Programme
and Speakers

For 2012-2013

 

Bible

Faith

Life

Mission

29 Sept 2012 Discipleship in a Consumerist Society
Mark Powley (LIVE)
20 Oct 2012 Bible Overview
Peter Walker (DVD)
The Character of God
Graham Tomlin (DVD)
Christianity and the Arts
Charlie Mackesy (DVD)
Missional Leadership
Mick Woodhead (LIVE)
17 Nov 2012 The Pentateuch
Andrew Emerton (DVD)
Sin, Fall and Evil
Mike Lloyd (DVD)
Christianity and Sex
Sean Doherty (DVD)
Mission: Then and Now
Nick Haigh (LIVE)
19 Jan 2013 The Prophets
Andrew Emerton (DVD)
Incarnation
Jane Williams (DVD)
Faith and Work
Mark Greene (DVD)
Living Evangelistically Today
Mark Russell (LIVE)
16 Feb 2013 Luke and Acts
Jane Williams (DVD)
Resurrection and Ascension
Jane Williams (DVD)
Christianity and the Environment
Dan Allwood (LIVE)
Worship that leads to Mission
Becca Staniforth, Nick Law & Pete James (LIVE)
16 March 2013 Jesus & Paul
Chris Tilling (LIVE)
Jesus
Graham Tomlin (DVD)
Christianity and Science
David Wilkinson (LIVE)
Discipleship on Mission
Alan Ward (LIVE)
20 April 2013 Paul’s Prison Letters
Jeremy Duff (LIVE)
Holy Spirit
Graham Tomlin (DVD)
Making Christian Choices
Stephen Backhouse (DVD)
Incarnational Mission
The Eden Team (LIVE)
18 May 2013 Catholic Epistles
Graham Tomlin (DVD)
Trinity
Mike Lloyd (DVD)
Christianity & Sport
Lincoln Harvey (LIVE)
Missional Communities
Rich Robinson (LIVE)
22 June 2013 Rt Revd Steven Croft
Bishop of Sheffield (LIVE)

Dan Allwood

Dan Allwood is Reader in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at The University of Sheffield. He is also a missional community leader at St Thomas Crookes. Dan has previously worked as a post-doctoral research assistant at various Universities.

Stephen Backhouse

Stephen Backhouse is tutor for social and political theology St Pauls Theological Centre and St Mellitus College. He has worked and studied at McGill University in Montreal and at the University of Oxford, where he did his doctoral work on theology, national identity and nationalism.

Steven Croft

Steven Croft is the Bishop of Sheffield. He worked alongside Archbishop Rowan Williams as Archbishops’ Missioner and for four years oversaw the emergence of Fresh Expressions. He trained for ordination and earnt a PhD with his thesis at Cranmer Hall, Durham.

Sean Doherty

Sean Doherty is tutor in Ethics at St Mellitus College and is completing a doctorate on methodology in economic ethics at Oxford. He has taught medical ethics at Oxford and is a member of the Grove ethics group. Before ordination Sean worked for Barclays Bank.

Jeremy Duff

Jeremy Duff is the Director of Lifelong Learning in Liverpool Diocese and recently was appointed the Dwelly Raven Canon of Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. He has a wealth of teaching experience from his previous posts, including Oxford University.

Andrew Emerton

Andrew Emerton is the Assistant-Dean of St Mellitus College and oversees the ordination training at St Paul’s Theological Centre. Andy has studied in York, Oxford and Cambridge and has a doctorate in Theoretical Physics, as well as degrees in Maths and Theology.

Mark Greene

Mark Greene has been the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity Executive Director since 1999. He worked in advertising in London and New York and has been a pioneer in workplace ministry for two decades.

Lincoln Harvey

Lincoln Harvey is tutor in Theology at SMC and is Associate Priest at St Andrew’s Fulham Fields. He is currently working on a theology of sport. Lincoln studied Systematic Theology and has taught at King’s College London.

Pete James

Pete James is the worship director at St Thomas Philadelphia. He travels extensively in the UK and abroad visiting other churches to lead worship and to provide training and support. His most recent album recording is ‘My Heart is Singing Loud’.

Mike Lloyd

Mike Lloyd is Chaplain at Queen’s College, Oxford and a lecturer at St Paul’s Theological Centre and St Mellitus College. He did his doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford, is an expert on the subject of evil and is the author of ‘Cafe Theology’.

Charlie Mackesy

Charlie Mackesy has worked as a cartoonist for the Spectator magazine and an illustrator for Oxford University Press. He has worked with galleries in Edinburgh, New York and London and continues to do so.

Mark Powley

Mark Powley is a founder of Breathe, a Christian network for simpler living. He has studied theology at the Universities of Nottingham and Oxford. He is Associate Rector of St George’s Leeds and is the author of ‘Consumer Detox: Less Stuff, More Life’.

Rich Robinson

Rich Robinson is the director of 3DM UK, which is a ministry working with leaders in the areas of discipleship, mission, leadership & church. He is also the Missional Communities & Leadership Development team leader at Network Church Sheffield.

Mark Russell

Mark Russell is CEO of Church Army. In this role he leads a society of over 300 full time evangelists and is an advocate for evangelism in the wider church. He is a sought after conference speaker and a natural evangelist.

Chris Tilling

Chris Tilling is tutor in Biblical Studies at St Pauls Theological Centre and St Mellitus College. He studied at St Andrew’s University and London School of Theology and has done doctoral studies in Pauline Christology. He has written on New Testament studies and also translated many articles from German into English.

Graham Tomlin

Graham Tomlin is the Principal of St Pauls Theological Centre and Dean of St Mellitus College. Previously he was the Vice Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is the author of several books on the history of theology and contemporary mission including ‘The Prodigal Spirit’.

Peter Walker

Peter Walker is the Associate Vice-Principal and the Director of Development at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He lectures in New Testament studies and Biblical Theology and is qualified as a tour guide around Israel and leads students groups on tours.

Jane Williams

Jane Williams teaches Christian doctrine at St Pauls Theological Centre and St Mellitus College and is a visiting lecturer in Theology at Kings College, London. She previously taught at Trinity College, Bristol and has written various books including ‘Approaching Christmas’ and ‘Angels’.


Nick Haigh

Nick Haigh is the Mission Priest and leads Community Church at St Thomas Crookes. Previously he worked in a variety of churches in the north of England pioneering new initiatives. Nick studied at Cliff College and Cranmer Hall, Durham focusing on mission and evangelism.

Nick Law

Nick Law is the Worship Coordinator at St Thomas Crookes, which involves raising up worship leaders and developing the worship life and music ministry and is also is on the media team. He is an accomplished song writer and most recently made the album ‘Christos Victor’.

Becca Staniforth

Becca Staniforth is the Worship Director and Operations manager at St Thomas Crookes. She is heavily involved with the oversight of worship at the New Wine North & East conference. Previously she worked as a secondary school teacher.

Alan Ward

Alan Ward co-leads the Family Church with his wife and also leads Form Training at St Thomas Crookes. He is currently training for Baptist ministry, has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and studied theology at St John’s Nottingham.

Mick Woodhead

Mick is the Rector and Team Leader of St Thomas Crookes, Sheffield. The church has grown considerably, particularly with the 18-30s with 75% of the church being under 40. Mick is a founding leader of The Order of Mission and has a vision for church growth and the development of Kingdom leaders.