Tony studied Maths and Theology at Oxford and Cambridge before joining London School of Theology (or London Bible College, as it was then) in 1973. He has remained here since then, apart from a year away spent teaching in Kenya and researching in the USA. He was Course Leader for the School’s BA programme for twelve years before becoming Director of Research from 1996 to 2008. In 2000 he was recognised by Brunel University as Professor of Historical Theology and in 2004 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Oxford University.

Born in Pakistan, Dr Michael was ordained in the Anglican church in 1976, serving in both England and Pakistan, before being consecrated Bishop of Raiwind in 1984. In 1989, he became General Secretary of the Church Missionary Society. Then, in 1994, he was appointed to be the 106^th Bishop of Rochester for 15 years, serving as the first Diocesan Bishop in the Church of England to be born abroad. Since then, Michael has served as Director to OXTRAD (Oxford Centre for Training, Research, Advocacy and Dialogue). After converting to Catholicism in 2021, Michael was given the title Pelate of Honour to His Holiness, by Pope Francis.

Chris was raised Roman Catholic on Long Island, New York. Before converting to evangelical Protestantism, he worked professionally with Catholic bishops and priests across the United States. He was at Wheaton College where he directed the Center of Gospel Renewal, a ministry devoted to equipping evangelicals for constructive engagement with Catholic friends and loved ones. Since November of 2014, Chris has served as Senior Pastor of New Covenant Church, Naperville.

Chris completed his doctoral research under Professor Tony Lane in 2014. His published thesis is Justified In Christ: The Doctrines Of Peter Martyr Vermigli And John Henry Newman And Their Ecumenical Implications.

David studied English and Linguistics at Nottingham University and while there experienced a call to ordination. He trained for the United Reformed Church ministry at Mansfield College, Oxford while reading Theology in the University. In 1997, he was appointed as the first in-house theologian at the Evangelical Alliance UK, serving in that role for the next decade. While at the Alliance, David became an Anglican, along with his wife, Mia, also serving at North Thames Ministerial Training Course as Director of Studies and then Principal, and at St Mellitus as Assistant Dean and Director Studies. In 2012, David was called to be Principal of St John’s College, Nottingham, serving there for 6 years. After leaving St John’s, David led Moorlands College, an interdenominational college based in Christchurch, Dorset. David joined LST as Academic Dean in 2022.

Gordon was born in London in 1947 and came to France in 1969, where he has served ever since. He was the founder of an evangelical church in Rennes and then pastor of two Baptist churches in the Paris region. He taught part-time at the Geneva Bible Institute and is now committed to two courses at the Nogent Bible Institute. For 13 years, he was a member of the National Catholic-Evangelical Conversation Group, and for 7 years was its co-president. His book, Frères Séparés (Separated Brethren), was published at the end of 2022 and has been recommended by Catholic and Evangelical theologians. He is married, has three children and six grand-children.