Rev. Misseline Gordon
B.Th. Hons (NETS), Namibia.
MATE (LST-Validated by Middlesex University, London, UK)
Principal- Academic Dean & Lecturer (Biblical Studies and Spiritual Formation)
The board appointed Rev. Gordon as the new Principal, retaining her as academic dean too. She served last year as acting principal and took office as principal in January 2025. Rev Gordon graduated from NETS in 2002 with a Bachelor of Theology, and then in 2017 with a Bachelor of Theology Honors. She successfully completed her Master of Arts in Theological Education (MATE) at the London School of Theology in London (2022). Her dissertation was on Spiritual Formation, aiming to understand the role of Spiritual Formation in the NETS context. This fits well with her calling to see people led and restored into Christlikeness.
“The evidence from her study suggests that Spiritual Formation is an essential component of theological education and that academics must not take precedence over it. As long as NETS’ primary purpose is to prepare and train students for church and other Christian leadership, it must strive to maintain a healthy balance between academics, spiritual formation, and ministerial skills” (Gordon, 2022).
Being an ordained minister of the Rhenish Church in Namibia (2004 to date), her studies could serve the Church in Namibia in various ways, especially in developing theological educational programs for the Church. She joined the faculty in 2019 and was appointed as the first female academic dean in November 2021. She has been pursuing her doctoral studies at Dallas Theological Seminary since January 2025.
Mr. Paul Gunning
BSc (Agri), BD Hons (Aberdeen), PGCert Bib. Hermeneutics (LST).
Leadership (Student Dean) & Lecturer
Biblical Studies & Pastoral Ministry
Before joining NETS in 2006, Mr. Gunning spent ten years teaching at the Evangelical Bible Institute in Rundu, Namibia. Since then, he has been a lecturer at NETS. Paul is married to Hilary, and they have four children. They are mission partners supported by SIM-UK. He is an asset to NETS, and the students appreciate his wisdom in pastoral matters.
Rev Joram Oudshoorn
MA Miss. (UU), MDiv (PThU, Netherlands)
Acting Distance Coordinator & Lecturer
Missiology and Contextual Theology
Rev Joram has a passion for learning from and serving the church in Africa. He lived in Zimbabwe as a teenager, has researched Pentecostalism in Ghana, and served in Mozambique from 2010-2016 — both at Hefsiba Theological Seminary, and as a TEE trainer in the local churches. Both before and after his time in Mozambique he served in various local churches of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands. Joram and his wife Danielle are blessed with four young daughters. They are mission partners supported by GZB-Netherlands.
Rev Michael Knight
MA Theo. (RTS), BBS (CSU)
Lecturer (part time)
Youth Ministry & Biblical Studies
Prior to joining NETS in 2014 Rev. Knight served in various roles of youth and children’s ministry for over 15 years. He serves as a part-time lecturer at our Windhoek campus, and also has specific responsibilities for making youth ministry training accessible to local churches throughout Namibia. He is a mission partner supported by SIM-USA.
Rev Daniel Webster
BSc Hons (UNSW), BD, MTh (MTC, Sydney)
Lecturer
Rev Dan served as a pastor in Sydney for 7 years before moving with his family to Namibia in 2018. His desire is to help people see the glory of God in the face of Christ through his Word. Dan is married to Olivia and together they have been entrusted with four energetic boys. They are mission partners supported by CMS-Australia.
Mr Eric Wildgen
B.A. Applied Linguistics (Moody Bible Institute), M.Div. Biblical and Theological Studies (Phoenix Seminary), Th.M. Biblical Studies (Phoenix Seminary).
Lecturer (New Testament, Biblical Languages, Ethics, English Writing)
Eric’s passion is to see people grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ as they engage God’s word and apply it to their lives. His wife, Julianne, is a stay-at-home mother, but she can often be found at the seminary mentoring the women students and helping them to grow in their faith. Eric is a missionary with Training Leaders International. Before serving in Namibia, Eric and Julianne served in Chad with Africa Inland Mission as discipleship catalysts and in Kenya as independent missionaries doing church planting and discipleship. In addition to English, Eric also speaks French and Swahili, plus a smattering of tribal languages. They have four daughters (one of whom is now with the Lord) and two sons. They enjoy trying new foods from around the world and hosting braais at their house with their friends.
