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Flavius Tabardau is pastor of the Iglesia Biblica Bautista de Parla, in Madrid, Spain.
Flavius is pastor of the Iglesia Bíblica Bautista in Parla, a districtof Madrid that lies to the south of the city. He is married to Deborah, the daughter of American missionaries in Spain, and together they have 3 young daughters.
Born in Romania into a nominally religious family, Flavius moved to Spain aged 12, and it was there that he heard the gospel. After a numberof years, different connections and influences, and much wrestling, he came to faith as a young man.
His call to ministry came hand-in-hand with his conversion – the desire, placed in his heart by God, to build up believers through teaching and preaching. He has studied under his pastors, and been very involved in his local church for many years, until the point, in 2025, when the church appointed him as lead pastor. His desire is to be used by God so that others might grow and be used for the edification of the church.
The church is in a transitional stage, and Flavius believes that God has placed him there for this time. The church is in an area where there are few other churches holding to reformed doctrines, so he is seeking to build relationships and be a blessing to all, while also establishing biblicaland reformed foundations for his own congregation. There is a high proportion of Latin Americans attending the church, which brings both blessing and challenge, and there is areal spiritual hardness among their Spanish neighbours.
His current responsibilities are to guide the church by establishing its vision and doctrine, to lead the elders’ group and the youth group, to teach a Bible study every Thursday, and to preach in regular Sunday services.
