We’ve enjoyed a busy Summer here at NTC, as staff and faculty balance time off with visits to our communities through the country at Northbreak and Breakthru, and all-important preparation for the return of our students in September.
New solar panels help to power the college
Last week we had the scaffolding up outside the Emmanuel Centre for our long awaited solar panels. These panels will ideally cover around 13% of the campuses’ electricity, and we hope to implement more renewable resources over time. The panels were funded by Eurasia Region Church of the Nazarene Alabaster Funding, which has helped us to fund four capital projects on campus (and we’ll give you plenty of details on these soon). We’re so grateful to their contribution to the college.
Celebrating NTC at Northbreak and Breakthru
We’ve really enjoyed spending our August visiting Breakthru and Northbreak, and seeing some of our favourite faces! At Northbreak, we ran a cream tea fundraiser to raise money for the college, and made around £300! We’re really grateful to everyone who was able to give, whether through money, attendance, purchasing merch or prayer. Deirdre joined the day as our main speaker – and we left feeling so grateful to everyone for their support for the college.
What Is Theology? Understanding the Study of Faith
Our Admissions and Recruitment Officer, Cameron, shares his latest blog, examining theology and the study of faith. A piece that offers reflective insight on the reasons why many people come to study at NTC.
OfS data on continuation, completion, and progression 2025.
This week, we received this year’s OFS continuation, completion and progression report. This report helps us to measure how students progress through their studies and their future career prospects, so we can ensure we’re doing our best as a college to support students and alumni alike.
The Fruits of Listening launches
It’s a privilege to be able to add Dr Colleen Weaver’s book, ‘The Fruits of Listening,’ to those of other colleagues and graduates. Colleen completed her PhD last year, and is a member of faculty at Baltic Methodist Seminary in Tallinn, and part of the OMS global team.
Research and publications
While many people might go quiet over the summer months, our wonderful faculty have been busy chairing panels and publishing research, which we’re so happy to share with you below:
- Prof John Behr’s Didsbury Lecturers from October 2024 are now available in print https://wipfandstock.com/9798385230815/in-accordance-with-the-scriptures/
- Kengoro Goto (PhD candidate) has won the EABS student price 2025 for his submission “Introduction of Four External Benchmarks for the Assessment of the Regional Association of Biblical Texts.” https://www.eabs.net/EABS/EABS/Grants-and-Awards/Student-Prizes.aspx?hkey=8defb883-c08b-40db-86bc-f096c77b9f77
- Kent Brower has published “‘Am I my brother’s keeper?:’ Reflections on Identity and Love in Romans 14:1–15:13,” Neotestamentica 58.2 (2024): 227-247.
- Robert Card has chaired sessions of the Quaker Studies Research Association at their annual conference on June 28.
- Steve Wright has chaired the panel “Modern Transformations of Prayer” at the European Academy of Religion in Vienna (8-12 July) where he also presented the paper “Prayer at the Far Edge of Humanity: Finitude, Anxiety, and Prayer in Schleiermacher and Kierkegaard.”
- Samuel Hildebrandt has chaired the research group “Bible and Loneliness” at ISBL/EABS in Uppsala (23-27 June) where he also presented the paper “The Priestly Blessing as Curse, Spell, and Dogma: Numbers 6:22-27 in the Second Temple Period.”
- Samuel Hildebrandt and Kengoro Goto have released the 2025 edition of the SOTS Book List which includes book reviews from many NTC researchers: Lindi W. Martsolf, Daniel Atkins, Kate Bowen-Evans, Steve Wright, and Jon Darby. Reviews appeared in JSOT 49, no. 5.
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MiJa Wi’s article on ‘Wealth and Poverty’ in Behind the Scenes of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts, (Baker Academic) was published early this year. (New Testament area)
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MiJa’s essay on ‘Intercultural Church as a Direction of Travel’ in Polyphonic God: Exploring Intercultural Theology, Churches and Justice (SCM Press) was published last month. (Mission and Ministry area)
We also look forward to Kate Bowen Evans presenting a short paper at the British New Testament Society Conference in the Paul Seminar this September, which you can book here.
What a wonderful faculty we have!
We’re welcoming alumni stories
We’re hoping to continue building our alumni network over the coming months, and would love to welcome your stories as part of our alumni newsletter. Perhaps you want to reflect on your studies at NTC, or have an exciting new role you’d like to bring to the college’s attention? Please fill in our form below if you’d like to share your story.
