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Governing Council

The body charged with the oversight of the Theological Institute of the Church of Ireland is the Governing Council. The full details regarding the agreed governance arrangements for the institute can be seen here.

 

Archbishop of Dublin (Chair)

Most Revd Michael Jackson

MA, PhD, DPhil (Chair)

Bishop of Derry & Raphoe (House of Bishops)

Rt Rev Andrew Forster

Bishop of Down & Dromore (House of Bishops)

Rt Rev David McClay

Chair, OLM Oversight Committee (ex officio)

Rt Rev Ian Ellis

Educational Expert appointed by House of Bishops

Prof Noel Purdy

RCB Executive Committee

Ms Helen Arnopp

RCB

Mr Timothy Smyth

Standing Committee lay member

Mr Richard Codd

Standing Committee clerical member

Rev Canon Ruth West

Chief Officer, RCB (ex officio)

Mr David Ritchie

Director, Theological Institute (ex officio)

Revd Canon Dr Maurice Elliott

MA, BTh, MPhil, PhD

Dr Maurice Elliott studied languages, linguistics and theology in St Andrews, and theology through both Dublin and Belfast. His academic interests include homiletics, the theory and practice of contemporary Christian leadership and Anglican Reformation ecclesiology.

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Deputy Director (CITI) appointed by House of Bishops

Dr Katie M. Heffelfinger

BA, MDiv, ThM, PhD

Katie Heffelfinger studied theology at Asbury Theological Seminary and Princeton Theological Seminary. She holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible from Emory University. Katie’s research interests include the potential for biblical poetry to enliven theological imagination and the role of Scripture in personal and spiritual formation. Katie has recently published a commentary on Isaiah 40 –66 in the New Cambridge Bible Commentary series

Student Representative, residential cohort

Mr Francis Khamanra

Student Representative, non–residential cohort

Ms Emma Purser

Bursar, Theological Institute

Ms Lynda Levis

RCB Executive

Mr Keith Roberts