MA (Contemporary Church Leadership) New Lecturers

Published on 12th October 2008

Ted Turnau – Christian Apologetics and Popular Culture

Having trained as an apologist, and received his PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary, Ted Turnau currently teaches at Anglo-American College (a small secular liberal arts college in Prague) and at The Centre for Media Studies at Charles University.  He has been based in the Czech Republic, as part of the International Institute for Christian Studies team, since 1999.  Areas of special interest include the sociology and anthropology of religion, modern intellectual history, the Pauline epistles, comparative theologies, and popular culture and media theory. Dr Turnau has published several peer reviewed articles for scholarly journals, and is currently writing a book on popular culture and Christian apologetics. He is an increasingly sought-after speaker at Christian conferences around the world.

David Smith – Urban Theology and Mission

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. David currently lectures in Urban Mission and World Christianity at the International Christian College, Glasgow. He is the author of Mission after Christendom and Against the Stream.

Marcus Honeysett – Leadership

Following postgraduate studies in Postmodern Culture and Contemporary Theory, Marcus spent ten years heading up UCCF’s student ministry in London before moving into pastoral work and training. He is now Director of Living Leadership, an organisation that aims to equip and sustain biblical leaders for a lifetime of healthy ministry in local churches. Marcus is the author of Meltdown – Making Sense of a Culture in Crisis (which was nominated for Christian book of the year in 2003) and Finding Joy – A Radical Rediscovery of Grace.