Rev C Jonathan Stephen, Principal

BA (Hons), University of Wales, Bangor; M Soc Sc, University of Birmingham; QTS

Following a few years teaching Religious Education in a large and lively inner-London comprehensive school, Jonathan completed nearly 28 years in pastoral ministry, first at Amyand Park Chapel in Twickenham and then at Carey Baptist Church in Reading. His service to the wider Church has steadily grown through his preaching ministry and involvement in many projects and Christian agencies. Past President of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (1998-2001) and Director of Affinity (2003-2009), Jonathan took up the reins as Principal of WEST in September 2006. Jonathan is married to Sheila and they have one son, Jeremy, who is a lawyer in London. Amongst many other non-academic interests, as a member of MCC Jonathan takes his guardianship of the laws of cricket very seriously...

Modules Taught:
TH4805 Introduction to Systematic Theology
TH6834 Studies in Systematic Theology (Co-taught)
TH4817 Preaching I
TH5825 Preaching II
TH6809 Studies in Preaching and Pastoral Theology
TH7815 Contemporary Church Issues

Research Interests
Contemporary ecclesiology
Biblical ecumenism
Methodology of preaching

Select Publications
Theophany: Close Encounters with the Son of God (Day One, 1998)
Bible Churches Together - A Plea for True Ecumenism (FIEC, 2001)
Numerous articles, chapters in books, forewords etc.

Email address: principal@west.org.uk

Dr Tom Holland, Full-time Lecturer

DipTheol, University of Cambridge; BD, University of London; PhD, University of Wales

Education.
HNC part one in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Combustion Engines, Maths, Theory of Structures.
Diploma in Theology, Cambridge University, 1968.
BD, London University, 1971.
PhD in Pauline Studies, University of Wales, 1996. Thesis title: The Paschal-New Exodus Motif in Paul’s letter to the Romans with Special Reference to its Christological Significance.

Employment.
1959-1964 Apprentice Scientific Maker, Elliotts (Liverpool) Ltd, Liverpool 8.
1971-1973. Full time teacher of religious education/maths/ technical studies/ general studies/ IT at the Sir Fredric Osborn Comprehensive School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England. 1972 Awarded teacher status by the department of education
1991-1993. Part time teacher of religious education/maths/ IT, Samuel Whitbread Community College, Shefford, Bedfordshire, England.
1971-1973 Part time and 1973-1990 Full time: Founding Pastor, Grange Baptist Church, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England.
1997-2006 Part time: Founding Pastor-teaching elder, Christchurch Baldock
1991-1993 part time lecturer and 1993 - present: full time lecturer in New Testament studies, Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales.

Modules taught
TH6802 Pauline Studies
TH6833 Studies in Biblical and Historical Theology
TH7803 The Practice of Modern Hermeneutics
TH7805 Scriptural Studies in Christology and Soteriology.

Research supervision
Research Director of Studies, University of Wales, Trinity-St David’s.
Successful supervision of numerous MTh, MPhil and PhD (14) students.

Miscellaneous
Papers delivered to the Tyndale Fellowship Conference Cambridge 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008 and the guest lecturer of the Tyndale lecture in biblical theology 2009.
Visiting lecturer to various conferences colleges and universities in South Korea, Nepal, Russia, Poland, New Zealand, Singapore & USA
Internal examiner for the University of Wales.
External examiner for PhD Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Publications
“Firstborn and the Passover” Foundations, 10, (1983) 21-44.
“The servant of the Lord: a study in its New Testament significance”, Foundations, 19 (1987) 1-11
Contours of Pauline Theology, Christian Focus, Fearn, Scotland, 2004 (http://www.tomholland.org.uk)
“Firstborn and the Colossian Hymn” THJ (Singapore) Vol 12 (2004) 22-53
“Individualism and the People of God”, Evangel 23:3 (2005)
“A Case of Mistaken Identity: The Harlot and the Church (1 Corinthians 5-6)”, ATI 1:1 (2008) 56-69
Romans: The Divine Marriage, A Biblical Theological Commentary, Wipf & Stock, 2011. (www.romansthedivinemarriage.com)
In preparation, Paul, Law and Spirit.

