Academic Staff

Director of Academic Studies

My responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the range of academic programmes delivered at St Padarn’s.
• Supporting good practice in learning and teaching across the institution.
• Teaching and research in areas related to practical theology.

You can contact me on:

stephen.roberts@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Director of Continuing Ministerial Development

My responsibilities include

• Ongoing ministerial training and development for Ordained Ministers, Readers and Licensed Lay Ministers (in collaboration with other colleagues)
• Resourcing and supporting the development of Ministerial Development Review
• Resourcing and supporting Life Events in the Church in Wales

You can contact me on:

christopher.burr@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Director of Formation

My responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the fulltime community of ministerial candidates at the St Padarn’s Cardiff site
• Bringing together and giving coherence, drive, and energy to all of the work in personal, spiritual and character formation for our candidates for ministry

You can contact me on:

jordan.hillebert@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Director of Chaplaincy

My responsibilities include:

• Leading and overseeing all Chaplaincy Programmes
• Teaching Ethics as part of the BTh Programme.
• Part of the Formation for Licensed Ministry team
• Researching in ethics and spirituality

You can contact me on:

monika.benitan@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Director of MA Theology, Ministry & Mission

My responsibilities include:

• Leading and overseeing the development of St Padarn’s MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission
• Teaching hermeneutics and biblical studies
• Being actively involved in biblical research

You can contact me on:

charlie.hadjiev@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Tutor in Practical Theology

My responsibilities include:

• Teaching Practical Theology academically and practically on a broad range of programmes
• Part of the Formation for Licensed Ministry team

You can contact me on:

hannah.buckley@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 566379

Tutor in Biblical Studies

My responsibilities include:

• Teaching within St Padarn’s broad range of programmes
• Supporting the spiritual and communal life of the community of full-time candidates for ordained and licensed lay ministries

You can contact me on:

Elizabeth.corsar@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Tutor in Mission

My responsibilities include:

• Teaching Christian mission academically and practically on a broad range of programmes
• Mission research
• Part of the Formation for Licensed Ministry team

You can contact me on:

alun.evans@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Tutor in Welsh Theology

My responsibilities include:

• Supporting learning through the medium of Welsh, and from the perspective of Welsh culture, history and theology, throughout St Padarn’s programmes
• Leading the work of increasing vocations and theological learning among Welsh speakers

You can contact me on:

corey.hampton@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Tutor in Worship and Ministerial Development

My responsibilities include:

• Membership of the Formation for Licensed Ministry team
• Oversight of worship for St Padarn’s Institute as a whole
• Planning and delivery of Continuing Ministerial Development training.

You can contact me on:

catherine.haynes@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 566379

Convenor of the Pioneer Community and Tutor in Contextual Learning

My responsibilities include:

• Supporting Pioneer Ministry across the Church in Wales, networking and encouraging those who wish to connect with the concept of ‘pioneering’, which reaches far beyond those identified as Pioneer Ministers.
• Ensuring that the contextual training (placements) for all those training to be licensed ministers (lay and ordained) in the Church in Wales, best equips them for their future ministries.

You can contact me on:

chris.thomson@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Senior Research Fellow - Programme Lead MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

• Teaching on the MA for Children, Young People and Families
• Supporting the spiritual and communal life of the community of full-time candidates for ordained and licensed lay ministries

You can contact me on:

Markgriffiths.seniorresearchfellow@stpadarns.ac.uk

Phone: 02920 563379

Senior Research Fellow

My responsibilities include:

• Teaching on the Master's programmes
• Supporting the spiritual and communal life of the community of full-time candidates for ordained and licensed lay ministries

You can contact me on:

sally.nash@stpadarns.ac.uk

Phone: 02920 563379

Associate Tutor Chaplaincy

A little about me:

• I spent 35 years in the oil and gas construction industry and Procurement and Contracts Manager and then consultant for Oil and Gas Companies. I was ordained in 2007 when I served my curacy.
• Before taking up a full time position as Ecumenical Chaplain at a NHS Acute Trust I also served as Prison Chaplain at HMP Wandsworth where I spent 3 years part time and spent 8 years as a volunteer at the Trust I now work at.
• I completed my Master’s in Healthcare Chaplaincy at St Padarn’s Institute and have since become Bishops Advisor for Healthcare, Ambassador for the College of Health Care Chaplains as well as on the committee for the Network for Pastoral, Spiritual and Religious in Healthcare.
• I currently hold the post of Head of Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care and Bereavement Manager at Croydon Health Services NHS Trust which has two hospitals, 15 community hubs and district teams for children and adult services.

Associate Tutor - MA Church Law

A little about me:

• After ordination in the Church of England I was in parish ministry for eighteen years.
• I took a break from stipendiary ministry to concentrate on academic study while still continuing non-stipendiary parish ministry.
• I am now Archdeacon of Hastings in the Diocese of Chichester

Associate Tutor Chaplaincy

Associate Tutor - MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

A little about me:

• I have over 25 years experience in kids ministry and launched many new initiatives and built a large team of leaders.
• I also lead the UK team for one of the Pentecostal denominations, running conferences and equipping and training workers.
• My main passion is investing in others

Associate Tutor - MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

• I am an author and Children's Adviser for the Diocese of Oxford, helping, supporting, training and advising churches and their workers on their ministry with children.
• I also still get to practice ministry locally at St Matthew's and Luke's Churches in Oxford, where I was Youth and Children's Minister for ten and a half years before taking up her diocesan role.

