About us

Stephan Degen-Ballmer

Pastor and member of the adult education department of the Reformed Church of Aargau

Study of theology in Basel and Edinburgh

Dissertation at the University of Basel in theology on ethically relevant understandings of nature and creation

Parish ministry in Graubünden, Aargau and Baselland

Training at the FHNW to become a federally certified trainer

"God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him". (1 John 4:16b)


Daniel Frei

Director of the department for ecumenism, reformed Church Baselland/Baselstadt

Theological studies and teaching degree in Zurich

PhD at the University of Basel in Theology Pedagogy of Conversion. Socialisation in Chilean Pentecostal churches

Teacher and Reverend Pastor in Winterthur, lecturer for practical theology at the

CTE (Comunidad Teológica Evangélica) in Concepción, Chile

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." (1.Cor 13,13)


Andreas Heuser

Andreas Heuser, Professor for Ecumenical and Mission Studies (Africa focus), department for theology at University of Basel

Studies of theology and political science, Reverend Pastor with focus on ecumenical relations and adult education.

PhD in intercultural theology, mission studies and history of religion. Main field of research: recent history of mission, global Pentecostal movement, migrant churches.

Theological formation for migrant churches in Germany and Switzerland.


Sabine Jaggi

Coordinator in the department for Ecumene, Mission, Development and Migration, reformed Churches Bern-Jura-Solothurn

Studies of Ethnology, science of religion and Spanish and Latin-American literature in Bern and Paris.

"Questions stay young. Answers age quickly." (Kurt Marti)


Moisés Mayordomo

Professor of New Testament at the Faculty of Theology, University of Basel.


Lisset Schmitt-Martínez

Pastor of the Centre for Migration Churches in Zurich
Studied theology in Cuba and Zurich
Parish work in Remedios (Cuba), Dürnten and Rapperswil-Jona

"Be courageous and determined! Do not be afraid and do not let anything frighten you, for I, the LORD your God, am with you wherever you go!" Joshua 1, 9


Csilla Valentyik

Course leader
Religious specialist
Studies of social pedagogy in Debrecen (H)

Further pedagogical and theological training in Switzerland


Rahel Weber

Pastor, Head of the Study Comitee
Theological Studies in Basel, Berlin and Beirut / Pastor (Stv.) in Flawil, Research Assistant in “Ecumenical and Mission Studies” at the theological seminary University of Basel.

Research interest: Healing, Health and Body / Pentecostal and charismatic Churches.

«You have set my feet in a broad place.» (Ps 31,9)