Tim Ward | Oak Hill College

Tim Ward is convinced that the faithful proclamation of Jesus Christ, grounded in rich and wise biblical interpretation and in loving pastoral relationships, is crucial to Christian ministry. He aims to enrich and deepen students' ability to discern God's voice in Scripture, and to lay crucial foundations for a life-time of excellent preaching and teaching.

Tim is an Oak Hill graduate. Before coming back to Oak Hill as a, he taught at the Proclamation Trust’s Cornhill Training Course. Prior to that he served in pastoral ministry for 14 years.

He is married to Erica and they have an adult son. He is an active member of a nearby church, serving in a variety of ways including preaching and small group ministry. In his free time Tim enjoys running and watching football.

PhD in Divinity, University of Edinburgh (1999)
BA in Theological and Pastoral Studies, University of Middlesex (1995)
MA in Modern Languages, University of Oxford (1990)

‘Preaching and Revelation: Is the Sermon the Word of God?’, in Chase R. Kuhn & Paul Grimmond (eds), Theology is for Preaching: Biblical Foundations, Method, and Practice (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021) https://lexhampress.com/product/197286/theology-is-for-preaching-biblical-foundations-method-and-practice
'The Sufficiency of Scripture' Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology 38/1 (2020) 24-42
‘The Union of the Believer with Christ in Paul’, in Stephen Clark & Matthew Evans (eds), In Christ Alone: Perspectives on Union with Christ (Fearn, Ross-shire: Mentor, 2016) https://www.christianfocus.com/en-gb/product/9781781917701/in-christ-alone-paperback
Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God (Nottingham: IVP, 2009) https://ivpbooks.com/words-of-life
‘Language and Theories of Literature’, in Campbell Campbell-Jack, Gavin J. McGrath (eds), New Dictionary of Christian Apologetics (Leicester, England / Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP, 2006) https://www.ivpress.com/new-dictionary-of-christian-apologetics?srsltid=AfmBOooNH9bN6U3yft31uXDUKjckmRZxjon7gprP7MdcxByWuiYVGYQm
‘The Sufficiency of Scripture’, in Kevin J. Vanhoozer (gen. ed.), Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of Scripture (London/Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker/SPCK, 2005) https://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/dictionary-for-theological-interpretation-of-the-bible/224931
‘The Incarnation and Scripture: The Word and the Words’, in David Peterson (ed.), The Word Became Flesh: Evangelicals and the Incarnation (Paternoster, 2003)
Word and Supplement: Speech Acts, Biblical Texts, and the Sufficiency of Scripture (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002) https://global.oup.com/academic/product/word-and-supplement-9780199244386?cc=gb&lang=en&
‘The Diversity and Sufficiency of Scripture’, in Paul Helm & Carl Trueman (eds), The Trustworthiness of God: Perspectives on the Nature of Scripture (Leicester: Apollos, 2002), 192-218 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trustworthiness-God-Perspectives-Nature-Scripture-ebook/dp/B004HD4A5M
‘Sin ‘Not Unto Death’ and Sin ‘Unto Death’ in 1 John 5:16’ Churchman 109 (1995) 226-237

Introduction to Christian Doctrine
Introducing Theological Reflection
Methods of Reading the Bible
Developing Preaching
The Bible and Christian Faith - Biblical Interpretation Across the Centuries

Preaching and Bible teaching
Hermeneutics
History of Bible interpretation

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