Tom is the MTh course leader

Email address: tomholland@west.org.uk

John Kendall, Full-time Lecturer

BSc (Special Hons), University of Sheffield; PGCE, University College, Cardiff; DipTh, WEST

After teaching high school biology for 13 years, John came to WEST first as a student and then as a part-time lecturer, also working on the staff of Highfields Free Church Cardiff. He was involved in pioneering a 'church transplant' at Minster Christian Centre, Cardiff, where he continues to work with the leadership team. He has been married to Ruth (aka Tibbie) for over 30 years and has two grown-up sons. In his leisure time, he enjoys walking, natural history, tinkering with the innards of PCs and playing acoustic blues guitar rather rustily.

Now a full-time member of staff, John teaches introductory Bible reading skills, Greek grammar and Greek text. His passion is to help students interpret the Bible with both exegetical rigour and contemporary relevance. John is the GDip Programme Director.

Modules Taught
TH4802 Reading Skills for Exegesis
TH4804 / TH5806 Greek Grammar I
TH4809 / TH5812 Greek Grammar II
TH6832 Greek Grammar
TH5804 / TH5816 / TH6812 Greek Texts I & II
TH6803 Greek Text: Galatians
TH7813 Biblical Exegesis - Greek Text

Academic Interests
Greek linguistics
The theory and practice of exegesis
Biblical theology
The theory and practice of expository preaching

Dr Bob Letham, Director of Research and Full-time Lecturer

BA (Hons), University of Exeter; PGCE, University of Nottingham; MAR, ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia; PhD, University of Aberdeen

A Presbyterian minister, Bob has served congregations in New Jersey and Wilmington, Delaware, the latter for over 17 years. He has taught theology at London School of Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and Reformed Theological Seminary (Washington DC/Baltimore). Married to Joan, an American, for 35 years, he has three grown children: two daughters (both married), a son and a grandson. He is devoted to cricket (despite being consistently overlooked by the selectors), music (from Scarlatti to Shostakovich), and walking (which he began at an early age).

Modules Taught
TH4813 God & Humanity
TH5807 Christology
TH5822 Redemption
TH5824 Introduction to Historical Theology
TH8606 Eschatology
TH6833 Studies in Historical Theology
TH6834 Studies in Systematic Theology
TH6841 Studies in Christology & Redemption
TH7802 The Doctrine of Scripture

Research Interests
Calvin and early Reformed theology to 1647
The Trinity
Patristic Theology
Christology

Select Publications
The Work of Christ (IVP, 1993)
The Lord's Supper (Presbyterian & Reformed, 2001)
The Holy Trinity (Presbyterian & Reformed, 2004)
Through Western Eyes: Eastern Orthodoxy, A Reformed Perspective (Mentor, 2007)
Assurance in Theological Context: Reformed Dogmatics 1523-1619 (Rutherford Studies in Historical Theology, forthcoming)
The Westminster Assembly: Reading its Theology in Historical Context (Presbyterian & Reformed / Craig Center for the Study of the Westminster Standards, 2009)
Union with Christ (Presbyterian & Reformed, forthcoming)
The Person of Christin The Bible Speaks Today Themes Series(IVP, forthcoming)
Many chapters and articles in symposia, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and journals.

Email address: bobletham@west.org.uk

 Dr Mark Pickett, Full-time Lecturer 

BSc (Hons), University of Wales; MA, Wheaton College, Illinois; PhD, Tribhuvan University

After studying Geology at Aberystwyth, Mark journeyed to South Asia, where for twenty years he was involved in evangelism, Bible teaching, leadership training, research, writing, and publishing principally in Nepal and India. Nepal's Tribhuvan University awarded him the PhD for his study of the Newar people of the Kathmandu Valley. Married to Becky from the USA, Mark enjoys playing with his five children, climbing mountains and listening to music, and misses buffalo curry. Mark is our BA Programme Director.

