KINGDOM COME

Christian Pichler

Christian is the director of Kingdom Come. His desire is to make students passionate for Jesus and the Gospel. Before joining the European IFES Team, he was General Secretary of IFES Austria (ÖSM). He has a very diverse CV, working as forest manager, ski instructor, Highschool teacher (Science/Spanish), Austrian Military, studying Theology in St. Andrews, and being involved in different church plants and ministries in Austria. With his wife Salomé and their three kids they live in the heart of the Alps in Austria.

Christel Lamère Ngnambi 

Christel’s heart desires to ‘make God matter.’ He is an author, lecturer, teacher, and consultant in public engagement. He supports the work of IFES Graduate Impact, which develops discipleship and learning programmes related to faith and work, focusing on how to be rooted ambassadors of Christ as professionals. 

Emma Diez

Emma is the Assistant Coordinator of Good News for the University, IFES Europe’s academic ministry focussed on equipping students and scholars to pursue their work in the light of Scripture, and to see how their field itself can help them point colleagues and others toward Christ for salvation.  

Eva Petržilková

Eva is from the Czech Republic and, in stereotypical Czech fashion, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature, gardening and picking mushrooms. She loves opening Scripture with other people, so she is exceptionally looking forward to spending time with all of you at the Festival, where we will dive deep into the gospel of Matthew. 

Igors Rautmanis

Igors is from Latvia where he lives with his wife and three children. Works for IFES as Secretary of Staff and Team Development and GLI program director. He has been mentoring young leaders and staff for several years. His mission: right people in the right place for the right reason at the right time. 

Francina de Pater

Francina lives with her husband in the Netherlands. She worked in a ministry reaching out to people in prostitution and started studies in coaching and counselling. In 2009 she started her own practice Precious Coaching & Training. In 2012 she became the National Director of International Student Ministry of IFES Netherlands. Since 2022 she is part of the Regional Team of IFES Europe. 

Dr. David “Monty” Montgomery

Monty is the Regional Director of IFES Europe, overseeing the university ministry in 44 countries from Greenland to Ukraine.  He has taught for IFES groups internationally and was a Presbyterian pastor in Ireland for 18 years before returning to student ministry. He is the author of  “The Unfinished Story: 30 devotionals on Luke-Acts” written to celebrate 75 years of IFES.  

Marina Gnatyshyna

Marina is a Director for Partnership Development for CCX Ukraine (IFES Ukraine). She’s been working as an evangelist and coordinator of student ministry in Kyiv region for eleven years. Marina has an MA in Biblical Counselling from Kyiv Theological Seminary  

“I’m looking forward to coming to the Festival and seeing students from all over Europe who are eager to live out God’s calling.”

Remi Tobler

Remi has served as bible teacher, mentor, and counsellor in various ministry groups of the IFES movement. Currently she serves international students and academics through her local IFES movement VBG and as international student ministry coordinator of IFES Europe. At EFS, she is excited to learn more about bringing God’s kingdom to earth and inspiring everyone to join in!