Catalin is the assistant coordinator in BIG. He has been working with young people since 1994, and sine 1998 he has been working full-time in a program which deals with developing and training youth leaders, as part of a partnership between the Romanian Missionary Society and Reach Out Youth Solutions, where he has been part of the leadership team, has helped organizing camps, training seminars, facilitating an online platform for youth ministry resource sharing, etc. At the same time, he started being involved in BIG, assisting in the coordination and administration of almost all of the BIG conferences and events.
Between 1994 – 2005 he served in the First Baptist Church in Brasov, in the youth group leadership team, developing many generations of disciples, training leaders and coordinating the worship department.
He has a great passion for development and training, for discipleship and for worship. He has been married to Claudia since 2001, and together they live in Brasov. He loves to play the guitar.
Claudia serves as manager in BIG, begining with 2010. She has developed and put into service her special administrative competencies, gifts and skills, working with the youth in the First Baptist from Brasov, begining with 1995. Between 1998-1999, she worked as a secretary for the ReachOut Youth Solutions-Romanian Missionary Society partnership, and, since 1999, she worked in the First Baptist from Brasov as the secretary and accountant of the church, assisting the overall management.
Meanwhile, together with Catalin, she volunteered for all the major BIG events, serving in the management and administration team.
She has a special passion for discipleship, relationships and crafts.

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