The webinars are offered in English Only.
This webinar series brings together experts in New Testament, Practical Theology, and Dogmatics to address the question: What makes a trustworthy minister? And how can I recognize a trustworthy minister? This is a critical topic, not only for those considering clerical or lay ministry, but for anyone who engages in the life of the Church. We look forward to a lively exchange!
Dr. Matthew Pawlak
Luxembourg School of Religion and Society, Luxembourg
Trust & Leadership in John’s Gospel
6 October 2025
Dr. Matthew Pawlak is the Academic Network Leader of Trust & Society – The Global Network on Trust. Working with the LSRS director and T&S coordination team, he is responsible for defining and implementing T&S’ vision, strategy, and goals as well as building relationships and collaborations with trust researchers, practitioners, and networks. He holds a PhD in Theology and Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge.
Professor Dr. Šimo Maršić
Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Sarajevo, Bosnia an Herzegovina
Servant Leadership in Church
14 October 2025
Prof. Šimo Maršić is the Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology at the Catholic Theological Faculty of the University of Sarajevo, teaching also in the Interreligious Master Program. He has a PhD in Youth Work from the Redemptor Hominis Pastoral Institute at the Lateran University in Rome. He has since published four books, several articles, and presented extensively on subjects related to youth work both nationally and internationally.
Professor Dr. Annemarie C. Mayer
University of Trier, Germany
Theological Aspects of Being a Trustworthy Minister
21 October 2025
Dr. Annemarie C. Mayer is professor of Dogmatic Theology and the History of Dogma at the Faculty of Theology of Trier, Germany. Her teaching and research focus on ecclesiology, ecumenical hermeneutics and the interrelation of theology, religion, and contemporary culture.
[Photo credit : LSRS, © Edouard Olszewski]
Professor Em. Dr. Karlijn Demasure
Founder of the Centre for Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Adults
Saint Paul University, Ottawa, Canada
Trust, Clericalism and Synodality
29 October 2025
Dr. Karlijn Demasure holds a PhD in Practical Theology from KU Leuven (Belgium), which she obtained in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, she led the Interdiocesan Pastoral Service in Flanders, before becoming a professor at the Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University in Ottawa (Canada) in 2008. From 2008 to 2014, she held the Sisters of Our Lady of the Cross Chair in Christian Family Studies and served as Dean of the Faculties of Human Sciences and Philosophy from 2010 to 2014. She also served as President of the International Society for Practical Theology between 2012 and 2014.
From 2014 to 2018 she taught at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where she directed the Centre for the Protection of Minors. Upon returning to Canada in 2019, she founded the Centre for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults at Saint Paul University. Now Professor Emerita, she leads, together with a research team, the international project “Towards a Trustworthy Church.”
Her research focuses on sexual, spiritual, and power-related abuse, as well as trauma and pastoral care for victims and survivors.