new principal press statement 15 april 2013(1)
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WYCLIFFE HALL 54BANBURY ROAD OXFORD OX26PW
TELEPHONE:01865274200 FAX:01865274215 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk
Registered Charity No 309703
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
(embargoed until 1400hrs 15 April 2013)
WYCLIFFE HALL APPOINTS NEW PRINCIPAL
Wycliffe Hall is pleased to announce that the Revd Dr Michael Lloyd has been appointed by the
Council as the next Principal of the College.
Dr Lloyd is Chaplain of Queens College, Oxford. He brings nine years experience of teaching in
theological colleges, as a Tutor in Theology at St Pauls Theological Centre (a constituent part of St
Mellitus College, London) and formerly a Tutor in Doctrine at St Stephens House, Oxford. He was
Honorary Curate and Director of Training at St James the Less, Pimlico. His prior ministry was asChaplain of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and earlier as Chaplain and Director of Studies in
Theology at Christs College, Cambridge. He is the author of a popular-level systematic theology,
entitled Caf Theology, and is one of the regular voices on the Godpod (a theological podcast).
Dr Lloyd holds degrees in English from Cambridge University, Theology from St Johns College,
Durham and a DPhil in Theology from Oxford University, where his doctoral thesis was on the
problem of evil. He loves walking, theatre, cricket, music and Handel operas.
The Rt Revd Michael Hill, Chairman of Council said:
I am truly delighted with Michaels appointment. He brings a depth ofbiblical knowledge and theological
teaching, together with an experience of the life of theological colleges to bear on this new ministry. We
have every confidence that he is the person to lead Wycliffe forward in these challenging times for
theological education and training. We look forward to welcoming him into the life of the college and he
can be assured of our prayers as he contemplates this new phase of his ministry.
Dr Michael Lloyd said:
At a time when Christianity is under more intellectual attack than it has been since the eighteenthcentury, we need Christian leaders of impressive intellectual ability, rigour and creativity. As a Permanent
Private Hall of Oxford University, Wycliffe is in an outstanding position to give its students the academically
excellent education that they will need if they are to make the case for the Christian faith in the
contemporary climate, and to shape that climate. I am determined that Wycliffe should build a reputation
for being a warm, respectful, encouraging and secure place for women to train alongside men, for all forms
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WYCLIFFE HALL 54BANBURY ROAD OXFORD OX26PW
TELEPHONE:01865274200 FAX:01865274215 EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk
Registered Charity No 309703
of ordained ministry. And I am passionate about Wycliffe training students who will speak to the wider
society and not just to insiders, and who will be fluent in the language of the culture, and not just the
dialect of the church. I am enormously excited by the prospect of working with the Staff, Council and
Students towards these goals.
It is expected that Dr Lloyd will take up his post in the summer.
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Enquiries to: Mr Michael Morrison, Wycliffe Hall
E: [email protected] or P: 01865 274200
15 April, 2013
Notes to Editors
Wycliffe Hall is an evangelical theological college within the University of Oxford. We aim to
equip our students for future ministries, through excellent academic teaching, practical
ministry experience and living as part of a vibrant and supportive Christian community.
For more information on Wycliffe Hall, please see our websitewww.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk
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