Meet the DCPI Euro-Mediterranean Team

DCPI Europe Core Team

Björn Lutke

DCPI World Zone Leader, Euro-Mediterranean & Senior Master Trainer

Björn is married to Brita. As the World Zone Leader for Europe he networks and coordinates to provide effective church planting training for thousands of leaders throughout the region. Björn is the apostolic leader of EPP church, based in Marseille, France, a church with 4 campuses and 6 church planting initiatives in France, Austria and the Caribbean. As a coach for leaders and churches, Björn is passionate about networking. He is the leader of the BFP International Network, with churches related to the BFP (German Pentecostals) in several nations. Björn is also the founder of Crossing Waves, a network of churches in Europe, North Africa, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean.

Brita Lütke

Director of Trainer Care

Brita is married to Björn. Brita is leading together with Björn the EPP church, based in Marseille, France, a church with 4 campuses and 6 church planting initiatives in France, Austria and the Caribbean. Together they founded Crossing Waves, a network of churches in Europe, North Africa, Africa, South America, and the Caribbean. As a trained therapist and coach, Brita is passionate about helping leaders in ministry and the Body of Christ live a holistic life with the Lord.

Stephany West

Director of Coordination, Euro-Mediterranean

Stephany is married to Andreas. She serves as the Director of Coordination in DCPI Europe. Stephany is originally from the United States, and she relocated from USA to serve as a missionary on the European team in August, 2018. Stephany serves on the leadership team at her local church in Trostberg, Germany. She is passionate about seeing missionaries, pastors, church planters, and their teams equipped to plant churches that will plant churches that will evangelize, disciple, and multiply to see the Kingdom of God expanded throughout Europe and around the world.

Irmi Tomaschek

Director of Prayer, Euro-Mediterranean

Irmi is responsible for building a prayer network to provide a strong spiritual foundation for church planting in Europe. She and Robert, her late spouse and our former World Zone Leader, planted Kirche 365 and the 15M.Network of churches. The church now has 4 campuses and 3 church planting startups in Bavaria, Germany. Irmi (and Robert) have two grown children.

Theo Ehemann

Regional Director, DACH/German Speaking & Senior Master Trainer

Theo is married to Arlene. They started the Netzwerk43 in German back in 1996. Together with a team they lead the different ministries of Netzwerk43. Theo has a passion for building the church and seeing lives changed. As regional director he works together with trainers, churches, and partners in the German speaking part of Europe to see leaders equipped to plant new churches.

Luc Farve

Regional Director, France/French Speaking & Senior Master Trainer

Luc is married to Rachel. He is the main leader of VIE Church and pastor of the Ambilly location. He has started the VIE Academy focused helping people to become aware of their calling and being equipped to serve God wherever they are. They have two children. As regional director he works together with trainers, churches, and partners in the French speaking part of Europe to see leaders equipped to plant new churches.

Laura Labråten

NexGen Team Leader, Europe & Senior Master Trainer

Laura serves as a team leader of DCPI NexGen in Europe as well as a Senior Master Trainer. Her biggest passion is to train and inspire, equip and mobilize the next generation of leaders to embrace church planting and reach the world for Christ. She and her husband Øivind, serve as local pastors for the church Agape Bibelkirke in Rakkestad, Norway. They are in the process of planting a daughter campus.

Øivind Labråten

Regional Coordinator, Nordic + Baltic Region &

Øivind is married to Laura. They serve as local pastors for the church Agape Bibelkirke in Rakkestad, Norway. They are in the process of planting a daughter campus. As regional director and senior master trainer he works together with trainers, churches, and partners in the Nordic and Baltic region of Europe to see leaders equipped to plant new churches.

Ant Lee

Regional Coordinator, UK + Ireland Region & Master Trainer

Ant is married to Sarah. They are pastoring Vibe Church in High Wycombe, England. Ant serves as part a number of leadership roles both locally and nationally. As regional coordinator and master trainer he works together with trainers, churches, and partners in the United Kingdom and Ireland to see leaders equipped to plant new churches.

Bill Schwartz

Regional Coordinator, BeNeLux Region & Master Trainer

Bill is married to Gretchen Schwartz and together they have broad ministry experience as youth pastors, senior pastors, missionary church planters, and Bible school instructors and directors. As regional coordinator and master trainer he works together with trainers, churches, and partners in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg to see leaders equipped to plant new churches.