Modules Taught
TH4807 Religion and Culture
TH5822 Intercultural Communication
TH6810 Church and Context
TH8805 Contemporary Missiology

Research Interests
Nepalese culture and history
Hinduism
History of mission in South Asia
The globalization of mission
Contextualization

Select Publications
Caste and Kingship in a City of Nepal (Orchid Press, forthcoming)
Various articles and books in English and Nepalese languages under multiple pen names!

Iwan Rhys Jones, Full-time lecturer

BSc (Hons), BD (Hons), MPhil (University of Wales)

Iwan was born and brought up in Cardiff. He began his higher education at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. He continued his studies at the University of Wales, Bangor and Coleg Bala-Bangor. Iwan entered the pastoral ministry, ministering in Welsh, with churches affiliated to the Union of Welsh Independents (Congregational), and then as Associate Pastor at Deeside Evangelical Church. He became a member of staff at WEST in 1990. Iwan is an elder at Freeschool Court Evangelical Church, Bridgend. He is married to Julie and they have two grown up children. Though not a sports fan he cannot be moved from the television coverage of the Tour de France. He enjoys a range of music from classical to gospel.

He is currently engaged in two projects, namely, writing notes for a Welsh Study Bible project and researching and writing on the evangelical contribution to Y Beibl Cymraeg Newydd: Argraffiad Diwygiedig.

Modules Taught
TH4803/TH5805 Hebrew Grammar I
TH4808/TH5811 Hebrew Grammar II
TH5801 Pentateuchal Studies
TH5813 Isaiah
TH5803 Hebrew Text: Jonah
TH5815 Hebrew Text: Ruth
TH6831 Hebrew Grammar
TH6811 Hebrew Text: Jonah & Ruth
TH6813 Hebrew Text: Psalms
TH6801 Studies in Wisdom Literature
TH7801 Research Methods
TH7810 Church Placement
TH7814 Biblical Exegesis: Hebrew Text

Current research interests
Translational questions in relation to the Welsh Bible
The Welsh theological term ‘iawn’

Select publications
'C.H. Dodd and the Welsh Bible: A Fading Influence.' The Expository Times, 119:8, 2008, pp.380-384
'Diwinydda yn Y Beibl Cymraeg Newydd.' Y Traethodydd, 163:681, 2007, pp.32-41
‘One of God’s Dialects.’ The Evangelical Magazine, 43:2, 2004, pp.8-9
'The New Welsh Bible – Translation and Tension.’ The Bible Translator, 54:2, 2003, pp.240-247
Book review: 'The Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible.' Themelios 29:1, 2003, pp.70-71.
Regular column (Golwg ar y Geiriau) exploring the meaning of biblical words in Y Cylchgrawn Efengylaidd.

Email address: iwanrhysjones@west.org.uk

Dr Eryl Davies, Research Supervisor

DipTheol, United Theological College, Aberystwyth / University of Wales; BA (Hons) University College of Wales, Aberystwyth; BD, MA, University of London; PhD, University of Wales, Cardiff

A North Walian and ordained into the ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Wales, Eryl was appointed to a pastorate in the historical Llynfi Valley, Maesteg, South Wales (16 years). He was then called as the first pastor of a bilingual, independent evangelical church plant in Bangor, North Wales. During his 10-year ministry there, he served as chaplain in Bangor University and led in establishing two other Welsh-language churches in the area.

From 1979-1998, he served as editor of the theological journal Foundations. For 21 years (1985-2006), as principal and lecturer, he taught systematic and contemporary theology in WEST, and has and continues to successfully supervise many research students for MPhil / PhD degrees up to today.

Married with a son (married) and daughter, Welsh is their first language as a family. Eryl is an elder in the Heath Evangelical Church, Cardiff . He also serves as an Evangelical Movement of Wales Board member responsible for Bryntirion Press. Current affairs, reading theology in Welsh and English, biographies and intelligence history, are his favourite activities. He is interested in football, rugby and cricket.

Supervision
He now majors in WEST on supervising PhD and DMin students as Director of Studies on a personal, one-to-one basis .

