Background
Butselaar, Gerrit Jan van was born on May 19, 1943 in s'Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Butselaar, Gerrit Jan van was born on May 19, 1943 in s'Gravenzande, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
Master in Theology, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1971. Certified in Ecumenical Studies, Bossey, Céligny, Switzerland, 1971. Doctor in Theology, State University Leiden, The Netherlands.
Pastor Reformed Churches, Netherlands, 1971—1975. Lecturer Theological College, Butare, Rwanda, 1975—1981. Urban mission worker Presbyterian Church, Kigali, Rwanda, 1982—1983.
General secretary Netherlands Missionary Council, Amsterdam, 1983—2000. Independent missiologist Netherlands, since 2001. Lecturer United Seminary, Rikatla, Mozambique, 1981, 96.
Adviser Netherlands Council Churches, Amersfoort, Netherlands, 1983—2000. Consultant World Council Churches, Geneva, 1984—1991. Facilitator Machakos Peace Initiative, since 1998.
President Dutch Platform International Religious Freedom, Netherlands, since 2001. Member executive committee Netherlands Bible Society, 1992—1996.
Member executive committee Interchurch Organization for Development Cooperation (ICCO), Zeist, Netherlands, 1985—1993. Member of Africa Study Group, International Association Mission Studies.
Son of Jan Johan van Butselaar and Apolonia Korevaar. Married Marijke Visser, August 12, 1968. Children: Michiel J. K., Lourien A. M., Mirjam M. Avenue.