Our Staff

Until 1993 Johannes (MTh) worked as an ordained Lutheran pastor in Germany. After a year of language study in Portugal he and his family went to Guinea-Bissau, where Johannes served as a Lecturer at the Bible Institute. He joined the Cornerstone staff in 2000. Besides teaching various subjects, Johannes is site manager, and is part of the leadership team. Johannes is married to Dr Angela Böker who acts as the college medical advisor. They have 4 children.

Michael & Belinda Eijgenraam. Michael (BA, PGCE) finished his theology studies at London Bible College in 1992 and completed his PGCE at London University a year later. He worked as a Religious Education teacher and later Head of RE in a secondary school in England. In 1996 he returned to the Netherlands to work in financial administration and part time at Azusa Theological School in Amsterdam. He joined the staff of Cornerstone together with his wife Belinda in 2004. He lectures in the area of Biblical Studies and is responsible for the finances of the college.

From 1992 to 1994, Belinda worked on the Doulos, a ship of Operation Mobilisation, and saw many different harbours in Asia and Africa. She returned to The Netherlands to train and work as a business secretary. Her last job before coming to Cornerstone in 2004 was at ZOA, a Christian organisation that aims to help displaced people in different parts of the world. To enhance their experience of cross cultural work, Belinda & Michael and their children spent ten months in Kazakhstan and one month in South Korea. Belinda works part time as a staff secretary at the University Hospital Radboud in Nijmegen. At Cornerstone Belinda is responsible for dealing with requests for visas for our non EU students.

Joyce worked from 1995 onwards at different institutions as a professional cook. In 2007 she joined the Doulos (OM Ships International) and worked for two-and a half year as the chief- cook on board. Visiting different countries and working with cross-culture teams. From August 2010, Joyce is working in Cornerstone as cook and facility manager.

Paul (BA, BS, MM, MABS, MDiv), has worked with several organizations including: Life Ministry Kenya (teaching evangelism and discipleship); Word of Life Hungary (Intern staff for the Bible Institute); FCBC USA (youth pastor); TTU & CIU (football coach); and SAE Church (adult Sunday school teacher). He completed his theological and seminary studies in the US, and after a time of prayer in seeking for clear direction for the next step, Paul and Sabine felt led by God to join the staff of Cornerstone Bible College. Paul is currently serving the Lord at Cornerstone as a Bible and Theology lecturer. He enjoys football, music, and opportunities to socialize with young people among other things.

Sabine is a licensed optician by profession and has lived and served in different countries like Israel, Hungary and USA. If you come to Cornerstone, you might find out, in which country she met her wonderful husband Paul. At Cornerstone College she manages Guest Service and works a bit in the Administration Office as well.

BA, MA in Missiology, PGCE) Before coming to Cornerstone, Kyung Hwa was teaching intercultural studies at Worldview, the WEC training college in Australia. From 1996-2003, she worked in Vietnam and was involved in TEE, discipleship training and teaching English. Before her time in Vietnam, she was a lecturer in India, an MK teacher in Africa and a Youth Pastor in Korea. At Cornerstone, Kyung Hwa teaches our Intercultural Studies modules and is responsible for the Mission Internships of the first year students.

Steve Owens (MA, BA, PGCE) After studying Theology at Southampton University, Steve became a primary school teacher in Wales, and later the head of a village school. From 1991 to 2006 he and Christine led an outreach work to international students in Cardiff. Steve has also taught part-time at the Evangelical Theological College of Wales (now WEST). Steve is the principal of Cornerstone and teaches theology and biblical subjects.

Chris Owens (BA, PGCE, TESOL) studied Geography at Southampton University where she met Steve. She taught special needs children in a secondary school and later set up a Welsh language playgroup for children from English-speaking homes. More recently she taught English to refugees. Steve and Christine have three adult children and three grandchildren. Christine teaches biblical subjects and is responsible for the childcare centre and the weekly outreach activities.

Wolfgang (MTh equivalent) studied theology in Basel, Tübingen and Wuppertal and was ordained as pastor of the Protestant Church of the Rhineland. In 1991 he joined WEC and went to the North of Ghana. His emphasis was on theological training of lay leaders (T.E.E.). He also advised on the dependency problem between mission and church, which is now one of the missiology subjects he teaches at Cornerstone. He is also responsible for the library and IT resources.