Research Interests
Historical / Systematic Theology: 19th and 20th centuries
Theology and History of Revival
Pastoral Theology, including Spirituality
Evangelicalism in the UK, especially Wales: 1900-2010
New Religious Movements

Select Publications
Christianity and Education in mid-nineteenth-century Wales (Bryntirion Press, 1978)
An Angry God? Wrath, Final Judgement and Hell ( Bryntirion Press, 1991)
Ultimate Rescue: The Saving Work of Christ (Evangelical Press,1995)
Heaven is a Far Better Place (Evangelical Press,1999)
Human Cloning (Evangelical Press, 2003)
The Beddgelert Revival: 1817-1821 (Bryntirion Press, 2004)
Truth Under Attack: Volume 1: Deviations from Biblical Christianity in Trinitarian Churches / Movements (Evangelical Press, 2004)
Volume 2: Cults and Sects (2005)

Forthcoming
Congregational Studies: The Ministry of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones in Sandfields, 1927-1938 ( December, 2011)
‘Bite-size’ Biography of Dr. D.Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Evangelical Press, June, 2011

CYMRAEG
‘Sancteiddrwydd a’r Diwygiad’, Nefol Dân: Agweddau ar Ddiwygiad 1904-05, Noel Gibbard (Gol), Gwasg Bryntirion, 2005
Diwinyddiaeth J.Elwyn Davies: 1949-2007, Gwasg Bryntirion, Rhagfyr, 2010.
Hanes Y Gynhadledd Gweinidogion Efengylaidd y Bala: 1955-2008, a hefyd
Gynhadledd Gweinidogion y Bala a Dylanwad Dr D.M.Lloyd-Jones: 1955-1982 (Awst, 2011).

Many articles in magazines, journals, dictionaries and chapters in books.

Dr Natalie Brand, Visiting Lecturer

BA (Hons), MA, PhD

First concentrating on Islamics in her BA and MA research, Natalie shifted her focus in her doctoral research to systematic/historical doctrine and contemporary reformed spirituality, looking particularly at its pastoral relevance for women. With ministry experience in church-based youth work, Christian media and evangelism to Muslims, Natalie's mission is to help women be passionate about theology. She is married to Tom, the pastor of Binfield Heath Congregational Church, and resides in rural Oxfordshire.

Modules taught:
TH6814 Female Spirituality

Rev Gordon Cooke, Visiting Lecturer

BSc, PGCE, BA

Gordon lectured at an FE college before studying at ETCW. Since 1995 he has been pastor of New Inn Congregational Church in Pontypool. His book, The God of Glory Thunders, was published by Bryntirion Press in 2006.

Modules taught:
F01 Bible Overview
TH5802 Gospel Studies

Email address: gordoncooke@west.org.uk

Rev Lee Gatiss, Visiting Lecturer

BA (Hons), MA, BA (Hons), ThM

Lee is the Editor of Theologian: the internet journal for integrated theology www.theologian.org.uk, and Review Editor of the international theology journal Churchman. He read History at Oxford before training for Anglican ministry at Oak Hill Theological College in London. He has served in churches in Oxford, Kettering, and London, most recently as Associate Minister of St. Helen’s, Bishopsgate. He holds a ThM in Historical and Systematic Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. His PhD at Cambridge University is on seventeenth century biblical interpretation, particularly John Owen’s commentary on Hebrews, which at two million words in length is bound to keep him busy. He is the Series Editor of the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Library. He is married to Kerry and they have three children. Having grown up in Trafford he is a keen supporter of Manchester United. Lee has published several articles, chapters and books including Pilgrims, Warriors, and Servants: Puritan Wisdom for Today’s Church (2010).

Modules taught:
TH5828 The Age of the Reformation
TH6804 The Church in the Modern World

Rev Richard Holst, Visiting Lecturer

BA, MPhil

Richard is married to Tegwen, a retired French and Classics teacher. They have 3 adult sons; one is a minister with the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, one a doctor and the third, an assistant minister at Cambridge Presbyterian Church. Converted in 1957, Richard trained as a Presbyterian minister from 1961-67. After resigning from the Presbyterian Church of Wales he did social work and teaching as tent-making activities and was ordained to the ministry in 1972. After serving in pastorates in Port Talbot and Cardiff, he retired in April 2007. His research topic was Christology and Covenant in the Pauline Letters and his current field of interest is ‘the nature of revival’. His favourite theological author is John Murray, his favourite fiction-author, Frederick Forsyth and his favourite pastimes are watching rugby from the comfort of an armchair and fishing.

