Joseph Louis

I can’t ignore the essential stations in my life’s journey that shaped my personality, my understanding of myself, and God’s call for my life. First, my family reflected God’s love for me. My local church helped me discover God’s call to be a pastor. Finally, the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo shaped my journey and prepared me for pastoral ministry. I’m grateful to have contributed to its legacy when I joined ETSC as a full-time faculty member in 2021, teaching pastoral care to the next generation of Egyptian and Arab ministers.

My pastoral call was confirmed in 2012 when I was admitted into the ETSC M.Div. program. ETSC was important, strengthening my faith, confirming God’s call, and teaching me that learning and spiritual formation are lifelong journeys requiring humility before the grace of God and always acknowledging my limits and the need to deepen my relationship with God.

In 2015, during the ETSC internship, I visited Garf Sarhan in Assiut. It was the oldest Presbyterian church in the village. I felt their need for a pastor. I joyfully accepted the call to serve there upon graduating in May 2016. I became the first ordained pastor in the church’s history. Despite challenges due to the church’s limited capabilities, I was grateful and blessed for over five years, seeing God use my limited capabilities for great things.

On August 1, 2021, ETSC invited me to join the seminary faculty as a full-time teaching assistant in pastoral care and counselling. It was a massive shift for me to move from the pastoral ministry to the academic field. Being a faculty member at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo is an enormous responsibility and commitment in one of the Middle East’s ancient theological institutions since 1863, with more than 700 students currently enrolled in different programs from different countries.

Th.M., Union Presbyterian Seminary, Richmond, VA, 2023.
Area: Pastoral Care
Thesis: “Providing Pastoral Care for Persons with Disabilities: Disability Empathetic Awareness.”

Graduate Certificate of Theological Studies, Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, 2021.

M.Div., Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, 2016.

B.A., Minia University, 2012.

Introduction to Pastoral Care (Assistant Teacher)
Family and Couples Counselling (Assistant Teacher)
Crisis Counselling (Assistant Teacher)
Church and Disability (Teacher)
Youth Ministry (Teacher)
Field Ministry (Teacher)
Final Research Project in Pastoral and Practical Theology Studies (Advisor)
Spiritual Formation (Teacher)
Learning and Education Theories (Teacher) 
Christian Education (Teacher)

Disability theology, pastoral care, family and couples counseling, crisis counseling, Trauma counselling, cognitive behavioral therapy approaches, positive psychology, AI and pastoral theology, online and cross-cultural counseling, psychology of religion and spirituality, social justice and advocacy, pastoral care and art, burnout among Egyptian ministers, religious addiction and obsession.

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