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Mark Stirling

 
 

Mark Stirling, MA, PhD

 

Programme Director - Masters in Contemporary Christian Leadership 

 

Mark is a former medical doctor who then pioneered work amongst university students with the Navigators in Edinburgh from 1998 to 2004.

I'm hugely excited about this Masters in Contemporary Christian Leadership because I think that developing Leaders who are Christ-like in character and whose behaviour and leadership is shaped by Christ's character and example is the urgent priority right across the church.

In 2021 Mark and his wife Jenny moved from St Andrews where Mark had been senior pastor in a new church (Cornerstone St Andrews). They relocated to the Scottish Highlands where Mark has been teaching at Highland Theological College as well as directing the ongoing work of Chalmers Institute in a variety of theological education and formation initiatives. The heart of life and ministry for Mark and Jenny is the hospitality of an open home as a reflection of the Gospel of grace. 

In 2007 he completed an MA in Exegetical Theology at Covenant Seminary in St Louis, and in 2011 gained a PhD in Biblical Studies from St Andrews University on the topic of discipleship and maturity in Ephesians. 

Mark recently co-edited a book with Mark Meynell, Not So with You: Power and Leadership for the Church, reflecting a long-held concern for healthy biblical leadership.