LST 18Life At LSTPastoral CareStudying theology can be very challenging,personally and intellectually. To help withany pastoral and spiritual concerns you mighthave, qualified staff are available for you totalk to. For those who might need specialisedcounselling, this is available through WatfordChristian Counselling Service.DisabilitiesWe welcome applications from studentswith disabilities. We have served studentswith particular needs in the past and areanxious to meet all reasonable requirements<strong>of</strong> students with special needs. The groundfloor <strong>of</strong> Laing is accessible by wheelchair andwe have one purpose-built disabled accessbedroom with bathroom facilities adjacent.The best arrangement is for you to discussyour needs in advance with a member <strong>of</strong> staffand, if possible, arrange to visit LST so thata mutual assessment can take place. In thisway we can try to devise and agree a solutionthat will be tailor-made to your needs andour ability to provide. Please arrange adiscussion with our Disability Manager,Jenny Aston, on +44 (0)1923 456103 oremail jenny.aston@lst.ac.uk.AccommodationOnsiteThere are three halls <strong>of</strong> residence, each withits own character: Laing, Aldis and Mitchell– home to around 100 students duringterm time. The rooms are university-style,a mixture <strong>of</strong> single (approx 60) and twinbedded(approx 40) rooms with washbasins.All rooms are fully furnished and bed linenis provided weekly. Every floor has a kitchenand bath/shower facilities. There is also alaunderette on site.OffsiteFor married students, or those choosing tolive <strong>of</strong>f site, we keep an up-to-date list <strong>of</strong>registered properties available for rent. TheAssistant Registrar can <strong>of</strong>fer assistance infinding accommodation locally.There is no on-site crèche for children but wecan provide information about child mindingand day-care facilities in the area. Visitwww.hillingdon.gov.uk for local areainformation.NorthwoodLST is located in one <strong>of</strong> <strong>London</strong>’s greenand leafy suburbs yet it is only 30 minutesby Underground to Baker Street fromcentral <strong>London</strong>. You can enjoy the quietness<strong>of</strong> Northwood together with all that thecosmopolitan city has to <strong>of</strong>fer.As well as <strong>London</strong>, LST is within easyreach <strong>of</strong> Watford, St Albans, Windsor andOxford, giving a wide range <strong>of</strong> options forentertainment, culture, leisure and shopping.LST also has the advantage <strong>of</strong> being withineasy reach <strong>of</strong> the picturesque countryside <strong>of</strong>Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.Within Northwood there are all thefacilities you need for daily life, including asupermarket, chemists, baker, banks, c<strong>of</strong>feeshops, restaurants and pubs.There are several GP surgeries within a shortdistance <strong>of</strong> campus. There are also severaldental practices within a few miles, includingone in Northwood town centre.LST5642 - Postgraduate Prospectus revise v8REPRO.indd 18 12/08/2011 12:33
LST 19<strong>POSTGRADUATE</strong> FACULTYAND RESEARCH SUPERVISORSChris JackVice Principal and Lecturerin Applied <strong>Theology</strong>BA BD (<strong>London</strong>) MA (CNAA)Chris joined the faculty inSeptember 1997, but washimself a student, having gained his MA here in1986. A graduate in Modern Languages, Chris holds afirst class Honours BD from <strong>London</strong>, and is currentlyundertaking PhD studies at Cambridge. For sevenyears he was Principal <strong>of</strong> Romsey House TheologicalTraining College in Cambridge and has a wealth <strong>of</strong>experience in pastoral ministry. He previously workedin France with the European Christian Mission andcurrently serves on its British and InternationalBoards <strong>of</strong> Trustees. Both as a chaplain and in theclassroom Chris has a heart particularly for issues <strong>of</strong>pastoral care, spiritual development and worship.WilliamAtkinsonAssociate Research FellowMBChB (Edinburgh) MA(CNAA) PhD (Edinburgh)William worked briefly as adoctor before being ordained by Elim PentecostalChurch. He spent 10 years at Kensington Templein <strong>London</strong> and 10 years at Elim’s college, RegentsTheological College, where for 7 years he wasPrincipal. Since 2007, William has led the ElimPentecostal Church in Braintree, Essex. Williamearned his degree in medicine from EdinburghUniversity, an MA from LST and a PhD in theologyfrom Edinburgh. His PhD researched an aspect <strong>of</strong> theWord-faith movement.William is interested in supervising researchstudents in: the Word-faith movement andUS independent charismatic Christianity; andPentecostalism (especially British Pentecostalism).He is also interested in New Testament, especiallyMark, Luke-Acts, and Paul; Systematic theology,especially relating to Christ’s death/atonement andpneumatology; Pastoralia and ministry, especiallycharismatic ministries, issues relating to mentalhealth, and women in ministry; and Ecclesiology/religious studies, especially the social and ecclesialpositioning <strong>of</strong> pentecostal and charismatic groups.Mark BeaumontSenior Lecturer in Islamand MissionMA (Edinburgh) BD (<strong>London</strong>)PhD (Open University)After studying Philosophyand English literature at Edinburgh University and<strong>Theology</strong> at <strong>London</strong> Bible College Mark was Minister<strong>of</strong> Dennistoun