London Theological Seminary
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London Theological Seminary is an evangelical
college located in Finchley, London
, England
.
It was founded in 1977 by a group of ministers led by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
who was chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1981. It trains preachers and pastors for the Christian
ministry. Its theological position is Conservative Evangelical in the Reformed tradition. Students are drawn from both the UK and overseas and from various denominational
backgrounds.
LTS has links with Westminster Theological Seminary
, Philadelphia and runs their London based degree course (Master of Theology) through its associate organisation The John Owen Centre for Theological Study.
Evangelicalism
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college located in Finchley, London
London
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, England
England
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.
It was founded in 1977 by a group of ministers led by Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Martyn Lloyd-Jones
David Martyn Lloyd-Jones was a Welsh Protestant minister, preacher and medical doctor who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminster Chapel in London...
who was chairman of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1981. It trains preachers and pastors for the Christian
Christian
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ministry. Its theological position is Conservative Evangelical in the Reformed tradition. Students are drawn from both the UK and overseas and from various denominational
Christian denomination
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backgrounds.
LTS has links with Westminster Theological Seminary
Westminster Theological Seminary
Westminster Theological Seminary is a Presbyterian and Reformed Christian graduate educational institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, with a satellite location in London.-History:...
, Philadelphia and runs their London based degree course (Master of Theology) through its associate organisation The John Owen Centre for Theological Study.
Faculty
- Rev. Robert Strivens (Principal)
- Rev. Philip Eveson
- Rev. Dr. Robert Oliver
- Rev. Christopher Bennett
- Rev. Basil Howlett
- Rev. Stephen Clark
- Rev. Dr. David Green