Special guest contributor

Gavin Calver

Gavin Calver

My holiday reading

Gavin Calver is Director of Mission at Evangelical Alliance, and will be a keynote speaker for the Moorlands College Whatever Happened to Evangelism? conference in September.


Ian and Ruth Coffey

Ian Coffey Ruth Coffey

Our book of the year

“Eugene Petersen says he wished he’d read it when he started in ministry.”

Our holiday reading

Ian Coffey is Vice-Principal (Strategy), MA Course Leader and Director of Leadership Training at Moorlands College. He has a strong interest in writing, has published 15 books, and acts as a consultant to InterVarsity Press. Married to Ian, Ruth Coffey leads the Foundation Course at Moorlands, teaches on Pastoral Care, and has an active role as a personal tutor. The Coffeys regularly speak at conferences and church events in the UK and abroad.


Andy Du Feu

Andy du Feu

My holiday reading

Andy du Feu is Director of Youth and Community Work, and BA Course Leader, at Moorlands. He is a qualified youth worker, and has worked in Local Authority, Voluntary, and Church settings. Andy has contributed to various publications, and speaks at youth events and churches with his own high-octane and dynamic flavour.


Dr Helen Morris

Helen Morris

My holiday reading

  • Christopher J. H. Wright, The Mission of God and The Mission of God’s People, Zondervan.

“One of my main tasks this summer is to read the work of a theologian that I’ve heard lots of good things about but have so far not got engaged with much myself: Christopher J. H. Wright. I’m finding his work on the Old Testament very helpful as I prepare to take on the second year Old Testament module. His impressive tomes are informing my thoughts as I develop the ‘Exploring the Mission of God’ course for the 2016/17 cohort. An aspect of his work that I find particularly compelling is how his wealth of knowledge on the metanarrative of the Bible as a whole informs his reading of individual passages. Of course not everyone agrees with all of his conclusions (I’ve also been reading a book by DeYoung and Gilbert who take a different stance on the missional import of the Exodus narrative, for example). However, it is indisputable that he has made an impressive contribution to both biblical scholarship and missiology or, as he calls it, ‘The Missional Basis of the Bible’.”

Helen Morris is a Lecturer at Moorlands, and has just completed her PhD. Helen previously taught Sports Science at Loughborough, and spent four years in Thailand as part of a Youth With A Mission team, formed in response to the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.


Dr Chris Sinkinson

Chris Sinkinson

My holiday reading

Chris Sinkinson is a Moorlands Lecturer in Old Testament and Apologetics, with a BA in English and Philosophy, an MA in Biblical Studies and a PhD in Theology from Bristol University. Chris has had three seasons’ involvement in the Bethsaida archaeological dig in Galile, and writes a monthly apologetics column for Evangelicals Now and book reviews for various publications.


Dr Andy Thomas

Dr Andy Thomas

My holiday reading

  • Darrell L. Guder, Called to Witness: Doing Missional Theology, Eerdmans.

“When it comes to anything ‘missional’ Guder is a must read and this volume is a collection of some of his best writing on the subject.”

“This is the third in a trilogy from Smith on gospel, culture and worship and I’m interested to see how he progresses his ideas from his previous works (Desiring the Kingdom, 2009 and Imagining the Kingdom, 2013) in this conclusion to the trilogy.”

Andy Thomas is Lead Tutor at Moorlands South West. He also leads the Training Team at South West Youth Ministries (SWYM), who we work alongside in the South West to deliver our BA (Hons) in Applied Theology and BA (Hons) in Applied Theology Youth & Community Work (JNC). His passion for engaging in the interface between theory and practice is lived out as a part-time church and youth worker at King Street Chapel in Tiverton.


Colin Bennett

Colin Bennett

My holiday reading

Colin Bennett is Vice-Principal (Development) and Director of Training for the Community and Family Studies Course. He is a regular writer and speaks on family, youth and community issues.


Jonathan Woodhouse CB and Jackie Woodhouse

Jonathn Woodhouse CB

Our holiday reading

Jonathan Woodhouse CB and and Jackie Woodhouse are Chaplains for Moorlands College students and staff.