Modules taught:
TH7812 Biblical Exegesis - English Text

Rev Bernard Lewis, Visiting Lecturer

CertEd, BEd, MA, MMin

Bernard grew up in west Wales and met his wife Linda while doing teacher training. After a number of years of teaching Bernard studied at London Theological Seminary and was then involved for seven years in pastoral ministry in inner city South London. In 1991 they moved with their family to Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea. For 17 years Bernard trained pastors for the Evangelical Church of PNG, and Linda mentored their wives. They returned to this country in 2008 and continued working with UFM. They have 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren. Since February 2010 he has been pastor of Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Newport.

Modules taught:
TH4186 Introduction to Pastoral Theology
TH5824 Pastoral Ministry
TH4814 Ministry Placement 1
TH5823 Ministry Placement 2

Email address: bernardlewis@west.org.uk

Rev Geraint Lloyd, Visiting Lecturer

BA, MA, Licence en Theologie, PGCE

Geraint was converted through his school Christian Union when he was in the sixth form. He studied French at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Theology at La Faculté Libre de Théologie Réformée d’Aix-en-Provence. He has been a French teacher in South and North Wales, and was for seven years Minister of the Welsh Evangelical Church in Carmarthen. He is currently employed as a Welsh-English translator for the Welsh Assembly Government. During his studies in the South of France he met Magali whom he later married. They have two children: Guilhem and Aelis.

Modules taught:
TH5809 The Bible: Inspiration and Authority

Email address: geraintlloyd@west.org.uk

Gareth Williams, Visiting Lecturer

BSc, PGCE, DipTheol, MPhil

Gareth Williams was born in Manchester and as a teenager moved near to Chester. He studied Geology and Zoology at Cardiff University and later taught mainly Biology at a boys’ school on the Wirral. In 1989, he married Annette, a Geography and English teacher, from South Wales. They have two children. From 1992, they trained at ETCW (as WEST was then called) and he obtained an MPhil in medical/theological ethics and became a full-time lecturer at ETCW, teaching mainly Systematic Theology, NT Ethics, various M.Th. modules and Access Course topics. He also had pastoral oversight of Bethel Baptist Church, Laleston, prior to moving north to Bala in 2006 to pastor the evangelical church there. He has a keen interest in a variety of sports, ornithology, photography and the Scottish Highlands.

Modules taught:
TH5826 Ecclesiology
TH7806 Creation and Ecology

Email address: garethwilliams@west.org.uk

Rev Richard Ross, Visiting Lecturer

MA

Richard received his MA in Theology (Pastoral Studies), with Distinction, in July 2004. The subject of his dissertation, which was recommended for publication, was ‘Continuities of Praxis in the Theological Aesthetics of Hans Urs Von Balthasar and Jonathan Edwards’.

Richard is Pastor of Kington Baptist Church. He trained for the ministry at the SWBC, Barry. His first two pastorates, each over ten years, were in mid-Wales and Coventry. He then served two shorter ministries, one in Shrewsbury (his home town) and the other near Birmingham. In 2007 he gained a qualification to teach English language to adults. He enjoys reading theology, listening to music, writing poetry, and photography.

Modules taught:
TH7804 The Development of the Doctrine of the Trinity

Rev Keith Walker, Visiting Lecturer

BA (Oxon)

Keith graduated in Mathematics from Oxford, and after a period as a government employee moved on to serve as an assistant pastor, while undertaking theological training. After subsequently serving as a pastor at another church, Keith took on a series of roles with the Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship. He acted as full-time Team Leader for UCCF in Wales, Associate General Secretary for UCCF, and as UCCF’s World Mission Coordinator. In 2004 he took on the Directorship of the mission organisation SIM-UK/Europe.

