Our Team

We have a fantastic staff team at Bristol Baptist College, get to know them better here.

Bristol Baptist College works closely with Trinity College Bristol and much of our teaching is shared. To find out more about Trinity College’s faculty and staff please click here.

Revd Dr Peter Morden

College Principal

Revd Dr Helen Paynter

Director of Theological Education, Tutor in Biblical Studies, and Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence

Revd Dr Tim Welch

Director of Ministerial Formation and Tutor in Practical Theology

Revd Clare Hooper

Coordinator of Children, Youth and Families

Revd Glenda Chadwick-Down

Tutor in Children, Youth and Family Ministry

Revd Eleanor Moffatt

Exeter Hub Coordinator

Revd Dr Steve Finamore

Principal Emeritus

Dr Stuart Murray Williams

Tutor in Mission and Director of the Centre for Anabaptist Studies

Revd Sam King

College Chaplain

Revd Lindsay Caplen

Coordinator of Community Learning

Rebecca Thompson

Voice Coach

Howard Wilson

Operations Manager

Heather Lidington

Receptionist

Pavla Slugenova

Course Administrator

Catherine Chorley

Librarian and Archivist

Abi Reid

College Administrator

Bristol Baptist College teaches its courses in partnership with Trinity College, Bristol. Click here for details of Trinity College teaching staff.

We have a variety of practitioners and scholars who contribute to our teaching programme. In the past year these have included:

Colin Norris

Ian Stackhouse

Rebecca Thompson

Carl Smethurst

Claire Pedrick

Adam Biddlestone

Mike Peat

Carmel Murphy

Bristol Baptist College works closely with Trinity College Bristol and students may be supervised by staff from either college. To find out more about Trinity College’s faculty and staff please click here.

Revd Dr Peter Morden

College Principal

Revd Dr Helen Paynter

Director of Theological Education, Tutor in Biblical Studies, and Executive Director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence

Revd Dr Tim Welch

Director of Ministerial Formation and Tutor in Practical Theology

Revd Dr Steve Finamore

Principal Emeritus

Dr Stuart Murray Williams

Tutor in Mission and Director of the Centre for Anabaptist Studies

Research Fellows

The College’s Research Fellows supervise postgraduate research in their areas of expertise, alongside our permanent teaching staff. We offer MTh and PhD degrees, validated by Aberdeen University.

If you would like to discuss a research proposal with us, please contact Revd Dr Helen Paynter, our Coordinator of Theological Education by emailing paynterh@bristol-baptist.ac.uk

Our research fellows include, but are not limited to:

John Briggs MA, FSA, FRHistS

Revd Dr Ruth Gouldbourne

Dr Linda Wilson

Revd Dr Michael Peat

Dr Lloyd Pieterson

Dr Ash Barker

Revd Dr Sam Ewell

Dr Anna Ruddick

Revd Dr Peter Morden

Dr Georgina Jardim

Research Associates

The Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence has appointed Honorary Research Associates who are involved in research projects relevant to the Centre’s aims, and who are involved in working with the Centre.

The current Honorary Research Associates are:

Kristin Caynor, currently studying with the University of Aberdeen

Tony Deik

Dr Ashley Hibbard

Dr Valerie Hobbs

Dr Brandon Hurlbert

Revd Peter King

Dr Trevor Laurence

Will Moore, currently studying with the Cambridge Theological Federation and Anglia Ruskin University

Dr Maria Power

Dr Michael Spalione

Charlotte Thomas, currently studying with the University of Exeter

Ceri Webb, currently studying with the University of Aberdeen

For further information on the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence, please click here.

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