Baptist Church in Glasgow for fiveyears. He became a member <strong>of</strong> Arab World Ministriesand taught ESOL in Casablanca, Morocco throughthe 1980s before becoming lecturer in Mission,Ethics and Historical <strong>Theology</strong> at Birmingham BibleInstitute, where he was involved in the validation<strong>of</strong> a BA in <strong>Theology</strong> and an MA in Mission inthe 1990s. His PhD from the Oxford Centre forMission Studies was subsequently published asChristology in Dialogue with Muslims in 2005. Hehas published journal articles and book chapters onChristian interpretation <strong>of</strong> the Qur’an, and Musliminterpretation <strong>of</strong> the Bible, and has contributedentries to the Encyclopedia <strong>of</strong> the Bible and itsReception on Muslim interpretations <strong>of</strong> Biblicalthemes. He is currently co-editing with MahaEl-Kaisy Friemuth <strong>of</strong> the Catholic University <strong>of</strong>Leuven a text and translation <strong>of</strong> a refutation <strong>of</strong> thedivinity <strong>of</strong> Christ attributed to al-Ghazali. He was avisiting lecturer in Missiology in India, in Christian-Muslim relations in Bosnia, and in Islamic Studies atBirmingham University.Mark’s research interests are in Christian relationswith Muslims, especially concerning Christology,the Trinity and Scripture; Muslim interpretation<strong>of</strong> Biblical themes and Christian interpretation <strong>of</strong>Qur’anic themes.He has been active in leading worship andpreaching in the Midlands and is a council member<strong>of</strong> Arab World Ministries UK.GrahamCHeesmanAssociate Research FellowBD (<strong>London</strong>) MPhil (CNAA)PhD (QUB)Graham was, until recently,the director <strong>of</strong> the Centre for Theological Educationin Belfast, before that, the principal <strong>of</strong> a biblecollege, a missionary and a pastor. He is a staffworker in Europe for the European EvangelicalAccrediting Association and has acted as lecturerand consultant in theological education in variousparts <strong>of</strong> the world. He has published three booksand a number <strong>of</strong> articles and is editor <strong>of</strong> onejournal and consulting editor <strong>of</strong> another, in thesubject <strong>of</strong> theological education.Graham is interested in supervising PhD and otherpostgraduate students in the area <strong>of</strong> theologicaleducation. He has supervised students in such areasas concepts in theological education, theologicaleducation and distance learning, training <strong>of</strong>missionaries, church and seminary relations, womenin theological education and contextualisation <strong>of</strong>theological education. He has especial knowledge<strong>of</strong> the European and African situations but hassupervised doctoral students from Europe, Africa,North America, India and the Far East. He greatlyenjoys supervising studies <strong>of</strong> a local situation intheological education, bring to bear on it ideas <strong>of</strong>good practice and good thinking in the subject.Conrad GempfLecturer in New TestamentAB (Gordon College) MTS(Boston) PhD (Aberdeen)Conrad was born andbrought up just outside NewYork City. He read for hisfirst degree at Gordon College, going on to takehis Masters at Boston University, before moving toScotland to do his PhD on the book <strong>of</strong> Acts underHoward Marshall. Conrad spent a post-doctoralyear at Cambridge and Tyndale house beforejoining LST in 1989 to lecture in New Testament.Conrad’s speciality areas are Mark, Luke, Actsand the backgrounds <strong>of</strong> the Pauline letters. Hehas acted as a translation/theological advisor tothe NIV Translation Committee, to Rob Lacey onhis translation <strong>of</strong> the gospels, and to Siku on theNew Testament <strong>of</strong> The Manga Bible. He has alsocontributed to, or edited a large number <strong>of</strong> booksand reference works, including IVP’s New BibleCommentary; The Dictionary <strong>of</strong> Paul and His Letters;The Book <strong>of</strong> Acts in its Graeco-Roman Setting andChristian Life & Today’s World.Jean-MarcHeimerdingerLecturer in Hebrew andJudaismBA (Strasbourg) M es L(Lyons) Deug in Hebrew(Lyons) PhD (Reading)Originally from Alsace, France, Jean-Marc teachescourses in Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew texts, DiscourseAnalysis <strong>of</strong> Biblical Texts and Judaism. He workedas a French teacher in France and West Africa andwas also pastor <strong>of</strong> a Baptist church in Lyons. Hedeveloped an interest in the Hebrew languagewhile working as a research assistant in thedepartment <strong>of</strong> Hebrew Studies at Lyons University.His work led to a PhD in Hebrew Linguistics atReading University. The thesis provides a linguisticanalysis <strong>of</strong> discourse features in Old Testamentnarratives.Jean-Marc’s Hebrew studies have also led to awider interest in Judaism, the role <strong>of</strong> the Biblein Jewish thought and the Jewish interpretation<strong>of</strong> the Bible. Jean-Marc’s main research interestsare the linguistic analysis and the exegesis <strong>of</strong> theHebrew Bible, but what matters most to him is todemonstrate the ongoing relevance <strong>of</strong> the HebrewScriptures in the life <strong>of</strong> faith and to link biblicalthought with spiritual life.LST5642 - Postgraduate Prospectus revise v8REPRO.indd 19 12/08/2011 12:33
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