Daniele Ventura

Regional Coordinator, Adriatic Region & Master Trainer

Daniele is married with three children and lives in Lugano, Switzerland. After finishing his studies in accountancy and theology, he started a project together with his wife to found the Rehoboth Ministry with the first church, and over the years has been able to start other churches in Italy. As regional coordinator and master trainer he works together with trainers, churches, and partners in the Adriatic region to see leaders equipped to plan churches.

Joachim Fontaine

Finance Coordinator & Master Trainer & Academy Coach

Pastor & Coach, Joachim and his wife are responsible for establishing a campus of the EPP church in Cagnes sur Mer (French Riviera, France). Joachim is also part of the church's global leadership team, is the visionary leader of ExponenCiel International and involved in the Crossing Waves and DCPI networks where he trains, coaches, mentors, and supports the development of leaders and churches. His passion is to accompany individuals and churches to flourish, be equipped, and be sent out to shine, reflect the glory and power of God, and live a new dynamic of multiplication and influence to impact the world with Jesus.

DCPI Europe Office Team

Philip Dongus

Public Relations and Media Coordinator

Philip works for both DCPI as public relations and media coordinator as well as for Church 365 (Kirche 365) in Bavaria, Germany. He is the pastoral trainee at the Mühldorf campus and its church plant in Eggenfelden. As public relations and media coordinator he helps share through story, graphic, and social media what God is doing in and through DCPI in Europe.

Ana Osuna

Social Media & Content Coordinator

Caro Auer

Office Volunteer

Caro works for a few hours a week for the DCPI office and also for her local church (Church 365) in Bavaria, Germany. As an office volunteer, she supports the team wherever needed, especially in graphics and translation.

Robert Tomaschek was the European World Zone Leader for DCPI starting in 2014. He was also the European Director of Church development for Rhema International and was on the board of church planting of the BFP – the German Pentecostal denomination. He is the Founding Pastor of the „Christliche Freikirche“ (Independent Christian Church), which he started in 2002 with his wife Irmi. The church is now called Kirche 365 and has continued to grow and has become a multisite church, which Robert built a network around to reach rural areas. Beside his ministry in the church, since 2002 he was working as a consultant for different international companies like Mercedes Benz, Bayer etc. He was the CEO of IKOP(Institute for creative organizational development). The focus of his preaching and teaching ministry was to inspire people to live their full potential and to bring people into a deeper relationship with God, where a blessed life is possible.

Remembering Robert Tomaschek

Dear friends,

We have the sad news to bring you that our friend and World Zone Leader, Robert Tomaschek went to glory in heaven on July 5, 2023. We are so grateful for the man of God Robert was, grateful for the legacy he has left, and grateful for the time that could be spent with him. Our hearts are split between the joy of heaven for Robert and the sorrow we feel because we have lost a great friend among us. Some of you have already seen our post on social media and have posted such kind, encouraging words and shared memories with Robert. Thank you! It brings us joy to see how many lives have been touched by Robert.

Many of you have been trained personally by him over the years in a DCPI training. Others have been trained by those that have been equipped because of Robert’s influence. His heart burned with passion, and desire to see pastors and leaders planting the churches God gave them a vision for and walking in their God given calling. Let’s praise the Lord for the man Robert was and the legacy he left for us. Let us continue to pray for Irmi, his wife, and the family so that they experience the Spirit giving Shalom and council in times of sorrow.

Some may be aware that Robert was in the middle of a health battle, and we are grateful for those that have been praying for Robert and the family. At the beginning of May, Robert made the decision that he needed to focus more fully on his health. With that decision he appointed Björn Lütke, who was already our Director of Training in Europe, to take over representing DCPI Europe as the Interim World Zone Leader for the coming year. With Robert’s graduation to heaven, Björn will continue as beforehand. Robert trusted Björn and asked and encouraged all of us to stand with Björn in continuing the work, while he took a step back. Now we desire to stand together unified in pursuing the vision and dream we have for equipping leaders to see Europe re-evangelized for Christ through the planting of new churches.

Philippians 1:3-6 “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”

Let’s take together the flame of passion for DCPI that Robert passes on to all of us!

Until All of Europe Knows Jesus,

Björn, Stephany & the entire DCPI Europe Team

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Dynamic Church Planting International (DCPI) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 1994 in the USA with the vision of training leaders in every country of the world to plant dynamic churches to reach the world for Jesus. In 2023, we officially founded the DCPI Europe non-profit to serve Euro-Med more effectively. We offer all of our trainings free of charge, so that hundreds of thousands of men and women called by God can take the Gospel to their tribes, tongues, and nations. We offer 8 tracks of training built upon biblical principles and actionable applications, so DCPI churches are effective and healthy. In 2021, we celebrated 1 MILLION churches!