{"id":43,"date":"2022-09-09T10:10:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T10:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trivelius.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T13:34:48","slug":"staff-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trivelius.com\/en\/about\/staff-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2>Leadership<\/h2>\n<p>St. Trivelius Institute is governed by a board of directors. The members of the board are united in a common conviction, and are responsible for ensuring the mission and vision of the school are maintained, and for holding staff accountable. The function of the board pertains to financial, legal, and spiritual matters. The present board members include:<\/p>\n<p>Dr. David Sveen<br \/>\nRobert Faber<br \/>\nStoyan Lalev<\/p>\n<h2>Staff<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Rector:<\/strong> Rev. Prof. Parush R. Parushev<br \/>\n<strong>Dean of Theology:<\/strong> Dr. Daniel Patterson<br \/>\n<strong>Dean of Christian Counselling:<\/strong> Dr. Kameliya Slavcheva<br \/>\n<strong>Administrator:<\/strong> Bilyana Nedyalkova<\/p>\n<h2>Faculty<\/h2>\n<h3>PROF. MILCHO ANGELOV<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> Master\u2019s Degree (Sofia Technical University); PhD and Habilitation (Technical Sciences, Pedagogy)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Christian Education (and \u2018Introduction to the Specialty\u2019?)<\/p>\n<h3>REBECCA FABER<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> BA (British Literature, Teaching, Wheaton College); MA (Theology, Wheaton College); MA (Linguistics, Wheaton College); PhD candidate (Patristics, Sofia University)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Church history<\/p>\n<h3>ROBERT FABER<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> BA (English, Dartmouth College); MA (Theology, Wheaton College)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Old Testament; Archaeology<\/p>\n<h3>LUBCHO KOLEVSKI<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Church History; History of Cults and Religions; History of Christianity in Bulgaria; Introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy<\/p>\n<h3>DR. GARY LAYNE<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> Advanced discipleship counsellor training (Grace Ministries International); Doctorate Causa (St Trivelius Institute)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Pastoral Care; Counselling \u2013 the Counselling Process; Depression, homosexuality, and the church; Marriage counselling; Suicide; Peace \u2013 how to protect and guard the heart and mind; Emotional intelligence; Anxiety and grief; Life through faith; Sexual violence, co-dependence, guilt, and shame; Parenting training<\/p>\n<h3>ASSOC. PROF. PARUSH PARUSHEV<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> BS\/MS, PhD (Scs); M.Div.; PhD (Th)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> New Testament; History of Philosophy; Ethics; Critical Thinking<\/p>\n<h3>DR. DANIEL PATTERSON<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> B.Ed. (JCU Townsville Queensland); M.Ed. (JCU Townsville Queensland); M.Div. (TTC, Perth, Australia); MA (Nottingham UK); PhD (Aberdeen UK)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Systematic theology; Hermeneutics; Homiletics;\u00a0Theology of the Reformation<\/p>\n<h3>PROF. DR. JOHANNES REIMER<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Pastoral Care; Missiology<\/p>\n<h3>DR. KAMELIA SLAVCHEVA<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> Master of Law; PhD (Theology, Sofia University)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Foundations of law; Human rights and religious freedoms; Counselling<\/p>\n<h3>DR. VENTSI STOIKOV<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> New Testament Studies<\/p>\n<h3>DR. NADYA STOIKOVA<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> Bachelor in Social work; Masters in Social Work Management (Sofia University); PhD (Social Work and Pedagogy, Sofia University)<br \/>\n<strong>Subjects Taught:<\/strong> Counselling<\/p>\n<h3>YULIA UBEYVOLK<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong> B.Th. 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