NELU FILIP | Co-director

Nelu was raised in a secret church that met covertly, while Romania was ruled by an oppressive communist regime. 

From an early age, he saw firsthand the persecution Christians experienced under Communism.

In this environment Nelu became a follower of Christ in 1979. 

His love for the Lord and His Word eventually led him to become involved in a Bible education extension program. 

Nelu’s studies created a desire in him to help train others.

He began teaching others at a Bible School in Timisoara, Romania.

Always looking for new opportunities to learn, in 1995 Nelu offered to take part in an intensive training program concerning new religious movements and cult apologetics being offered in Birmingham, Alabama. He was selected by his denomination to receive this training along with fellow Romanian minister Ieremia Rusu.

For three months Nelu studied under Bob Waldrep. 

Upon returning to Romania from the U.S., he was able to incorporate this new knowledge into his teaching ministry and began offering instruction in cult apologetics and evangelism to Christians in Romania.

Today, he travels extensively throughout Romania, and other parts of Europe, as a teacher and conference speaker, while continuing to train students in his position as the president of the Bible School, Scoala Biblica Cristos Pentru Romania Timisoara. Nelu also serves as the pastor of a church in Timisoara, Poarta Cerului.