Kim serves as President of LKC and Principal of Open College. Kim teaches in the areas of pastoral and practical theology with a particular interest in research methodologies and Chaplaincy Studies. She holds an MPhil by research in Church History and a Doctorate in Theology, both from Birmingham University. She has published on young women’s experiences of church and using social media for qualitative research and is a member of the steering group for the Symposium on the Faith Lives of Women and Girls. Kim is also an Assistant Priest in a local Church of England parish.

Contact: Kim.Wasey@lutherking.ac.uk

Clara is a fourth generation Baptist, who trained for accredited ministry alongside researching and completing a doctorate at Luther King. Her research focused on learning from the voices of marginalised people, through the emergence of the eco-feminist movement, and from her engagement with indigenous/First Nations people on the west coast of Canada, in order to create a theology of land as a response to the climate crisis and eco-degradation.

Clara returned to Luther King in 2013 to take up the role of Baptist principal, teaching theology and Church history. She enjoys teaching contemporary and contextual theologies and has particular interests in intersectionality and embodied theologies such as feminist, womanist, disability, eco and Queer theologies. She is a published author and a long-standing writer for various Christian charities producing worship materials, Bible study notes and magazine articles.

Contact: Clara.Rushbrook@lutherking.ac.uk

Publications:

• McBeath, C. (2011). A further-education college. In M. Threlfall-Holmes & M. Newitt (Eds.), Bring a Chaplain(pp.21-23). London: SPCK.
• McBeath, C. (2008). Sanctuary and liminality: Stories reflections and liturgy exploring the blurred encounters between mental health and illness as an inner-city church. In J. Reader & C. Baker (Eds), Entering the new Theological space: Blurred encounters of faith, politics and community. Surrey: Ashgate.
• McBeath, C. & Presswood, T. (2006). Crumbs of hope: Prayers from the city. Peterborough: Inspire.
• McBeath, C. (2005). ‘B of the bang’ – post games musings. Crucible, October- December 2005.

Adam serves as a Minister of Word and Sacraments in the URC and carries out that ministry at Luther King Theological College, where he holds the roles of URC Principal and tutor in pastoral psychology on the Chaplaincy Studies Programme. He is originally from Dublin, and has spent most of his adult life living and working across the UK. Currently he lives with his husband, who is a minister in the United Reformed Church. His interest in pastoral psychology is rooted in his experience working as a chaplain and working within mental health services as a psychologist. Teaching and learning are two of the great passions in Adam’s life, and he loves interactions with students in the classroom and the process of learning from each other.

As a person of faith, Adam is deeply nourished by the contemplative and non-violent traditions found within Christianity and other world religions. He practices Centring Prayer and mindfulness, which help ground and foster a deeper connection with God and with others.

Contact: Adam.Scott@lutherking.ac.uk

Contact: Noel.Irwin@lutherking.ac.uk

Jonathan is part of the Northern Baptist Team and is an ordained Anglican minister. He teaches New Testament and Greek at Luther King. He is also the Research Programme Co-ordinator. His own research areas include how the Bible was interpreted and understood within the late antique context, and what that can teach us today.

Jonathan is also the author of the website www.bibleandhomosexuality.org and the YouTube channel Bible and Homosexuality.

Contact: Jonathan.Tallon@lutherking.ac.uk

Graham has been a tutor at Luther King since 2012. From 1998 to 2002, having previously studied Law, he trained at Luther King for church ministry with the Congregational Federation (CF). He ministered in a church in Manchester for ten years, while undertaking various projects alongside – first, a PhD, then two roles developing learning resources for the CF. Graham continues to teach for the CF on its own foundation degree programme with the Congregational Institute of Practical Theology. As a regular leader of worship. Graham enjoys facilitating reflection on the nature and purpose of worship, such as through our ‘Envisioning worship’ conferences at Luther King, and as a writer of hymns.

Contact: Graham.Adams@lutherking.ac.uk

Selected Publications

• Adams, G. (2026, forthcoming), The Anarchic Spirit: Interpreting the Bible and the World in Troubled Times, London: SCM
• Adams, G. (2024), God the Child: small, weak and curious subversions, London: SCM
• Adams, G. (2022) Holy Anarchy: Dismantling domination, Embodying community, Loving strangeness, London: SCM
• Adams, G. (2022) ‘Glimpses of God’s Dis/Abled Domain: Rising Up against Empire in small steps / huge leaps’, in Jione Havea (ed.) Dissension and Tenacity: Doing Theology with Nerves, Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
• Adams, G. (2019). Ephphatha! DARE to be opened!: Scripture, its civil war, shakenness. In J. Havea (Ed.), Scripture and resistance (pp. 17-30). London: Lexington Books/ Fortress Academic
• Adams, G. (2019). Theology of religions: Through the lens of ‘truth-as-openness.’ New York: Brill.

Catriona (pronounced Catrina) is an ordained Baptist minister accredited by the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and currently works bi-vocationally as a Tutor at Luther King Theological College and as a Transitional Minister for the North-Western Baptist Association, serving a small church in Crewe.

Since ordination in 2003, she has served three pastorates, which gives her a rich and diverse experience of Baptist ministry, from a small, village church in rural North-West Leicestershire, to the bustling West End of Glasgow, and now the post-industrial railway town of Crewe.  Throughout her time in ministry, she had served as mentor for Newly Accredited Ministers (NAMs), and as a placement supervisor for students, journeying with others as they discover their own identity as ministers.  During the pandemic, she qualified as a Cross Professional Pastoral Supervisor, and supports experienced minsters and chaplains in reflecting on their ‘soul, role and context’.

