Виталий Петренко
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Place of Birth: Belorus
Citizenship/Residence: Latvia
Marital Status: Married to Ester. |
Education
| 2006 |
PhD at Durham University, Great Britain, ‘The Development of the Authority within the Russian Orthodox Church’ under the supervision of Prof. Andrew Louth.
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| 1995-1996 | MTh, London Bible College/London School of Theology, Brunel University, Great Britain, Dissertation: ‘Theology of Icons: A Protestant Perspective’, MTh degree awarded in 1996. |
| 1992-1995 | BA degree in Theology. London Bible College/London School of Theology, Brunel University, Great Britain, Upper Second Honours. |
| 1992 |
CU Certificate Proficiency in English, Kings’ School of English, London.
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Present Appointments
| 2016 |
Research Fellow at St. John’s College, Durham University, UK
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| 2013 – Current |
PhD Candidate “Ecclesiastical Reaction to the Holocaust: An In-depth Analysis of The Church’s Response to the Holocaust and the Key Figures Comprised”
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| 2011- 2013 |
Supervision of PhD thesis of Maria Dolores Cannataci, “The St Paul Cult in Malta – An evaluation of the contributions of Monsignor Giuseppe De Piro and Saint George Preca”.
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| 2011 |
Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Oslo, Norway.
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| 2010-present |
Greenwich School of Theology and NWU (North West University of South Africa) – PhD Supervisor in the field of Church History and History of Dogma.
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| 2008-present |
Director of Riga’s International Bible Institute/Latvian Biblical Centre.
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| 2006-2008 |
Associate Director of Riga’s International Bible Institute/Latvian Biblical Centre, Latvia.
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Publications
| 2013 |
“Reflections on Church Planting in Latvia” paper delivered at the Biannual European Mission Conference in Germany, December 2013
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| 2011 |
‘The Development of the Authority within the Russian Orthodox Church’. Peter Lang, Oxford (English); Translated into Russian by Colloqium, Ukraine
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| 2006 |
Publication of the article “West versus East and the Consequences for Russian Christianity”, in the Eurasian Theological Journal, Bogoslovskije razmishleniia, 6, (2006), 69-97.
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| 2000 |
MTh dissertation was published as a book in Russian, “Богословие икон, Протестантская точка зрения, Санкт-Петербург”, «Библия для всех», 2000. This book was later translated into Romanian (in 2002).
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Courses Taught
- Church History
- Homiletics
- Apologetics & Christian Initiation
- Dogmatics & Spirituality
Areas of Interest
- Church History
- Orthodox Theology
- Homiletics
- Systematic Theology
Conference organizer and speaker
2014 & 2015 Conference on Bereavement & Counselling Parts 1 & 2 – Organised by LBC (Latvian Biblical Centre), Latvian Association of Psychologist and Crisis & Bereavement Centres of Norway
2013 Conference on Family Values in Latvian Society – Organised by LBC (Latvian Biblical Centre) and the Christian Lawyers Association of Latvia
Ministry Experience
| 1993-1998 |
Organizing and leading a second evangelistic trip with a group of students from London Bible College, Great Britain. The trip involved preaching in prisons, open air evangelism and distribution of literature in Tjumen, Tobolsk, Salekhard, Labitnangi, Harp and on Jamal peninsula in Jar-Sale, Novyi Port, Mys Kamennii, (Siberia).
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| 1991 |
Participating and taking an active role in organizing a missionary expedition ‘Christ to the people of Siberia’ (Khristos narodam Sibiri), on the river ‘Ob´’, Tjumen’s region in the summer. Responsibility involved communication with the delegates from 7 countries, translating during the period of the expedition. Leading and organizing a trip to Vladivostok, Blagoveshensk with a team from Norway which was commissioned by ‘Open Doors’ mission, Norway. The purpose – exploring the ways for the delivery of Christian literature into China.
Organizing and leading evangelistic trips to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii (Kamchatka peninsula) and surrounding area with a team from Norway. The trip involved preaching in prisons, open air evangelism and distribution of literature.
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| 1990 |
Being a member of the organizing committee within the Lausanne Congress in Moscow. Responsibilities involved: - Meeting foreign delegates at the airport ‘Sheremet’evo’, arranging transportation to ‘Izmailovo’ complex, providing accommodation, and taking part in organizing seminars during this congress.
(November-December) Organizing and leading a group of 5 young men on evangelistic and pioneering trip to T’jumen’s region. The trip involved preaching in concert halls and in prisons, as well as the projection of the ‘Jesus’ film in the following cities: T’jumen, Tobolsk, Khanty-Mansiysk, Surgut, Salekhard, Labitnangi, Yar-Sale (Jamal peninsula, Siberia).
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| 1989 | Organizing and leading evangelistic trips across Soviet Union, including visiting and preaching in the cities and surrounding areas of: Pskov, Novgorod, Cherepovets, Vologda, Jaroslavl’, Kostroma, Kirov, Izhevsk, Perm’, Tjumen’, Omsk, Krasnojarsk, Irkutsk, (Russia, Siberia). The trips involved preaching in prisons, open air evangelism and distribution of literature. |
| 1988 |
Organizing and leading evangelistic outreach (group of young people from the Church of the Cross, Riga) to Kotlas, Syktyvkar, Ukhta, Pechora, Inta and Vorkuta (Russia). The trips involved preaching in prisons, open air evangelism and distribution of literature, interviews for local radio, TV and newspapers.
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| 1987-1992 |
Youth pastor, ‘The Church of the Cross’, Riga, Latvia. Responsibilities involved: preaching and teaching; counselling, leading a youth group of 120 people. Administrative work - organizing seminars and conferences.
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Publications
| 2016 | Research Fellow at St. John’s College, Durham University, UK |
| 2013 – Current | PhD Candidate “Ecclesiastical Reaction to the Holocaust: An In-depth Analysis of The Church’s Response to the Holocaust and the Key Figures Comprised” |
| 2011- 2013 | Supervision of PhD thesis of Maria Dolores Cannataci, “The St Paul Cult in Malta – An evaluation of the contributions of Monsignor Giuseppe De Piro and Saint George Preca”. |
| 2011 | Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology, Oslo, Norway. |
| 2010-present | Greenwich School of Theology and NWU (North West University of South Africa) – PhD Supervisor in the field of Church History and History of Dogma. |
| 2008-present | Director of Riga’s International Bible Institute/Latvian Biblical Centre. |
| 2006-2008 | Associate Director of Riga’s International Bible Institute/Latvian Biblical Centre, Latvia. |