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Stavan John
Mr Stavan N. John

Mr Stavan N. John joined SAIACS as a faculty-in-training in the Theology Department after completing his MTh at SAIACS in 2015. Earlier, in 2010, he graduated from Asbury Theological Seminary with an MDiv. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Theology from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies. His thesis focuses on Thomas F. Torrance’s Theology of the Ascension. He hopes to complete his studies in 2021…

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  • Mr Stavan’s area of interest within theology is Christology, particularly the Humanity of Christ. Apart from theology, he enjoys discussions about how sports can be formative in one’s spiritual life; he also occasionally enjoys reading works of fiction by John Grisham, and is an avid cricket fan.

     

    Mr Stavan is married to Christina Martin, and they both enjoy leading a youth group in their local church. 

Salome Namrata Simeon
Mrs Salome Namrata Simeon

Mrs Salome Namrata Simeon is a faculty-in-training in the Pastoral Theology and Counselling department with a focus on counselling. Her PhD work in is the area of motherhood identity in which she aims to explore how women reconstruct their identities on becoming a mother...

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Mrs Salome is married to Rev Philip Yalla, a pastor in New City Fellowship, Bangalore, and together they have a son Elijah.

 

Areas of Focus

  • Moral identity and religiosity among seminary students
  • Counselling young adults and families
  • Research in social sciences
  • Motherhood studies

 

Education

  • PhD Candidate, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore
  • MPhil in Psychology, Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore
  • Counselling Psychology, University of Madras, Institute of Distance Education, Chennai
  • MA in Theological Studies, SAIACS-ATA, Bangalore
  • BS in Psychology, University of Madras, Women’s Christian College, Chennai 

Prince Kumar
Mr Prince Kumar Tamilarasan

Mr Prince Kumar Tamilarasan is a graduate of SAIACS with an MTh in Old Testament. In May 2018, he joined SAIACS as a faculty-in-training in the OT department. Presently, he is working on a proposal for his PhD dissertation and teaches courses in OT. Before joining SAIACS full-time, he served as a discipleship pastor in First Assembly of God church in 2015, and taught Hebrew grammar and exegesis as visiting faculty at SAIACS between 2015 and 2017...

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Formerly, Mr Prince worked for his father’s business in Tamil Nadu. In 2005, he left the business and served India Gospel League (IGL) as administrative assistant in rural ministries for six years. During his tenure with IGL, he also functioned as a pastor among medical college students, anchoring and leading English services for them.

 

Mr Prince earned his BSc in Mathematics from GTN Arts College, TN, and an MA and MPhil in English Literature from Annamalai University, TN. In theological studies, he holds an MDiv and MTh in OT from SAIACS. He is passionate about teaching and developing disciples for Christ. He also loves playing sports, and is a lover of nature. 

 

Mr Prince is married to Annie Thomas, who is also a graduate of SAIACS (MTh, OT) and teaches biblical studies for the SAIACS Bible for All online programme. They have a three-year-old daughter, Divya Mana Prince.

Joshua George
Mr Joshua George

Mr Joshua George joined SAIACS as a student in June 2014 and was recruited as a teaching trainee in 2017. He is currently a teaching trainee in the department of Pastoral Theology and Counselling while completing his thesis, an action research project to develop a congregation-specific, small-group model in an urban congregation...

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During his time at SAIACS, Mr George has taught classes in field research methods and critical thinking, an introduction to pastoral theology and care, and the integration between psychology and theology.

 

Mr George also has been involved in pastoral ministry and leadership roles in the church for the last ten years, and has been a trainer in the Newfrontiers group of churches for the last twelve years. He was a Tearfund Asia region consultant in a global research project on issues in gender theology in 2018. Before joining church ministry full-time, he worked in human resources in the IT company Accenture and TCS.

 

Mr George is married to Priyanka and they have three small children.

 

Areas of Focus

  • Practical and Pastoral Theology
  • Action Research (Research Methods)
  • Gender Studies
  • Ethics and contemporary issues

 

Education

  • MTh in Pastoral Theology and Counselling, SAIACS
  • MDiv in Pastoral Theology and Counselling, SAIACS
  • BSc in Life Sciences and Biochemistry, St. Xaviers College Mumbai

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