About Us
Meet Our Team
Sarah Breuel
Revive Executive Director
Sherami Hinders
Revive Spiritual Foundations Director
Hester Zoutman
Revive Conference Director
Sarah Breuel is the founder and director of Revive Europe. Originally from Brazil and currently living in Rome, Sarah has worked for IFES for 17 years in four national movements (Brazil, Canada, Norway, and Italy) and the European region for 6 years as evangelism training Coordinator for IFES Europe. Included in Christianity Today’s “33 under 33” list of leaders to watch, Sarah served as chair of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering 2016. She has a business degree, MDiv from Regent College, and serves globally in the Lausanne Board of Directors. Sarah is married to René. They have planted a vibrant church in Rome and have two boys: Pietro and Matteo.
Sherami Hinders works with Revive Europe as their Scripture Engagement Leader and Director of Spiritual Foundations. She volunteers with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA after serving them as paid staff for 19 years, most recently as a National Scripture Engagement Specialist and Regional Coordinator for Spiritual Formation & Prayer. She holds a Master of Letters in Biblical Languages & Literature from University of St Andrews in Scotland and a Master of Arts in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. She is also a certified Spiritual Director through the Pax Center. Sherami loves meeting new people, being active in nature, and learning to connect to God in authentic ways through good conversation, the Bible, and prayer. She currently lives in St Andrews, Scotland.
Carrying the DNA of Europe wide mission, Hester joined the conference team in 2019. Having served in different European Mission conferences, she brings the right skills to assemble the Revive Conference. Hester is self employed as Event Manager and is a beloved speaker in her home country. She has big heart for young people and organising. She lives in the Netherlands with her family of three.
Sarah Breuel
Revive Executive Director
Sarah Breuel is the founder and director of Revive Europe. Originally from Brazil and currently living in Rome, Sarah has worked for IFES for 17 years in four national movements (Brazil, Canada, Norway, and Italy) and the European region for 6 years as evangelism training Coordinator for IFES Europe. Included in Christianity Today’s “33 under 33” list of leaders to watch, Sarah served as chair of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Gathering 2016. She has a business degree, MDiv from Regent College, and serves globally in the Lausanne Board of Directors. Sarah is married to René. They have planted a vibrant church in Rome and have two boys: Pietro and Matteo.
Sherami Hinders
Revive Spiritual Foundations Director
Sherami Hinders works with Revive Europe as their Scripture Engagement Leader and Director of Spiritual Foundations. She volunteers with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA after serving them as paid staff for 19 years, most recently as a National Scripture Engagement Specialist and Regional Coordinator for Spiritual Formation & Prayer. She holds a Master of Letters in Biblical Languages & Literature from University of St Andrews in Scotland and a Master of Arts in Theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston. She is also a certified Spiritual Director through the Pax Center. Sherami loves meeting new people, being active in nature, and learning to connect to God in authentic ways through good conversation, the Bible, and prayer. She currently lives in St Andrews, Scotland.
Hester Zoutman
Revive Conference Director
Carrying the DNA of Europe wide mission, Hester joined the conference team in 2019. Having served in different European Mission conferences, she brings the right skills to assemble the Revive Conference. Hester is self employed as Event Manager and is a beloved speaker in her home country. She has big heart for young people and organising. She lives in the Netherlands with her family of three.
Nicole Katalinick
Administration & Interim Systems Operations
Sam Couper
Revive Our Hearts Coordinator
Cleres Pacheco
Conference Logistics Assistant
Nicole is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, having studied the French language and environmental sustainability. Her heart for the church in Europe began as a student studying in Southern France and expanded to missions outreach in Berlin, Germany working primarily with refugee children. Besides using her administrative skills to help support Revive Europe as a nonprofit organization, she has a vision to create programs for students to encounter more depth and vibrancy in their faith by participating in traditional walking pilgrimages across Europe. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin and enjoys building on her nature identification skills, reading through her book list, and investing in her church community.
