Joint Faculty & Staff

ST JOHN'S THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE

 

 

Heads of Colleges

The College of the Southern Cross
Dean
The Rev’d Canon Jim White, B. Theol, (Otago) M. A. (Hons) (Auckland), S.T.M, (Yale).

Te Rau Kahikatea
Te Ahorangi
Dr Jenny Plane-Te Paa, PhD (Berkeley), D.Div (honoris Causa) (Boston), MEd (Hons) (Auckland), BTheol (Auckland), Dip Soc. Serv (Hons). Lecturer in Global Anglican Studies, Race Politics, Theological Education.

The College of the Diocese of Polynesia
Acting Principal
Archdeacon Taimalelagi Tuatagaloa-Leota, D.Div (Honoris Causa), MOS (Member of the Order of Samoa), BA (Iunivesete o Samoa)

 

TRINITY METHODIST THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE
Principal
The Rev'd Dr David Bell, BA, BD, MTh (Otago), PhD (Otago).

 

Director, Anglican Studies Programme
 Rev'd Canon Susan Burns, MCouns(Hons)(Waikato), PGDip Ed(Exeter), BA Hons(Sheffield)

Teaching Faculty

The Rev’d Canon Jim White, B. Theol, (Otago) M. A. (Hons) (Auckland), S.T.M, (Yale).

The Rev'd Dr David Bell, BA, BD, MTh (Otago), PhD (Otago). Course writer and Tutor for Methodist Studies for the Ecumenical Institute of Distance Thelogical Studies (EIDTS).

Ms Moeawa Callaghan, MA (Hons), Lecturer in Feminist Theology, Practical Theology and Māori Studies

The Rev’d Christopher Honoré, DipTchg, LTh, BA(Hons) (Massey). Lecturer in Anglican Studies

The Rev'd Barry Graves, LTh. Director of Ministry Formation, The College of the Southern Cross

The Venerable Dr Hone T K Kaa, MA (Hons) (Auckland), DMin (EDS), LTh. Lecturer in Māori Studies, Ministry Studies/Homiletics/Minihare History

Victor Mokaraka, MA (Hons). Lecturer in Te Reo Māori

Dr Jenny Plane-Te Paa, PhD (Berkeley), D. Div (Honoris Causa) (Boston), MEd (Hons) (Auckland), BTheol (Auckland), Dip Soc. Serv (Hons). Lecturer in Global Anglican Studies, Race Politics, Theological Education

The Rev'd Jacky Sewell, B.Mus (Perf) (Auckland), LTh, MA (London). Director of Field Education, The College of the Southern Cross

The Rev'd Dr Derek Tovey, PhD (Durham), MA (Cant), MA (Durham), BD (Otago), Dip Tchg (NZ). Lecturer in New Testament Studies

The Rev'd Dr Ilaitia Sevati Tuwere, DTh (Melbourne), ThM (Melbourne), BD (PTC), LTh (Melbourne). Assistant Tutor : Trinity

The Rev'd Dr Nasili Vaka'uta, BD, MTh, PGDipDevStud, MA, PhD (Auckland). Lecturer in Biblical Studies (Hebrew Bible).

 

Research Fellow
  • The Rev'd Dr Allan Davidson, ONZM, PhD (Aberdeen), MA, BD
 
Tokoni, Research and Resources Coordinator
  • The Rev'd Dr Frank Smith, MTheo, BTheo(UoA), MHA(Manila), DCOpth (Wellington), MBBS (Fiji), DDPH (Otago), DSD (Fiji). (PhD thesis pending examination).
 
Kinder Library

 

  • Judith Bright, BA Dip NZLS, FLIANZ. Kinder Librarian
  • Whina Te Whiu, Dip. MIM, Kaiwhakamana
  • Helen Greenwood, BA, MLS (UBC). Assistant Librarian
  • Nicholas Carman, BA, MLIS.Digital Services Librarian
  • Jenny Harper, BA, NZ Library Certificate. Library Assistant

Administration - St John's

  • Elizabeth Warde, Director of Administration
  • Rekha Bhasin, Administration Officer
  • Mirese Abbott, Accounts Assistant
  • Karena de Pont, Personal Assistant to Te Ahorangi o Te Rau Kahikatea
  • Helen Edwards, Receptionist
  • Lois Anderson, Executive Assistant, College of the Diocese of Polynesia

Household Staff

  • Linda Ata, Assistant
  • Margaret Gillespie, Supervisor

Facilities Supervisor
Tom Ihaka

Administration - Trinity

  • Nicola Grundy, College Manager

Senior Members of the College

  • The Rev'd Dr George Armstrong
  • The Rev'd Dr Terry Creagh
  • Professor John Morton
  • The Rt Rev'd Sir Paul Reeves


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