Italy Team

Professor & Program Director
Cultural Understanding
Apostle Paul: His Life & Theology

• B.A. African American Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)
• M.A. Theological Studies, Liberty University, (Lynchburg, VA)

Professor & Spiritual Life & Community Director
Christian Spiritual Formation & Transformation

• B.A. in History, Università degli studi di Milano
• Graduate Diploma in Theology, Union School of Theology
• M.A. in Historical-Religious Studies, Sapienza Università di Roma
• PhD in Evangelical Theology, Utrecht Theological University | 2024 - 2027

Professor
Cultural Understanding

• Master in Theological Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, TX)
• Master in Christian Education, Dallas Theological Seminary (Dallas, TX)
• Doctorate in Literature (Church History), Università degli Studi di Roma (Rome, Italy)

Though he was born in the United Kingdom, Corrado Primavera grew up in Rome. In addition to planting the Evangelical Church in Rome, he has worked as a historical consultant for Day of Discovery Television Production and has written extensively for Italian and English publications. Professor Primavera teaches Ancient Roman Culture as part of the Cultural Understanding course.

Professor
Faith and Food In Italy - A Theology of Food

• B.S. Biblical Studies, Moody Bible Institute (Chicago, IL)
• Master of Theological Studies, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO)
• Master of Theology (MTh), Union School of Theology – Bridgend/Oxford, UK

Co-pastor of the church Breccia di Roma. Serving through discipleship, church planting, and leadership and theological formation. Primarily partnered with Italian evangelical leaders and the church Breccia di Roma for the advancement of the Gospel in the city of Rome, the training of new pastors and leaders, the planting of new churches in Italy, and the equipping of the saints.

Professor
Exploring the Art of Italy

• BA in Art Education, Messiah College (Grantham, PA)
• M.Ed. in Art Education, Temple University, Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA)

Andrea Fiori has many years of teaching experience in the visual arts ranging from middle school through university, as well as community arts workshops, program development and being a docent at Grounds for Sculpture, NJ. She has led several university student and adult groups to Italy. She loves helping students engage with art and art history and connecting the visual arts to their Christian faith.

Professor
International Business

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
• Master of Business Administration, Ohio University (Athens, Ohio)
• Ed.D. in Adult and Community Education, Ball State University, (Muncie, Indiana)

Jeff Sherlock grew up in rural Ohio until in 1990 he and his family moved to Macau, East Asia to work in an English Language Program and to assist in a church plant. He has taught full time at Huntington University, Tri-State University, and Taylor University as well as part time at Indiana Wesleyan University, Xi’an International Studies University (during a sabbatical year in China), Hunan University of Technology and Business, and LCC International University. He and his wife Joan are empty-nesters with three grown sons, two daughters-in-law, and two grandchildren.

Professor
The History of the Christian Church
Ethics

• Degree in History, University of Bologna (Bologna, Italy)
• Diploma of Higher Education in Theological Studies, University of Glamorgan (UK)
• PhD in Theology, King’s College (London, England)
• Post-doctoral diploma in Bioethics, University of Padova (Padua, Italy)

Leonardo De Chirico is an Italian citizen and a resident of Rome, Italy. Currently Leonardo serves as the pastor of Breccia di Roma, a Reformed Baptist church, while also serving in a number of other roles in Italy. He is Adjunct Director of Istituto di Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione (an Italian evangelical research center), and editor of its theological journal Studi Diteologia.

Professor
Western Thought

• PhD in New Testament, University of Aberdeen (Scotland, UK)

Joseph R. Dodson holds the Craig L. Blomberg Endowed Chair of New Testament at Denver Seminary and serves as a visiting lecturer in Religious Studies at Purdue University. He completed his postgraduate studies at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, followed by advanced research at the University of Tübingen in Germany.

Outside the classroom, Joey is an avid mountaineer who has climbed dozens of peaks across the globe, including two-thirds of the “14ers” in the continental U.S. and a “17er” in Peru. More importantly, he has been married for 30 years to his elementary school sweetheart, Sadie. Together they have five children, a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law, and what he insists are the greatest granddaughter and two grandsons in the entire multiverse.”

Professor
Cultural Understanding
Introduction to Journalism

• B.S. Communication Sciences at La Sapienza University (Rome, Italy)
• Masters in Information, Publishing and Journalism, Roma Tre University (Rome, Italy)

Chiara is a freelance reporter for Christian magazines. She holds a Master’s degree in Communication Science from Roma Tre University and a theological formation from Italian Institute of Evangelical Formation and Documentation. Chiara lives in Rome with her family, where they are involved in a church planting project. She has a strong passion for teaching and engaging with young students.