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NTC Manchester announces election of new principal
Manchester, United Kingdom -- The Board
of Governors of Nazarene Theological
College, Manchester, England, announced
the election of Deirdre Brower Latz as
the next principal of the college. She will
take on the role following the upcoming
retirement of David McCulloch.
A Canadian by birth, Brower Latz
completed her Bachelor of Arts (pastoral
theology) and Master of Arts (Christian
holiness) at NTC, and her PhD at the
University of Manchester. Her particular
areas of research interest include John
Wesley, Wesleyan theology, contextual
and practical theology, and social justice.
She brings extensive ministry, teaching,
and administrative experience to the
post. Brower Latz has served on the
faculty of NTC, Manchester, since 2000,
most recently as head of the practical
and social theology
subject area. She
served as Global
Nazarene Youth
International
president for
four years and is
in wide demand
as a speaker and
teacher. She was the first woman to serve
as Global NYI president, and the first
non-American to do so.
The election of Brower Latz as the
first woman principal of NTC came on
the same day the first female district
superintendent was elected on the Africa
Region.
“This is another landmark in the
“NTC is blessed to have such
a creative and committed
leader as Deirdre Brower Latz
to take on this role.”
~ David Montgomery
development of the church worldwide,”
said Gustavo Crocker, director for the
Church of the Nazarene’s Eurasia Region.
Brower Latz has pastored in Bristol,
England, and, since 2002, has combined
her NTC post with that of part-time
pastoral team leader at Longsight
Church of the Nazarene, a diverse urban
congregation in Manchester.
Her husband, Andrew, is currently
pursuing research in political theology.
Brower Latz’s election occurred a
century after the ordination of Olive
Winchester in the Parkhead Church of
the Nazarene: the first woman ordained
in any denomination in the United
Kingdom. A conference marking this
event, co-sponsored by NTC, will be held
in Glasgow, Scotland, later this year (May
11-13).
“NTC is blessed
to have such
a creative and
committed leader
as Deirdre Brower
Latz to take on this
role,” said David
Montgomery, chair
of the NTC Board
of Governors. “She embodies the college’s
vision of committed, engaged, articulate
ministry blended with a whole-hearted
love for research that serves the church
and the Kingdom.”
Brower Latz received congratulations
on her election from a multitude
of friends, fellow educators, and
partners in ministry, including General
Deirdre Brower Latz is the first elected woman
principal of Nazarene Theological College in
Manchester. She will take on the role following the
upcoming retirement of David McCulloch. Photo
courtesy NCN News.
Superintendent Jerry D. Porter.
“We celebrate your visionary
Kingdom-of-God leadership over the
years in a variety of assignments,” Porter
wrote. “The Lord has prepared you for
this important leadership role at this
‘school of prophets.’ Be assured of our
enthusiastic and prayerful support!”
-- Reprinted with permission from NTC
Manchester, NCNNews.com u