Associate Faculty

Our associate faculty programme complements the academic team at Redcliffe by involving mission scholars, practitioners and experts in their field in the delivery of a first-class, up-to the minute curriculum.  Many of our associate faculty are directly involved in front-line mission in the UK and around the globe.

Dr Peter Carruthers is an agricultural scientist for the Countryside Agency and was formerly a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Agricultural Strategy, University of Reading. He is Chairman of Agricultural Christian Fellowship, a Director/Trustee of Farm Crisis Network, and Chairman of the Christian Workplace Forum. 

John Carter lectures in Pastoral Studies. He is also Course Leader and Lecturer in Counselling at Gloscat, is a Counsellor and Tutor with Listening Post and offers Chaplaincy and Counselling to staff at British Energy in Gloucester. He is married and lives in Gloucester.

Rev Dr Colin Edwards teaches in the area of Islamics, particularly looking at socio-cultural aspects, interfaith dialogue and mission. Originally from New Zealand, Colin trained as a medical doctor and spent 15 years in Bangladesh with Interserve. He and his family moved to the UK in 2008 and Colin has taken up the role of Team Leader for Urban Vision, Interserve's cross cultural work within England and Wales.

Steve Hutchinson is an Evangelist with Scripture Union and based in Gloucester. He is involved in outreach in local churches, schools and children's clubs. He also organises and leads 'Lagger' holiday camps each summer. He is the author of 'Y God?' and 'Nuts and Bolts' - a guide to running holiday clubs, term-time Missions and other special events.

Tricia Johnson is married to Richard (Head of Biblical Studies) and lectures in Biblical Hebrew. Tricia is a trained radiographer, counsellor and Myers Briggs assessor and has a degree in Theology and Counselling at London School of Theology. Tricia also sits on Latin Link's Personnel Committee.

Marion Knell is a trained teacher and has experience of caring for missionary families, while working for Arab World Ministries. She heads up the Global Connections forum on Third Culture Kids and coordinates the European Member Care Network. She is also a Justice of the Peace. She has written two books, 'Families on the Move' and 'Burn-Up or Splash Down: Surviving the Culture Shock of Re-Entry'.

Richard Tiplady is British Director of European Christian Mission, a church-planting mission agency with over 160 missionaries in Europe. He taught theology in Nigeria and has worked for a Christian development agency in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Author of "Postmission: world mission by a postmodern generation" and "World of Difference: global mission at the pic'n'mix counter", Richard is interested in the future of world mission and Christian discipleship in the twenty-first century.

Prof John Wibberley is an agriculturalist engaged in rural development in the UK and overseas, especially in Africa through RURCON (an otherwise all-African team of Christian leaders). He is also Chairman of the UK Farm Crisis Network (FCN).

Myles Wilson is an independent consultant, advising a wide range of mission groups and Christian organisations on communication and fundraising. He is known for his commitment to connecting clear biblical teaching with sensible practical advice in these areas.