OUR FACULTY & STAFF

Our Faculty are experienced pastor-theologians who are passionate about helping you know and love God

President, Professor of Historical Theology

Dr Ian Hamilton (BA, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow; BD, University of Edinburgh; MPhil, University of Edinburgh, 1980; DD: GPTS) serves on the Board of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary where he is also adjunct professor. For many years he served on the Banner of Truth Trust Board, and as Editor of the Magazine. He has previously lectured at London Seminary and Edinburgh Theological Seminary.

Professor of Old Testament Exegesis, Chair of Biblical Studies

Dr Peter Naylor (BA, University of Wales, Cardiff; DPhil, Oxford University) is the founding minister of Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Cardiff (Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales). He taught Old Testament Exegesis at the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven (1987-1990) and Old Testament and Ecclesiology at Wales Evangelical School of Theology (1999-2010). He is also the editor of the EPCEW’s magazine, the Presbyterian Network.

Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, Chair of Homiletics

Dan Peters (BTh. Edinburgh Theological Seminary, MTh. Edinburgh Theological Seminary) is the minister of Newcastle Reformed Evangelical Church. He previously served as the assistant minister of Cambridge Presbyterian Church and has also lectured at Edinburgh Theological Seminary.

Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology

Dr. Peter Sanlon (BA, University of Oxford; MPhil & PhD, University of Cambridge) is author of 'Simply God: Recovering the Classical Trinity' (IVP) and 'Augustine's Preaching' (Fortress). Previously Peter has taught at St. John's College, Nottingham; Oak Hill College, London and Union School of Theology, Wales. He is the founding minister of Emmanuel Church, Tunbridge Wells.

Adjunct Professor of New Testament Greek

Dr Benedict Bird (PhD, University of Cambridge; ThM, Westminster Theological Seminary) has taught Biblical Greek and Hebrew at London Seminary and serves as a trustee of London Seminary and Ebenezer Chapel, Luton. Before training as a theologian he served for twenty years as a lawyer and four as an RAF pilot. He and his wife attend Cambridge Presbyterian Church.

Adjunct Professor of Old Testament Hebrew

David Pfeiffer (MA, University of Cambridge; PGCE, University of Cambridge; Theological Studies at London Seminary), is a minister of Whaddon Road Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPCEW) in Cheltenham. He has served as a visiting lecturer in Old Testament at London Seminary since 2017.

Assistant Professor of Historical Theology

Dr Donald John MacLean (BSc, Heriot-Watt University; PhD, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David) is an elder in Cambridge Presbyterian Church where he preaches regularly. He is a Trustee of the Banner of Truth and editor of Foundations, the theological journal of Affinity. He is married to Ruth and has two children, Hannah and Jonathan.

Executive Director

Jonathan joined Westminster in 2020 after a 31-year career in secondary education. He led the North East’s top state secondary school for twelve years before moving to assist a school in Special Measures in S Yorkshire. As Executive Principal he was responsible for five years for academic standards across a family of schools serving disadvantaged communities. A founding elder (and pianist) of All Saints Presbyterian Church, Jonathan is married to Julie. Out of work, when not with their family or church family they love to walk, hand in hand, across windswept Wainwright fells.

Bursar

Jono has over 15 years experience in corporate business management and more recently, together with his wife, owned and managed a pre-school for children aged 3 months – 6 years in Johannesburg, South Africa. His background is business management, people management and administration. Having recently joined us from Johannesburg, he worshipped at the Rynfield Presbyterian Church in Benoni, South Africa and currently worships at Durham Presbyterian Church. Jono is married to Isabel and they have 4 lovely daughters together. Jono plays the Blues Harmonica and is an enthusiastic runner.

Librarian, Academic Tutor, Introductory Greek

Paul uses his training in theology and librarianship to develop the seminary library into a resource for both students and the wider community. Previously he did the same thing building a library for African Bible University in Uganda. As an academic tutor in the seminary he also brings his prior experience as a teacher of English, Greek and music. Paul is married with two children, and is a member of Durham Presbyterian Church.