Modules taught:
TH7807 Aspects of Modern Mission

Sheila Stephen, Visiting Lecturer

BA (Joint Hons), MBACP (Accred)

Sheila Stephen’s academic qualifications are in Biblical Studies and also in Counselling. She is a professional counsellor, clinical supervisor and trainer. She has written materials for youth and children’s ministry for a number of years and has many years of experience in women’s ministry in local church settings and at national level. Sheila has been an innovator and pioneer in the voluntary sector and is a Trustee of two UK Christian organisations.

Modules taught:
TH4806 Women in Church and Mission
TH4813 Youth and Children’s Ministry
TH5810 Active Listening for Pastoral Practice
TH5821 Pastoral Issues in Women’s Ministry

Email address: sheilastephen@west.org.uk

Dr Steve Wilmshurst, Visiting Lecturer

BA, MA, MPhil, PhD

Steve studied physics at Cambridge University and then had a career in the nuclear industry. He subsequently retrained in theology at Trinity College, Bristol, where he specialised in New Testament. He is currently Director of Training at Kensington Baptist Church, Bristol and chairs the Affinity Theological Team. He teaches on the South-West Gospel Partnership Ministry Training Course in Bath and on an occasional basis at Trinity College. His passion in ministry is for making the riches of God’s Word clearly understood by all believers.

Publications
The Final Word (a commentary on Revelation) (Evangelical Press, 2008)
‘Was Jesus Political?’ in Tales of Two Cities, ed. Stephen Clark (IVP, 2005)
‘Civil Disobedience and Loving your Enemies: Compatible or Antithetical?’ in At the Cross, At the Crossroads, ed. Craig Smith (OMF Literature, 2008)

Modules taught
TH5814 New Testament Ethics
TH5817 Book of Revelation

Email address: stevewilmshurst@west.org.uk

Rev Geoffrey Thomas, Visiting Lecturer

BA (Hons), MDiv

Geoff was born in Merthyr Tydfil and became a Christian in Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hengoed. He went to University in Cardiff to study Biblical Studies as did his wife Iola one year behind him. Geoff then went to Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. In 1965 he was called to pastor the Baptist Church in Alfred Place, Aberystwyth where he has been ever since. Geoff and Iola have three daughters, eight grandsons and one granddaughter. His activities include maintaining the Banner of Truth website.

Geoff’s books include Daniel, Servant of God under Four Kings (Bryntirion), The Life of Ernest Reisinger (Banner of Truth), Philip and the Great Revival in Samaria (Banner of Truth), Preaching: the Man, the Method and the Message (Reformed Academic Press), and The Sure Word of God (Bryntirion). The full text of 550 of Geoff’s sermons has been published on the Alfred Place website.

Module
TH4815 Pneumatology

Email address: geoffthomas@west.org.uk

Dr Anthony McRoy, Visiting Lecturer

BA, BD, MA, PhD

Anthony was former lecturer in Emmanuel Bible College and researcher/journalist in London Bible College. Apart from teaching Islam at WEST Anthony is also visiting Lecturer at All Nations Christian College. Anthony writes regularly for various Christian and Muslim publications and appears on both Western and Middle Eastern TV. He is the author of From Rushdie to 7/7: The Radicalisation of Islam in Britain.

Module
TH6808

Dr Sungho Choi, Chief Administrative Officer & Lecturer

BA (Hons), MA, PhD

Sungho was born and brought up in Seoul, Korea but moved to Wales in 1992. He then moved away to England when he began his higher education at the University of Manchester after which he continued his postgraduate studies at the University of London. He decided to return to Wales to do further research at WEST in collaboration with the University of Wales in October 2005. He was awarded a doctorate on his dissertation; “A Study of Christology and Redemptive History in Matthew’s Gospel with special reference to the ‘Royal Enthronement’ Psalms.”

He was appointed as a full-time member of staff in October 2008 and has been involved in the Partnership negotiation with SaRang Community Church from the beginning. Sungho is also our deputy MTH program leader.

Module taught:
TH4801 Introduction to Biblical Theology

Research Interests:
Synoptic Gospels, The New Testament’s use of Israel’s Scriptures, Christology, Interdisciplinary – theological studies such as Political Leadership and Biblical Principles.

