Lead Researcher and Director of the new CODEC Research Centre for Digital Theology within the University of Durham, and, for 20% of my time, Research Fellow at the Department of Theology and Religion in the University of Durham. We explore the interfaces between theology, media and digital culture, focussing especially on religious communication, theology and sacred texts (especially the Bible), aiming to research and transform religious discourse within and about new digital media. The centre provides a focus for international research into the impact of the digital environment on religious tradition, practice, and education, and explore religious identity within the digital world.

Building up a new research initiative at St John's College exploring Christian Communication in the Digital Age. Since 2008, we have raised (and spent) over £400,000 of third sector funding and delivered lots of good ideas, teaching and research...

Present:BA TM202 New Testament Texts (Level 2) Dissertations - supervision and marking MediaLit - one week practical study on Media Literacy and Christian MinistryMA M441 - Biblical Literacy in Media Culture Dissertations - supervision and markingDThM Co-supervision of DThM candidatesPhD Co-supervision of PhD candidates At other institutions:Special Study Week: Bible in a Digital Age

I facilitate a committee looking into the faith and polity of the Methodist Church - what's our doctrine, how do we express that doctrine, how does work being produced map against traditional teaching and contemporary reports. I run a network of over 100 theologians and scholars within the church.

Previous experience (-2008):Teaching/Oversight of New Testament and related programmes including:Level 1: New Testament IntroductionLevel 1: Evangelism and the ArtsLevel 2: New Testament ExegesisLevel 2: Imaging Jesus: Explorations in Christology and Media (Film, Art, Musicals)Level 2: New Testament Greek 1Level 3: New Testament TheologyLevel 3: Border Crossings: Biblical Interpretation, Hermeneutics and IdeologyLevel 3: New Testament Greek 2 Supervision and marking of undergraduate dissertationsTeaching on taught postgraduate programmes: MA in Emerging Church, MA in Leadership, Renewal and Mission, MA in EvangelismSupervision and marking of MA dissertationsResearch supervision at MPhil and PhD levelAdministration:Line management of UG faculty including oversight of faculty development issues, training for HE provision and staff appraisal for UG faculty, budget management for academic provision, development of research process and implementation of staffing portfolio, student welfare Oversight of validation arrangements with partner universities (Sheffield and Manchester) - key link person between the College and the UniversityOversight of Quality Assurance processes including programme specifications, module outlines, annual monitoring of quality assurance processes, QAA, HEFCE, University Regulations, Peer Evaluation, Tutorial Job Specifications and Responsibilities, monitoring adherence to Subject Benchmark Review.Oversight of Undergraduate Board of Studies and Examination Process including liaison with External Examiners/Moderators