2019: Full Professor for Practical Theology and Head of "Department of Practical Theology an Religious Studies" at Tilburg School of Catholic Theology/Utrecht Campus
2019: Kleineidam-Award of Erfurt University/Germany for Habilitation-Thesis
2018: Habilitation at Erfurt University: venia legendi for Pastoral Theology and Homiletics
2018/19: Professor for Pastoral Theology at University of Applied Sciences at Mainz/Germany
2012-16: Assistant Professor for Dogmatics at Münster University/Germany
2010-12: Head Chaplain of University Parish/Münster
2010: PhD-Defense at Erfurt University
2003-2007: Parish Vikar at Oelde/Germany
2003: Priestly Ordination/Diocese of Münster
2000-2003: Pastoral Formation at Hamm/Ruhr area and at the diocesan seminary of Münster
2000: Diplom Degree at Münster University
1996-1998: External Studies at the Pontifical University Gregoriana, Rome/Italy
Practical Theology is concerned with the confrontation and interrelationship between on the one hand the Gospel of `abundant life´, and on the other real existence, experienced realities, and the questions that the contemporary world poses. It looks particularly at the secular context of Western Europe and its many transformations (including those arising from processes of digitalization, the blurring of identities, globalization and the rise of complexity and heterogeneity). PT asks what productive insights for a theologically responsible path for Christianity can be identified here, and how these can be reconstructed by practical theologians as sites or events of God´s presence, his saving activity and grace. What can we learn from this context with respect to further ecclesial and extra-ecclesial activity, christian teaching, or the content of theological terms? On the other hand: which prophetical attitude, learned by the Gospel, would be appropriate within contemporary culture?