Publications: “Identity Crisis for Diaspora Community” in (eds. Hun Kim & Wonsuk Ma) Korean Diaspora and Christian Mission Oxford: Regnum, 2011
The Messianic Kingship of Jesus Wipf & Stock Publishers (2011)

Email address: sunghochoi@west.org.uk

 Rev Mark Barnes, Visiting Lecturer 

BA (Hons) University of Glamorgan

Mark is pastor of Bethel Evangelical Church, Clydach, near Swansea, and is married to Shâron. He relaxes by dabbling in web-design and programming. He is originally from Wrexham in North Wales, where he spent many happy hours on the terraces at Wrexham football club before coming to WEST to study for his BA. Mark combines his time at the church with part-time work with the Evangelical Movement of Wales, and research at WEST into the gift of prophecy in the New Covenant.

Module taught
TH4810 Phlippians

Email address: markbarnes@west.org.uk

John Chapman, Visiting Lecturer

Cert Ed, BD, MA

John spent 13 years in the ministry before returning to teach Religious Studies, Critical Thinking and Philosophy in the Further Education sector. John is married to Beth and between them they have 7 children and 5 grandchildren. He is a member of the leadership team at a recently-planted church in South Manchester. Although officially ‘retired’ he is an enthusiastic teacher and lifelong learner.He is a member of a church in South Cheshire, where he is currently the small group coordinator.

Module
TH4818 Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion.

Email address: johnchapman@west.org.uk

Dr Ted Turnau, Visiting Lecturer

BA, MDiv, PhD

Ted was raised in Pennsylvania. In 1999, shortly after completing his Ph.D., Ted and his family relocated to Prague, Czech Republic, where Ted has been teaching cultural and religious studies at Anglo-American University Prague. He has also taught as a visiting lecturer at the Social Sciences Faculty of Charles University. In 2004, he helped to found the Christian International School of Prague, where he currently serves as Chairman of the board. He and his wife, Carolyn, host movie discussion nights for students and friends every fortnight. They have three children, the eldest of whom is off to university. Ted plays piano, though only by ear. He loves listening to jazz, blues and alternative music. He also enjoys watching movies and American football (for which he serves as a tireless evangelist to Europe). His children have recently gotten him hooked on Japanese anime.

Modules taught:
TH7817 Popular Culture and the Christian Worldview

Marcus Honeysett, Visiting Lecturer

After postgrad studies in postmodern philosophy Marcus worked for many years for UCCF including leading the work for the Greater London area. He is director of training ministry Living Leadership, providing training and on-going pastoral nurture for leaders and spouses. Marcus serves on the leadership team of Crofton Baptist Church as elder for training and discipleship. His passion is training preachers and preaching about grace. He is married to Ros.

Modules taught:
TH7811 Principles of Christian Leadership

Select publications:
Meltdown: Making Sense of a Culture in Crisis (IVP, 2002)
Finding Joy: A Radical Rediscovery of Grace (IVP, 2005)

Dr Trevor Reynolds, Visiting Lecturer

DipHE (Theol), CNAA, LL.B (Hons), University of Southampton, MTh, University of Glamorgan, PhD, University of Wales.

Trevor is a Baptist Minister who started his working life as a Solicitor in Gray’s Inn, London. After his call to the ministry, he trained at Trinity College, Bristol, and then served as Assistant Pastor at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Swansea. Following this he was Pastor of Putson Baptist Church, Hereford for nearly 17 years, during which he studied for his MTh at WEST, where he later taught one of the NT modules. Further postgraduate study led to the award of his PhD in 2007 (‘An investigation into the Spirit’s guidance of the community as custodian and interpreter of Scripture’). He is married to Margaret, who recently retired as a dentist to care for her mother. Trevor and Margaret try and keep fit by swimming in their local pool (Wales National!) and gardening in their steep front garden (40 steps!). Trevor also enjoys playing the violin in a local orchestra. He currently serves as Pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, Manselton, Swansea.