Sam’s heart is for making Jesus known amongst the least-reached and catalysing student mission in Europe and beyond. His role as a Field Coordinator involves mobilising students in wholehearted pursuit of Jesus through the preaching of the Word, facilitating in-person and online gatherings, and pioneering new initiatives within the movement.
Nicole Katalinick
Administration & Interim Systems Operations
Nicole is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, having studied the French language and environmental sustainability. Her heart for the church in Europe began as a student studying in Southern France and expanded to missions outreach in Berlin, Germany working primarily with refugee children. Besides using her administrative skills to help support Revive Europe as a nonprofit organization, she has a vision to create programs for students to encounter more depth and vibrancy in their faith by participating in traditional walking pilgrimages across Europe. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin and enjoys building on her nature identification skills, reading through her book list, and investing in her church community.
Sam Couper
Revive Our Hearts Coordinator
Sam’s heart is for making Jesus known amongst the least-reached and catalysing student mission in Europe and beyond. His role as a Field Coordinator involves mobilising students in wholehearted pursuit of Jesus through the preaching of the Word, facilitating in-person and online gatherings, and pioneering new initiatives within the movement.
Cleres Pacheco
Conference Logistics Assistant
Ragnhild K. Steinsland
Revive Communities Coordinator
Kodi Moore
Revive Core Team Member
Tim Cole
Listening prayer leader
Ragnhild is a software developer with a strong passion for Jesus. She lives in Bergen, Norway, and is deeply passionate about creating Jesus-centered communities for groups to wholeheartedly surrender to Him. After a few years of studying math and computer science, she now has a dream to see communities like this grow around Europe.
Kodi is passionate about catalyzing a movement of unity, partnership, and prayer among ministries working with young adults and students; both on a continental scale with Revive Europe and locally in Berlin through Together For Berlin. The call is to prepare hearts and ministries for a move of God in the next generation. Kodi has been working with student ministries like InterVarsity/USA and Studentenmission Deutschland (SMD) since his transformative experience himself as a student in Iowa. Since that time he has been convinced of the strategic role and nature of university ministry. Kodi is a husband and father of two small children, living and learning to love in Berlin, Germany.
Passionate about building the church and investing in spiritual leaders, Tim comes to the Revive movement with 35 years of experience pastoring and sowing the seeds of revival in the nations. As an author, speaker, and spiritual father, Tim carries transformational messages that anchor believers in the Gospel of grace, challenge them to live like Jesus – intimately connected to the Father, and empower them to live supernaturally in the Kingdom of God. Tim and his wife, Dawn, lead Destiny Church in Lexington Kentucky, USA, and have two sons.
Ragnhild K. Steinsland
Revive Communities Coordinator
Ragnhild is a software developer with a strong passion for Jesus. She lives in Bergen, Norway, and is deeply passionate about creating Jesus-centered communities for groups to wholeheartedly surrender to Him. After a few years of studying math and computer science, she now has a dream to see communities like this grow around Europe.
Kodi Moore
Revive Core Team Member
Kodi is passionate about catalyzing a movement of unity, partnership, and prayer among ministries working with young adults and students; both on a continental scale with Revive Europe and locally in Berlin through Together For Berlin. The call is to prepare hearts and ministries for a move of God in the next generation. Kodi has been working with student ministries like InterVarsity/USA and Studentenmission Deutschland (SMD) since his transformative experience himself as a student in Iowa. Since that time he has been convinced of the strategic role and nature of university ministry. Kodi is a husband and father of two small children, living and learning to love in Berlin, Germany.
Tim Cole
Listening prayer leader
Passionate about building the church and investing in spiritual leaders, Tim comes to the Revive movement with 35 years of experience pastoring and sowing the seeds of revival in the nations. As an author, speaker, and spiritual father, Tim carries transformational messages that anchor believers in the Gospel of grace, challenge them to live like Jesus – intimately connected to the Father, and empower them to live supernaturally in the Kingdom of God. Tim and his wife, Dawn, lead Destiny Church in Lexington Kentucky, USA, and have two sons.
