MORE ABOUT APOLOGETICS SA
Ministry Profile
Who is
Apologetics is the field of study that seeks to establish why the gospel of Jesus is the true revelation from God. The discipline seeks to present the truth of the gospel to the questions and struggles society grapples with daily.
Apologetics SA strives to lay a solid Biblical and theological foundation in every believer’s life with an in depth study of God’s Word, and then to build on that foundation with further theological and apologetics training on how to effectively present Christianity in a world that has become increasingly hostile to the gospel and to the truth.
The Apologetics SA team has taught many believers to study God’s Word in depth and to assist them as they follow this up with theological degree studies or apologetics training. As former Bible College students, the dedicated team teach, guide, equip and encourage onsite and online students. The online administrative team have been serving online students pastorally for over ten years by encouraging, assisting and praying with them to complete their studies successfully.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide training and teaching to strengthen and equip believers with a solid foundation in the Word of God, with Christ-centred theological training, and with the tools to share their faith and be effective ministers in contemporary society.
- We equip believers to answer questions raised by those navigating a broken and troubled world.
- We equip believers for life through theological studies.
- We seek to assist believers in the transformation of their lives with the love of God, through the study of His Word and servanthood, in order to instill in them a godly worldview and character.
Vision Statement
Our vision is to equip believers to present the gospel in every community, city and country; in both the corporate and ministry world.
Our vision is to support believers who are ready, equipped and excited to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ, providing biblical answers to the difficult questions faced by the world at large.
Our
INTEGRITY
We seek to maintain the highest level of integrity in our training and in our personal relationships, and to deliver on what we promise.
Unity
We seek to maintain the bond of unity as we work together to meet the academic and spiritual needs of our students. We work together across cultural boundaries to meet the needs of our students and to help build God’s kingdom.
Accountability
We seek to be accountable to the gospel of Jesus Christ and responsible towards one another as a team and to our students.
Love and Grace
We seek to develop loving and gracious relationships that have a positive impact on those around us.
Servanthood
We seek to lead and train from a position of servanthood, following in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus Christ. We respect and support the team God has blessed us with.
About the
PS JOHN GROBLER
Apologetics SA was founded by John Grobler and his close associates, under the direction of the Lord Jesus, to encourage, build up and strengthen the church in the knowledge of the gospel and to provide believers with a central hub of information where they can find sound material to guide and train them.
The Lord saved John in September 1985. He did not grow up in an institutional church and vocational Christian ministry was a foreign concept. In 1989 he resigned a job in a bank and joined a mission organization. Through doing evangelism on the streets and in night clubs, being involved in a ministry of reconciliation to the poor, through missionary training, international travel and teaching, and leading a Bible College in a local church, he is now expanding what he has learned to the Apologetics SA online platform to encourage believers to keep engaging the world with the truth of the gospel.
Living through apartheid, being confronted with questions from interactions in Johannesburg’s inner city and the streets of Cape Town, and meeting Christians on different continents led to John’s quest to search for the truth of the gospel as opposed to cultural expressions of the truth. Through many years he discovered that the human experience of pain and search for meaning is the same the world over. As a Christian his goal is to understand how people are struggling in order to guide them to the relief that Jesus Christ offers.
Our Core
LIESEL GROBLER
Liesel obeyed a call from God to join Youth with a Mission in 1990. Since then, she has done various courses, worked with the poor, taught the Bible locally and overseas, and worked with an Inductive Bible Study program in South Africa and Switzerland. In 2006 she started working as a secretary in a local church and later transferred to the Bible College as the administrator of the full-time and part-time courses. Liesel holds a Bachelor of Theology degree and works as an administrative clerk while supporting Apologetics SA in whatever way she can.
Talitha Körner
Talitha (Tillie) joined Youth With a Mission in 1993. She has taught the Bible in fourteen nations to multicultural groups. She was ordained at her church in Namibia in 2003 and then came to lead the full-time Biblical Studies program at a local church in 2013. Tillie completed her Master of Theology degree through the South African Theological Seminary in 2021 and is passionate about teaching the Bible to people of all ages in all nations.
Suzette Ellis
Suzette answered the call to study God’s Word full-time in 2017. She wanted to be able to answer her children’s questions about God and faith, and a subsequent love for apologetics was born. Suzette is a qualified teacher with a Bachelor of Education degree and completed her Bachelor of Theology degree in 2022. Before that Suzette completed three years as a full-time student at the Bible College after which she served as a student coach; teaching and supporting the full-time students in their studies. Suzette is passionate about building God’s kingdom.
Elana van Eeden
Elana van Eeden accepted the Lord as her saviour in 1994 and she believes that the Word
of God is the foundation of all aspects of life. She has served as an online administrator
since 2012. Her ministry is to motivate and encourage online students so that they can
complete their studies successfully. She has an Honours degree in Psychology and she is
currently busy completing her online Bible Study course (EBS).
Rubin Durant
In 2006 Rubin obeyed God’s call to leave the corporate world in order to pursue a career in
full time ministry and has worked with a number of ministries since. He has been involved
with Lewende Woord Bible College since 2009 as guest lecturer, full time student coach, and
2 nd year course facilitator. He holds a Bachelor of Theology Honours degree and is
passionate about teaching God’s Word and helping students reach their full potential.
Lisa van Vuuren
Lisa was the leader of a small Bible study group when she received word from the Lord in
2018, to study His Word full-time. She gave up her small baking business and joined Bible
College in 2020. She completed two years as a full-time student. Lisa has been serving as a
student coach since 2022; while teaching and supporting full-time students with their studies.
She is passionate about marriage and wants to see relationships work so that, children
would not be caught up in the hurt of divorce. Lisa is planning to pursue a Bachelor of
Theology degree to assist her further for ministry.
Nico Ellis
Nico is a registered Quantity Surveyor and has been working in the mining and construction industry for many years. From the wealth of corporate experience he has gained doing this he is providing invaluable assistance to Apologetics SA. Nico is married to Suzette, and they have three children. At the moment he is completing the Electronic Biblical Studies (EBS) course and is planning to pursue a Bachelor of Theology degree to further equip him for ministry.
