The academic staff at STETS
Full time academic staff
Vernon White
Tel: 01722 424804
E-mail: vpwhite@stets.ac.uk
Vernon White is the Principal of STETS. As Principal, he has overall responsibility for the running of STETS, its development, and its staff. He works closely with the various Boards and Committees to ensure that the activities of STETS are properly overseen and supported; and he represents STETS to the various people and bodies it serves. As Admissions Tutor, Vernon is particularly involved in the ‘hatching’ of students into STETS and in their ‘dispatching’ to their new ministries. In between the two he contributes to the teaching of doctrine and works with Staff Consultants to ensure that Course-members are supported through their training and able to meet its demands. Vernon’s field of theological interest is in philosophical theology, doctrine, and its interface with social ethics
and literature. He has published a number of books and articles in this area.
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David Holgate
Tel: 01722 424817
E-mail: daholgate@stets.ac.uk
David Holgate is Vice Principal and shares responsibility for the oversight of STETS with the Principal. He liaises with the officers of sponsoring churches on all aspects of ministerial training and convenes the STETS Training Team that appoints, supports and resources local training via training ministers and local tutors. He has been involved in the development of the South Central Regional Training Partnership and is a member of the national educational validation team for Ministry Division. He is a New Testament specialist, but also has strong interests in missiology and contemporary ecclesiology. His interests include recorded music, dance, electronics and vintage hifi. He is an occasional online hifi reviewer.
Tim Gibson
Tel: 01722 424833/424820
E-mail: tgibson@stets.ac.uk
Tim Gibson is MA Tutor, and works half-time at STETS. He oversees the MA programme and serves as a pastoral tutor to MA students. In the other half of his working life, Tim runs a copywriting agency, and works as a freelance journalist. His area of theological interest is ethics.
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Kathy O'Loughlin
Tel: 01256 424834
E-mail: koloughlin@stets.ac.uk
Kathy O'Loughlin is Tutor in Practical Theology. She is a house for duty priest in the Winchester diocese and so has a particular interest in reflection on practice. Kathy is member of the Training Team with particular responsibility for formation in the second half of training. She collaborates with the Director of Education to create programmes for Tutor and Training Minister support and training. She is married with three teenage boys. Her leisure pursuits include art and drama, scriptwriting for amateur theatre, reading, and going to the pub with friends.
Philip Richter
Tel: 01722 424816
E-mail: pjrichter@stets.ac.uk
Philip Richter is Dean of Studies & Director of Education. He oversees the academic programmes offered by STETS, and has particular care of curriculum design and development. Philip’s current research interests include studying local churches, the interface between theology and the social sciences, and visual sociology. One of his publications is Gone for Good? (Epworth, 2007), an innovative analysis of church leaving and returning. Philip is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. In his spare time he enjoys learning Italian and visiting Italy, and is a keen photographer.
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Judith Rossall
Tel: 01722 424823
E-mail: jrossall@stets.ac.uk
Judith Rossall is Director of Learning Development. She is an experienced Methodist Minister who has previously served in two Circuits worked as a chaplain at the University of Surrey and lectured for some courses at the Royal Holloway College. Judith has a particular interest in Church history and historical theology, especially the Reformation and she is currently researching the doctrine of sin and how faith can help people flourish in the face of guilt and shame. She is also interested in creative writing and the use of drama and creative liturgy in worship. Judith oversees our developing use of e-learning (STeTSlearn) and the study of those continuing the STETS course after entering Ministry, as well being Methodist Oversight tutor. When not at STETS she enjoys Ceroc dancing and gardening.
Philip Seddon
Tel: 01722 424814
E-mail: pjseddon@stets.ac.uk
Philip Seddon is Director of Vocational Studies. He is responsible for the major 200-hr. supervised Placement at the end of the second year of studies, and for other areas of study and exploration still to be developed, possibly including a wider range of elective study day opportunities and small-scale mission involvements. He holds a range of resources for students in the areas of Spiritual Direction and counselling, and takes responsibility for particular study days on themes and issues relating to vocation and personal formation. Like all other members of staff, he holds the portfolio for a number of modules, in this case those with a strong biblical flavour. He is also developing a new programme of foundational spiritual disciplines.
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Anne Claar Thomasson-Rosingh
Anne Claar Thomasson-Rosingh is Academic Tutor. In the past she has worked as a Remonstrant minister in a parish (Remonstrants are a small (liberal) reformed denomination in the Netherlands), as an HE and FE chaplain and as the adviser for licensed lay ministry training in the CofE diocese of Bristol. At STETS Anne Claar is responsible for the recruitment and support of tutors. She did research in Feminist Theology and the church father Basil of Caesarea (fourth century). Her current academic interest is in the Old Testament.
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As well as their specific responsibilities, all staff members play a part in designing, writing and editing our distance learning materials, and teaching at residential periods. All are expected to be research-active and time is set aside for their research.
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