Dawn Cole
Listening prayer leader
marisa moody
communications director
chris tweedy
director of operations
Committed to seeing the Body of Christ grow up into maturity and demonstrate the Kingdom on earth, Dawn joins the Revive team with 35 years of experience leading teaching, and discipling nations. As an author and speaker, she is passionate about activating believers in hearing God’s voice, challenging them to live out of their divine purpose, and raising up leaders who can shift culture by displaying the Kingdom in every sphere of life. Dawn and her husband, Tim, lead Destiny Church in Lexington Kentucky, USA, and have two sons.
Marisa leads Revive’s creative community, bringing 10 years of global communications agency experience, and a heart for teaching and encouraging in faith and creative giftings. From the US, Marisa now lives in Berlin, Germany where she completed her Masters in Responsible Management. She enjoys writing, working out with friends, hosting gatherings around the table and going on adventures with family – recently having climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with her dad. She is stubbornly optimistic about most things and believes life with Jesus is the best adventure of them all.
Chris Tweedy works with Revive Europe as their Operations Director. Chris also serves as the CFO for Greater Europe Mission International, a partner organization that is focused on reaching Europe through multiplying disciples and growing Christ’s church. Chris and his wife Susan have lived and served in Kandern, Germany since 2002 and have raised 3 daughters there, the oldest of whom is at university in the US. Chris loves helping ministry leaders execute on their vision and helping them realize the dreams the Lord has instilled in them. He has a passion for developing people and raising up leaders for the Kingdom. Chris enjoys reading military history and is an avid fan of ice hockey! (Vancouver Canucks)”
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Dawn Cole
Listening prayer leader
Committed to seeing the Body of Christ grow up into maturity and demonstrate the Kingdom on earth, Dawn joins the Revive team with 35 years of experience leading teaching, and discipling nations. As an author and speaker, she is passionate about activating believers in hearing God’s voice, challenging them to live out of their divine purpose, and raising up leaders who can shift culture by displaying the Kingdom in every sphere of life. Dawn and her husband, Tim, lead Destiny Church in Lexington Kentucky, USA, and have two sons.
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Meet our Board Members
Dave Patty
Board Chair
Lindsay Olesberg
Board Vice Chair
Zefjan Nikolla
Board Member
Zefjan Nikolla is the General Secretary of BSKSH (IFES Albania) and pastor of Emanuel Evangelical Church in Tirana. He is involved in various national and international evangelistic initiatives ranging from youth ministries to attempts to reach government leaders. He is also the director of the Albanian Leadership Forum. His passions include sports, reading, and above all, seeing his nation turn to Christ. Zefjan is married to Edita and they have two daughters, Greis and Emili.
Dave Patty
Board Chair
Lindsay Olesberg
Board Vice Chair
Zefjan Nikolla
Board Member
Zefjan Nikolla is the General Secretary of BSKSH (IFES Albania) and pastor of Emanuel Evangelical Church in Tirana. He is involved in various national and international evangelistic initiatives ranging from youth ministries to attempts to reach government leaders. He is also the director of the Albanian Leadership Forum. His passions include sports, reading, and above all, seeing his nation turn to Christ. Zefjan is married to Edita and they have two daughters, Greis and Emili.
Robert C. Doll, CFA®
Board Member
Jon Burns
Board Member
Ian Nicholson
Board Member
Bob is Chief Investment Officer at Crossmark Global Investments, bringing over 40 years of investment experience to guide the investment process and serves as large cap US portfolio manager. Bob is a regular guest on multiple media outlets such as Bloomberg TV, Fox Business News, CNBC and Faith & Finance Live Radio. He has served in senior roles at Nuveen, BlackRock, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, and Oppenheimer Funds. Bob serves as choir director at his local church and also serves on a number of boards among which include Christianity Today, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, The Lausanne Movement, Movement.org, and Word of Life Fellowship. Bob and his wife Leslie reside in Princeton, New Jersey and have three children and one grandchild.
