as a Regional Team Leader with UCCF (IFES in UK). He is currently the IFES Europe Director of Emerging Evangelists, training and mentoring young evangelists for public University Mission. He speaks at University missions, advises National movements with their evangelistic missions strategy and is part of FEUER. He lives in Dublin, Ireland, after 13 years in Manchester, UK. He is married to Debbie and has two graduate children, Aaron and Éilis. Adam is an avid fan and member of Manchester United Football Club and Ireland rugby. He loves distance running (1/2 and full Marathons), is learning French, loves music and one of his favourite composers is Stravinsky!

Marina Gnatyshyna

Marina Gnatyshyna is Associate Director of the Emerging Evangelists Network, helping to train and develop a new generation of evangelists across Europe. Before joining IFES Europe, she served with IFES Ukraine for eleven years, leading and speaking at university missions and coordinating student ministry in Central Ukraine. Marina holds an MA in Biblical Counseling from Kyiv Theological Seminary. She loves mentoring women and enjoys playing the violin.