Heike is a nurse by profession. She lived in France and England, and travelled in the Philippines and Egypt, before marrying Wolfgang in 1995. She accompanied him to Ghana and helped in the TEE ministry, as well as serving as field treasurer and health advisor. Their son Dominik was born in 1997. Heike now works as bookkeeper in the Cornerstone office and also coordinates the internship programme of the second year students.

Martin & Ingeborg Till. Martin (MTh) is an ordained pastor of the Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg (Germany), where he served two parishes from 1982-1987. In 1988 he was seconded to WEC International. After Portuguese language study he served eleven years in Guinea-Bissau. He was involved in discipleship-ministry and theological training and helped to set up the first resident Bible Institute in Guinea-Bissau. In 2001 Martin and Ingeborg moved to the Netherlands to join the Cornerstone staff. Martin is Academic Dean and teaches biblical subjects and spiritual formation.

Ingeborg is a Paediatric Nurse. From 1989-1992 she studied at Cornerstone. In 1993 she joined WEC-International, learned Arabic and served as a midwife in the Middle East. In 1996 she married Martin. They worked together in Guinea-Bissau for four years. Ingeborg knows the challenges of working abroad as a single, as married and as mother. Ingeborg is part of the leadership team, runs the Cornerstone administration office and teaches in some of the personal development modules. Martin and Ingeborg have three teenage children.

Philip (B.D. M.Th.) comes from N.Ireland. In 1973, he went to WEC Missionary Training College in Glasgow to train in cross-cultural mission. From 1978 to1996, along with his wife Jean, he worked with WEC International in Senegal, West Africa. Back in N. Ireland from 1996-2002, Philip and Jean did further studies at Belfast Bible College, before going to The Netherlands to become Principals of Cornerstone until 2006. Philip and Jean are the current International Directors for Training for WEC International. Philip teaches Ecclesiology at Cornerstone.

Dieter (Doctor of Medicine, DTM&H, BTh, MA) worked as a medical doctor in Germany. He and his wife worked for 14 years in Indonesia. Dieter left medicine, did further theological training and taught 11 years Church History and Missiology at the Indonesian Bible Institute at Batu, East Java. He was field leader for 8 years and acting principal for 6 years. From 1987-1998 Dieter was International Director of WEC and visited about 70 countries. From 1999-2009 Dieter & Renate travelled extensively in the Arab World. Dieter is presiding elder of a Baptist Church in Germany and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Islamic Studies of the German Evangelical Alliance. He teaches History of Mission at Cornerstone. Dieter and Renate have two married daughters and six grandchildren. His younger daughter and his Romanian son-in-law graduated from Cornerstone in 2000.

Kevin (MTh) grew up in Africa and trained as an engineer in N. Ireland. In 1992 Kevin, together with his wife Marja and two young daughters, left for Ghana and were involved in an exciting church-planting ministry with WEC. In 1997 they returned to Europe (Finland, England and most recently N. Ireland) and have been training, equipping and coaching people for cross-cultural assignments. Kevin also has a passion for squash and is currently coaching his son in the sport! Kevin is a regular visitor to Cornerstone teaching Biblical Basis of Mission and Psalms.

Elizabeth (B.Ed), qualified as a teacher and did two years of Bible College at Faith Mission, Edinburg. She later engaged in further studies at Belfast Bible College and by extension through Global University, Missouri. She joined the WEC team in Thailand in 1981 where she was involved primarily in church planting and local leadership development until 2007. Elizabeth is currently based in N.Ireland. Students at Cornerstone appreciate the way she teaches Church Planting from years of experience in the field.

Steven Verhorst did two years of Bible college before joining WEC in 1995. With his wife, Maaike, he worked with WEC in Thailand from 1995 until 2008.

Steven lives with his wife and three children in Gorinchem, where he is active in his home church. He preaches and teaches in various churches and is involved as a guest lecturer on two Bible Schools. On Cornerstone he teaches on Buddhism.

As the founder and main author for ZijnWoord.nl Steven writes short Bible Studies, that are published online weekly on the internet.