Jon’s background is as a pastor and church-planter. He has held key positions in various Christian mission organizations including Director of Evangelism for Youth for Christ and UK Director for More than Gold, in conjunction with the 2012 London Olympics. He is the founder of the ‘Lionsraw’ movement (lionsraw.org), and was recognized for his work with Lionsraw in 2014 as a CNN Hero of the year. In 2015, Jon was honored by her majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a British Empire Medal for his work around the world with children and communities. Jon was commissioned as President and CEO of Greater Europe Mission in January of 2016. Jon is a huge football (soccer) fan, as well as an international preacher and a global mission enabler. He loves to travel, ski, watch sports and spend time with his family and friends.
Throughout the last 50 years Ian Nicholson has been a University student, missionary in Communist Eastern Europe, Retail manager, local Church pastor, missions and Europe Director and chaplain with a professional football club. Ian has been involved in the global 24-7 Prayer from its emergence in 1999 and is deeply passionate about mission, Europe and church unity – particularly with a focus on the unreached, developing new leaders and youth culture. Ian has been involved in starting several successful Christian charities, both locally and globally and having been on many different Boards and is delighted and excited to serve the Revive movement. Ian lives in Guildford, UK and is married to Jackie, a nurse; they have 3 adult children and are loving their growing brood of grandchildren – all the fun with little responsibility!
Robert C. Doll, CFA®
Board Member
Bob is Chief Investment Officer at Crossmark Global Investments, bringing over 40 years of investment experience to guide the investment process and serves as large cap US portfolio manager. Bob is a regular guest on multiple media outlets such as Bloomberg TV, Fox Business News, CNBC and Faith & Finance Live Radio. He has served in senior roles at Nuveen, BlackRock, Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, and Oppenheimer Funds. Bob serves as choir director at his local church and also serves on a number of boards among which include Christianity Today, Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary, The Lausanne Movement, Movement.org, and Word of Life Fellowship. Bob and his wife Leslie reside in Princeton, New Jersey and have three children and one grandchild.
Jon Burns
Board Member
Jon’s background is as a pastor and church-planter. He has held key positions in various Christian mission organizations including Director of Evangelism for Youth for Christ and UK Director for More than Gold, in conjunction with the 2012 London Olympics. He is the founder of the ‘Lionsraw’ movement (lionsraw.org), and was recognized for his work with Lionsraw in 2014 as a CNN Hero of the year. In 2015, Jon was honored by her majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a British Empire Medal for his work around the world with children and communities. Jon was commissioned as President and CEO of Greater Europe Mission in January of 2016. Jon is a huge football (soccer) fan, as well as an international preacher and a global mission enabler. He loves to travel, ski, watch sports and spend time with his family and friends.
Ian Nicholson
Board Member
Throughout the last 50 years Ian Nicholson has been a University student, missionary in Communist Eastern Europe, Retail manager, local Church pastor, missions and Europe Director and chaplain with a professional football club. Ian has been involved in the global 24-7 Prayer from its emergence in 1999 and is deeply passionate about mission, Europe and church unity – particularly with a focus on the unreached, developing new leaders and youth culture. Ian has been involved in starting several successful Christian charities, both locally and globally and having been on many different Boards and is delighted and excited to serve the Revive movement. Ian lives in Guildford, UK and is married to Jackie, a nurse; they have 3 adult children and are loving their growing brood of grandchildren – all the fun with little responsibility!
Andreas Nordli
Board Member
Andreas Nordli is married, has five children and resides at the Grimerud YWAM community north of Oslo. He is the leader of YWAM Norway, however; Romania is his second home nation, where he and his family lived for many years. Andreas initiated The Send Norway, and is on the international leadership team of The Send. His passion is to see a new wave of long-term missionaries reach the unreached and unengaged people groups of the world – as well as the European cities and campuses – with the best news in the history of mankind; the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Andreas Nordli
Board Member
Andreas Nordli is married, has five children and resides at the Grimerud YWAM community north of Oslo. He is the leader of YWAM Norway, however; Romania is his second home nation, where he and his family lived for many years. Andreas initiated The Send Norway, and is on the international leadership team of The Send. His passion is to see a new wave of long-term missionaries reach the unreached and unengaged people groups of the world – as well as the European cities and campuses – with the best news in the history of mankind; the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
