London Seminary (formerly London Theological Seminary) is an evangelical vocational training college located in Finchley, London, England.
Overview
editLondon Theological Seminary was founded in 1977 by a group of ministers led by Martyn Lloyd-Jones, who was chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1981.[1] It trains preachers and pastors for the Christian ministry. Its theological position is Conservative Evangelical in the Reformed tradition, and only admits men on the seminary pastoral training course. However, the seminary also runs a separate women's course called Flourish on nine days throughout the academic year.[2] Students are drawn from both the UK and overseas and from various denominational backgrounds. London Seminary used to be licensed by the Home Office[3] to enrol international students and in past years students have come from Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Burma, Cameroon, Canada, China, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Honduras, India, Italy, Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, and the USA. However, this is now no longer the case[4]
Its name was shortened to London Seminary in September 2016.[5]
The college is housed in buildings formerly occupied by the Kensit Memorial Bible College, which are still owned by the Kensit Memorial Trust, part of the Protestant Truth Society. [6]
Pastors' Academy
editThe Pastors' Academy (formerly The John Owen Centre for theological study[7]) is an associated organisation situated at London Seminary. Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, USA provides its London-based Master of Theology degree course through the Pastors' Academy.
The Pastors' Academy also provides advanced classes in Hebrew and Greek, Pastoral support, study projects and breaks, and conferences and study days on theological, Biblical, and ethical topics.[8]
Faculty
edit- Rev. Dr. Bill James (Principal)
- Rev. Dr. David Green (Vice-Principal)
- Stéphane Simonnin (Greek and Church History)
- Dr. Garry Williams (Director of the Pastor's Academy)[9]
- Phil Arthur
- Rev. Dr. Robert Strivens
- Dr. Kenneth Brownell
- Chris Davis (Greek Tutor)
- Dr. Neil Martin (Tutor of Biblical Studies, Pastors' Academy)
- Dr. John Benton (Director of Pastoral Support, Pastors Academy)
- Matthew Mason (Tutor in Christian Ethics, Pastors' Academy)
- Paul Yeulett
- Dr. Martin Salter
References
edit- ^ Iain Murray, David Martyn Lloyd-Jones: the fight of faith, 1939-1981 at Google Books. Banner of Truth Trust, 1990. ISBN 978-0851515649
- ^ Flourish course. "Flourish course".
- ^ "Prospectus" (PDF). London Seminary. 2016. p. 29.
- ^ "International Students".
- ^ Robert Strivens (2 September 2016). "Our new look explained". London Seminary. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "History – Protestant Truth Society". protestanttruth.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Pastors' Academy". Pastors' Academy. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "News - The John Owen Centre". Evangelical Times. May 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Garry Williams". Wales Evangelical School of Theology. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.