Ps. Pete Leininger
MBA (Baylor)
Lecturer (Part time – Practical Ministry and Discipleship)
Pete has worked as a lecturer at NETS since 2015. He is an ordained minister and a missionary with Antioch Ministries International for the last 30 years. He also serves as the Namibia Team Leader and Team Trainer for the Sub-Saharan Area Leadership Team. He served as a University Pastor for 5 years in Texas, worked as a missionary church planter for 11 years in Germany and directed the Night Antioch Discipleship Training School for 4 years before arriving in Namibia. He has a passion to build God’s kingdom by training and equipping local pastors and lay leader in evangelism, discipleship, Christ-like leadership, and church planting. He is married to Jennifer and has four grown children. He enjoys time with his family, bow hunting, outdoor activities and working out.
Pastor Romeo Tafadzwa Makwinye
BSc Hons Environmental Studies (MSU), ISO 9001 QMS Internal Auditing (SAZ), BTh. Hons (NETS), Namibia
Senior Faculty in Training
Romeo completed his Bachelor of Theology with NETS in the year 2021. Thereafter, in year 2022 he joined the NETS Faculty In Training (FIT) to date. Romeo is serving at Olympia Community Church (OCC) and recently ordained as a pastor. He enjoys everything about theology and ministry. Romeo is married to Shirley and God has entrusted them with one girl, Pearl. In his spare time, he enjoys watching soccer matches from Arsenal football club.
Adjunct Faculty
NETS is committed to continuously developing its Adjunct Faculty that is made up of qualified Namibian pastors and academics who have significant ministry experience. These adjunct members make a tremendous contribution to our students’ education by teaching a range of subjects related to their area of expertise within the Namibian context.
Right Rev Lukas Kaluwapa Katenda
MTS (Virginia), DipTh.Min (TEE RSA), DipNur (UNam)
Right Rev. Katenda is an ordained Anglican minister, and bishop of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of Namibia (REACH-Namibia). He served at NETS from 2016-2018 in the roles of Academic Dean and Principal. He previously worked as the Secretary and Treasurer of the Anglican Diocese of Namibia. Lukas is married to Aune Kashikuka, a mathematics teacher by profession. They have a son named Leuyanoshinge Latumbala Livingstone.
Rev. Dr. Wynand Fourie
B.Th., MDiv, LTh, Ph.D. (Stellenbosch)
Rev. Dr. Fourie is currently serving full-time in the office of the Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church. He is also the director of the Bachelor of Theology Honors program that is currently offered for a third time at NETS from 2023 to 2025. Part of his academic responsibilities is to lecture in both the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. He is married to Bianca, and they have three children: Mika, Zani, and Kai.
Rev. Dr. De Wet Stauss
PhD (Stellenbosch)
Director of NETS Board & Lecturer (Part Time)
Dr. Strauss has served NETS as Part-Time Principal and Lecturer since 2018. He is also the pastor of Academia Church. He is married with two adult children.
Rev. Dr. De Wet Strauss decided not to continue as the principal of NETS and handed the reins to Rev. M. Gordon, who has taken on his responsibilities as Principal since January 2024 (acting) and full-time January 2025. We are grateful that he still serves as a director on the NETS board and teaches Preaching and Systematic Theology courses to the undergraduate students and Historical Theology to the post-graduate students.
Mr. Thomas Endjala
Mr. T. Endjala is also a graduate of NETS. He too joined the faculty in 2020 as a Faculty in Training (FIT) until 2022. He graduated in 2023 in the Bachelor of Theology Honors at NETS. He is doing his pastoral internship at the East Side Baptist Church and serve as adjunct faculty at NETS.
He is married to Tjinouhona and has two kids, a daughter and a boy. Mr. Endjala enjoys teaching practical courses and to apply them into his ministry.
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