Associate Tutor - MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

• Following working for many years for The Boys' Brigade, helping launch and develop Boys Brigade initiatives across the UK. I later established an organisation called Big Ideas, best known for the discipleship initiative, Ignite.
• I also helped with developing the Cardiff Street Pastors that deploys trained Christians to work on the streets of the city centre every Friday and Saturday night.
• I am currently the UK Hubs Director overseeing workers in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands and my main focus is Leadership Development.

Associate Tutor - MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

• I am the Senior Pastor of Zeo Church.and from 2000 to 2018 I was CEO and, more recently, President at the youth and children’s missionary movement, Urban Saints.
• I am passionate about releasing potential in people, teams and organisations, with a particular bias towards seeing children and young people live God’s great adventure for their lives.

Associate Tutor - MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

A little about me:

• I live in Swansea and I work for my local Church Cornerstone, as the student worker and I am also head of Alpha Wales.
• I am currently studying a PhD in Theology studying healing miracles in Wales.

Associate Tutor - MA Theology with Children, Young People and Families Specialism

• I am the Parenting for Faith Pioneer at Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) and have worked in churches for over 12 years as a Family Life Pastor, Children's Pastor, and a Youth Pastor.
• I continue to consult, speak at conferences and run training days for parents, children, youth workers and church leaders around the UK and Europe.
• I am also the author of four books and a Parenting for faith course

Associate Tutor - BTh in Theology for Discipleship, Ministry and Mission

My responsibilties include:

• I have a wide range of interests with specialism in Early Church history and theology, Liturgy and Worship, and Sacramental Theology.
• I recently was awarded my PhD for a thesis looking at how ancient Roman sacrificial practices influenced the early development of the Eucharist, and I have published articles on liturgical subjects.
• I am currently working on various projects for publication alongside facilitating and tutoring at St Padarn's.

You can contact me on:

Byates.associatetutor@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Visiting Senior Research Fellow - MA Church Law

A little about me:

• I am Professor of Law, Cardiff University; honorary King’s Counsel; Master of the Bench, Inner Temple London; Chancellor, Diocese of Bangor and Fellow of the British Academy
• My interest is ecclesiastical law and I have written 10 books on the subject.
• I studied at Cardiff, Cambridge, Oxford. I was Called to the Bar at Middle Temple. I have served on the Legal Advisory Commission (Church of England), Lambeth Commission, Anglican Communion Legal Advisers Network, and Ecumenical Christian Law Panel, and wrote the report reviewing the Church in Wales Faculty System (2024-25).
• I am Director, Centre for Law and Religion, Cardiff University, a Reader for The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and Ecclesiastical Law Society. I am organist of St Edwards Church, Roath and Cathays Ministry Area
• I will seek to do all I can through my research, to the extent that it may be associated with this position, to encourage the development of the MA in Church Law at St Padarn’s

Learner Services Manager

My responsibilities include:

• Manage the Disability Support Service.
• Support Learners in financial and practical matters relating to their studies.

You can contact me on:

sian.trotman@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Disability and Learning Support Advisory Tutor

My responsibilities include:

• Providing support, advice and training to staff at St Padarn's to develop their understanding of disabilities and learning differences
• Developing excellent inclusive learning practices across the institute
• Supporting learners with disabilities and learning differences to reach their full potential

You can contact me on:

emma.rawlinson@stpadarns.ac.uk

Tel: 02920 563379

Digital Learning Specialist

My responsibilities include:

• Digital Learning & Moodle
• Learning Resources & Digital Content

You can contact me on:

adam.gill@stpadarns.ac.uk

Librarian

My responsibilities include:

• Managing the library, it’s operation and resources (physical and online).
• Copyright licences and copyright compliance.
• St Padarn’s Moodle configuration, structure, account creation and technical support.
• Managing access to resources (e.g. OpenAthens, The Hub).

You can contact me on:

anna.williams@stpadarns.ac.uk

Phone: 02920 563379

Registrar

My responsibilities include:

• To lead the Registry Team and advise on best practice in academic quality and standards.
• Working with sector bodies to ensure the quality and standards of our accredited programmes.
• Working with our university partners to ensure the quality and standards of our accredited programmes.

You can contact me on:

gareth.longden@stpadarns.ac.uk

Phone: 02920 563379

Registry Assistant

My responsibilities include:

• Provide administrative support to students from the Admissions stage through to progression.
• First point of contact for students regarding course fee payment queries.
• Maintain database records, produce and present data to both external and internal parties.

You can contact me on:

richard.gratton@stpadarns.ac.uk

Phone: 02920 563379

Occasional Lecturer

A little about me:

• I teach the module Exploring Welsh Christianity Past, Present and future for St Padarn's

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant

Postgraduate Teaching Assistant