Chloe Lynch
Senior Lecturer in Practical Theology

MA (Cantab) MA (Middx) PhD (Middx) Solicitor (non-practising)

Biography

Chloe is both academic and practitioner. At LST, she lectures, supervises research and writes as a practical theologian, with interests including leadership, spiritual theology and preaching. Within the local church context, she spent a decade in leadership and now offers her time to the wider church in preaching, teaching and mentoring emerging leaders. Chloe also practises as a Carmelite-trained spiritual director, working often with evangelical leaders.

Cambridge University gave Chloe her first degree, a Masters in Law, and was also where she met her husband. Some years after qualifying as a solicitor in a ‘magic circle’ City practice, Chloe then left the City to pursue theological training at LST alongside her leadership role with a church in West London. During that time she also fulfilled various teaching responsibilities here at LST and was then officially appointed to the faculty in 2014.

Chloe’s doctoral thesis, Ecclesial Leadership as Friendship, was published in Routledge’s ‘Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology’ series. She has also published a number of academic articles (see ‘Publications’ tab), various devotional materials and she blogs on leadership and spirituality.

Publications

In addition to her books, Chloe has also published a number of articles:

Books and Monographs

  • The Glorious Risk: Freeing the Church from Managerialism and the Martyr Complex (forthcoming with InterVarsity Press, 2026).
  • Ecclesial Leadership as Friendship, Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

 

Peer-reviewed Articles, Book Chapters and Reviews