Her first encounter with Luther King was way back in 1998, when she was encouraged to register as a lay student as part of her discernment process towards ordination.  Between 1999 and 2003 she trained with Northern Baptist College (NBC), studying for a BA in contextual theology and completing placements in Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Baptist churches.  As part of her NAMs studies, she began some research into the potential for Baptist history to be employed as a resource for reflection in the area of church health, and this eventually became the subject of a research degree.  For many years, she was part of NBC’s student interview process, initially as an assessor and ultimately as chair of the panel.  When the post of Tutor for Formation was advertised in 2023, she was able to complete the circle, returning to this place she loves, and helping to nurture a new generation of ministers.

Catriona describes herself as a generalist, with interests in theological reflection and reflective practice, church (denominational) history, church health, liturgy and worship, and pastoral theology, all of it rooted firmly in a local context.  Reflecting her previous life as a professional engineer, she enjoys the administrative, governance, financial and health & safety aspects of church life – and teaches these as part of non-academic formation classes.

Outside of college and church, Catriona is a peer support volunteer with a cancer charity. She enjoys walking (almost anywhere), drinking tea, and cuddling with her (increasingly elderly) rescue cats.

Publications:

• Co-Editor and Contributor Gathering up the Crumbs: Celebrating a Century of Accredited, Ordained, Baptist Women in Ministry in the UK,
• ‘Public Faith and Private Pain: A Quest for Authenticity’ in Spirituality and Cancer, Christian Encounters,Accent Publications, 2015
• ‘Renewing the Vision: History for the Health of the Church’ in Baptists and the World: Renewing the Vision, RPC 2011 
• Contributor to A Toolbox for Small Churches: A Spiritual and Practical Guide to Small Church Life, BUGB 2007
• Contributor to Women Baptists and Ordination, BUGB, 2005
• She has contributed several shorter articles to the Baptist Ministers Journal and the Baptist Togethermagazine.

Tutor in Christian Spirituality

Graham has been part of LKC since 2011. He served as President of the theological federation for a number of years, but more recently he has handed over that particular responsibility and continues his involvement as a part-time tutor. He teaches in the areas of Christian spirituality, church history and the relationship between faith and the arts.

Having completed a first degree in history and philosophy, Graham worked for a Methodist child-care organisation for three years. He was then accepted for training for Baptist ministry and completed his theological studies at Oxford University. Following ordination, he became Associate Minister at Horfield Baptist Church in Bristol and subsequently accepted a call to minister at Kings Langley Baptist Church in Hertfordshire. In 1998, Graham joined the staff of Baptist House to lead the denomination’s ecumenical engagement and work on social justice issues.

Though a Baptist throughout his life, this has always been combined with deep and strong ecumenical commitments. As well as working for a Methodist organisation, Graham lived for a year in an Anglican student community where he learned to value the daily liturgy, and completed an MA in Christian Spirituality at Heythrop, a Catholic college in London. While at Baptist House, he was one of the key people involved in setting up the Joint Public Issues Team, ensuring collaborative ecumenical work with the Methodist Church, the United Reformed Church, and others on justice concerns.

During his time at LKC, Graham’s ecumenical commitments have continued. He is Patron of the Retreat Association and a frequent leader of retreats; he is currently Moderator of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland; and he has been privileged to serve as Ecumenical Canon at Manchester Cathedral.

A particular research interest is the relationship between theology and the visual arts. Graham has written a number of published articles and essays, and co-authored the book, God and the Art of Seeing, that explores ways in which art can contribute to the spiritual journey.

Ruth Wilde is Tutor for the Inclusion of Disabled People and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Rep for Luther King College. Ruth works one day a week for the college and four days a week for a church in Redditch, Worcestershire as a lay pastor. In the past, she has held various roles in Christian charities, including the National Coordinator of the Inclusive Church Network and Faith in Action Tutor for the Student Christian Movement. She sometimes teaches on Luther King academic courses as an Associate Tutor as well, and has an MA in Christian Contemporary Theology from Newman University in Birmingham. 

Katie is the librarian at LKC. She holds a BA (hons) in Politics from the University of Leeds and a MA in Library and Information Management from Manchester Metropolitan University. Katie’s responsibilities include managing the library, it’s operations and resources. Assisting students and staff in accessing and retrieving relevant materials for their studies such as books, journals and online resources. Katie is also responsible for copyright licenses and compliance.

Beverley is responsible for the day to day running of Luther King. She started here in July 2012 on a 3 month contract, and has since worked on Reception, in Registry, and as Conference Manager before becoming Operations Manager in 2012.

After graduating from Bournemouth University, Beverley worked in the Hospitality industry for almost 20 years in one capacity or another, and loves the fulfilling work of this industry.

Phil is Academic Administrator at LKC. Phil is the first point of contact for students and prospective admissions in all areas of their educational journey; this includes , registrations, events, Open Learning, and student support. He also offers administrative support to staff and tutors. When not in the registry office Phil is either studying an MA in Theology, Ministry, and Mission at LKC, walking where his feet take him, or climbing

Clare is the Academic Registrar.  She holds an MA in Contextual Theology from Luther King and a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Clare leads the Registry Team, which provides administrative support and guidance to students and staff in relation to all our courses.  She is the main point of contact with our validating universities, government bodies and other external organisations in relation to our academic programmes.

Alison McHale, Pamela Paton, Roy Hursthouse, Jade-Louise Paull

Bill Naoom (left), Martin McNeice (middle), James Feely (right).

David Rudman (far left), Olivia Hersey (middle left), Mandy McNeice (middle right), Dom Wasey (far right).