Posts Tagged ‘Greece’
‘I don’t just make coffee and do the photocopying!’
For Anastasia Zaimi, working in full-time ministry in Greece seemed impossible – until she met Langham Graduate and Old Testament professor Myrto Theocharous, who reshaped her journey. Four years into working at First Greek Evangelical Church of Athens, Anastasia is one of just two women working full-time in the Greek evangelical church. A Lived Example…
Read More‘I want to see the light in the harshest darkness’: putting theology into practice in Greece
Greece is a major gateway into Europe, with 80% of migration flowing through its borders. Where there is migration, traffickers follow. Approximately 40,000 women and children aged 12-25 are trafficked in Greece every year. One Langham Graduate is using her platform as a professor at the Greek Bible College (GBC), Athens, to speak up for…
Read MoreTaking research onto the streets
Dr Myrto Theocharous asks me to imagine if God had a business card, what it would say. “When I introduce myself I say, ‘I’m Myrto Theocharous and I’m a Professor of Old Testament.’ When God introduces himself to Israel he says, ‘I am the anti-slavery God.’ “This theme comes up constantly in the Old Testament…
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