David Hilborn

Academic Dean at London School of Theology - @LSTheology Teacher, speaker, writer. Husband to Mia; dad to Matt & Alice. Well into cricket & music.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

Really looking forward to hosting this webinar with Dr Rhiannon McAleer, co-author of the Bible Society's landmark 'Quiet Revival' report, as part of our 'Faith Seeking Understanding' programme at London School of Theology. Do join us - it's free..

https://t.co/qtuSDm0nIO

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@matthewhilborn Great news, Matt - looking forward to reading it!

[Graham Kings @GrahamRKings]

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[Graham Kings @GrahamRKings]

‘#Anglican #Mission’ ⁦@GrahamRKings⁩ , Chap 13 in ⁦@david_hilborn⁩ & ⁦@SimoFrestadius⁩ (eds), ‘Anglicans and #Pentecostals in #Dialogue’ (Pickering, 2023) republished with permission. https://t.co/hZgrBWZSAd

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@matthewhilborn No: he cried. He was fully human; human babies cry, so he cried. Crying isn’t sinful as such; it might manifest need/pain in a fallen world, but Jesus manifested need/pain on Calvary and didn’t thereby sin. Scripture doesn’t explicitly say he cried, but it’s an obvious deduction.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@rosiedawson @SamAllberry @glenscrivener Glen can answer for himself, but I’d say not exactly. He was writing for men and women about a particular construction of maleness which has become problematic within CE. That’s doubtless of concern to women, but the subject was maleness.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@rosiedawson @SamAllberry @glenscrivener Of course women are significant and active in the CE base, but as they’re typically not seen as eligible for elder, pastor, preacher or church oversight roles, current concerns about abusive leadership haven’t been focused on them.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@rosiedawson @SamAllberry @glenscrivener CE and Complementarianism are virtually synonymous, so almost by definition the leadership CE is male. Recent concerns about cultural dysfunction & abuse within CE have concerned leadership. Hence Glen’s focus on Blokes to Watch and male locker-room-style dynamics as key issues.

[Dr Matt Hilborn @matthewhilborn]

My favourite @BBCRadio4 show, Heresy, is back - and as stimulating and soul-stirring as ever 😃 Back, that is, after an intriguing 3-year hiatus following backlash to a Jo Brand joke at Nigel Farage's expense... Regardless of one's views on that, its return is a tour de force!

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

Delighted to confirm I’ve been appointed Academic Dean & Senior Lecturer in Theology & Church History @LSTheology I start in mid-July. Please pray for me and the family as preparations are made for this next phase of life and ministry.

[Kings Church @KingsChurchSE]

This summer we’re hosting a preaching conference https://t.co/AaXceJM7or with @RememberLondon @david_hilborn and @JohnDavidWoods1 learning to communicate the gospel in the contemporary world - we’d love you to join us

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

Some thoughts on the death of Shane Warne…https://t.co/1WhX4A10F2

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Amidst all the harrowing news from Ukraine, I was still floored to learn that the greatest bowler of my lifetime has just died, aged just 52. On one level, cricket doesn’t really matter; on another, at its best, it’s a profound antidote to hatred & tyranny https://t.co/Sz3b2Rryh9

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@_JohnStevens Luther was an academic. Calvin was a prodigious scholar. Several leading Puritans taught at Cambridge University. Perhaps Protestantism and Brethrenism would have emerged without them, but it’s hard to imagine. For sure, degrees aren’t essential - but they can play a part.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@_JohnStevens Universities are medieval in origin, so arguing that 1 Tim 3 doesn’t endorse degrees is a tad anachronistic. There were, though, rabbinical programmes that required scholarly training at least as rigorous as on a modern theology degree. Paul himself benefited from such training.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@_JohnStevens A more pertinent point would be whether D.Mins and other forms of professional doctorate that seek explicitly to enhance pastoral practice do in fact achieve that. A PhD is essentially a qualification to teach and research formally in Higher Education, not to pastor a church.

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

@matthewhilborn @JorgePr15448348 So thrilled, son!

[David Hilborn @david_hilborn]

I've announced today that I'll be stepping down as Principal of @MoorlandsColl in mid-February. Delighted the College has conferred on me an Hon. Senior Fellowship in Evangelical Studies, which will take effect from that point. More here: https://t.co/yDYb8G13MY