Born 1950, Jerusalem
Studied, Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago, Illinois, 1988
Master of Arts in Theology, Helsinki University, 1978
Studied Deaconry, Luther Opisto College, Finland, 1969–1972
Ordained at the Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem
Consecrated Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, 1998–
President, Lutheran World Federation, 2010–
President, Fellowship of the Middle East Evangelical Churches, 2003–2010
Founding member, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, and Chair of the Local Reference Group, 2002–
President, Synod of the Evangelical Church of Jordan and the Holy Land, 1990–1998
Vice President, Board of Trustees, Lutheran World Federation Ecumenical Institute, Strasbourg, France, 1997–2003
Former Chair, Board of Directors, Augusta Victoria Hospital, Jerusalem
Patron, Gospel Riders of Jerusalem and Finland
Member, Executive Committee, Middle East Council of Churches, 1995– 
Co-founder, Council of Religious Institutions in the Holy Land 
Co-signatory, Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism, 2006

Awards include:
Sunhak Peace Prize, 2020
“Building Bridges of Understanding”, Al Waleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University, 2018  
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Wartburg College, Iowa, 2001