Modules taught:
TH7801 Research Methods

Dr David Smith, Visiting Lecturer

MA, PhD

A graduate of Aberdeen University, Dr Smith undertook postgraduate research in the area of secularisation. Having pastored in Eden Baptist Chapel, Cambridge and, cross-culturally, in Nigeria, there followed appointments as Principal of Northumbria Bible College and Co-director of the Whitefield Institute.

Modules taught:
TH7816 Ministry in an Urban World

Select Publications
Moving Towards Emmaus: Hope in a Time of Uncertainty (SPCK, 2008)
Mission after Christendom (Darton, Longman & Todd, 2003)
Against The Stream: Essays on Theology and Mission in a Globalised World (IVP, 2003)
Crying in the Wilderness (Paternoster Press, 2000)
Transforming the World? The Social Impact of British Evangelicalism (Paternoster Press,1998)
Stairways to Heaven? God in Other Religions (Rutherford House, 1995)
Various chapters and articles in symposia, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and journals.

Dr. Jonathan Burnside, Visiting Lecturer

BA, MPhil, PhD

Jonathan studied Law at Trinity College, Cambridge, followed by an MPhil in Criminology at the Institute of Criminology, Cambridge. He developed “Relational Justice” for the Jubilee Policy Group in the early 1990s before gaining his PhD on the subject of “Seriousness of offence in biblical law”.
He was appointed by the Home Office and the Prison Service England and Wales to head an evaluation of faith-based units in England and Wales, which was subsequently published as part of a wider, cross-programmatic, study of faith-based units around the world. He joined the School of Law, University of Bristol in 2001, becoming Reader in 2006. His work explores the relationship between law, theology and criminology from theoretical and applied perspectives. He is a member of the publications committee of the Jewish Law Association, as well as a Trustee of the Jubilee Centre, Cambridge and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Kirby Laing Institute of Christian Ethics, Cambridge.

Module Taught:
TH7808 Biblical Law

Publications:
“God, Justice and Society: Aspects of Law and Legality in the Bible”
(forthcoming in 2010).
“My Brother’s Keeper: Faith-based units in prisons” (2005, Willan Publishing).
“The Signs of Sin: Seriousness of offence in biblical law” (2003, Continuum)

Matthew Crawford, Visiting Lecturer

BA, Adv MDiv

Matt Crawford served as an assistant pastor of Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky while completing an MDiv, before moving to Durham, England to undertake doctoral studies at Durham University. His research interests include patristic exegesis and the development of Trinitarian theology in the fourth and fifth centuries. Matt is married to Brandy and has three children, Violet, Camille, and Elliot. In his spare time he enjoys outings with his family and playing tennis with friends. Although raised as a committed fan of baseball, he welcomes those who would like to share with him their passion for cricket.

Modules taught:
TH4819 The Early Church
TH5827 The Medieval Church
TH6804 The Church in the Modern World

 Dr Roger Abbott, Visiting Lecturer

 BA Theol (Hons), ALBC, PhD

Born and raised in Cornwall, Roger gained his undergraduate training and degree in theology at the, now, London School of Theology (1971-75). He went on to develop extensive pastoral experience via a West Country rural context, and then an East Midlands urban church-planting and development ministry, from 1976 - 2006. He was recently successful in gaining a PhD, under the supervision of Dr Eryl Davies, pursuing ground-breaking research for an evangelical practical theology of disaster response for the Christian community in the UK. His interest in this field was spawned by his response to a major air disaster in 1989, and continued through his work on the Human Aspects Group of the Emergency Planning Society between 1994 and 2006. He has also lectured on Trauma Response at the London Theological Seminary (1992-2006). His experience of many traumatic situations in routine pastoral ministry supplements his particular specialty in major trauma work. He has also been an active attendee of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics research seminar group, and of the Tyndale Fellowship, Cambridge. His vision for the evangelical church is to see a deeper and more extensive involvement of Christian Pastoral Carers in the profoundly traumatic messiness of real life through the discipline of Practical Theology. Roger is married to Marion, and they have five children, four grown up, and one still keeping them young!

Modules Taught:

TH7809/TH8806 Pastoral Response to Trauma