Marcus is Dean of LMT and Vice Principal of the School of Mission in the Diocese of Winchester and Research Fellow of the University of Winchester. Marcus studied Theology at the universities of Oxford and Nottingham and has a background in mission and theological education. He spent 15 years in Brazil with CMS, training people for ministry and serving for a decade as a priest, first in a slum district and later in a Cathedral context. Marcus has taught at St John’s college, Nottingham and his PhD is on high Christology in the gospel of Mark. In 2015 he completed a new Portuguese translation of Augustine’s Confessions. He is co-author of the chapter on Brazilian Anglicanism in the Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Anglican Communion and has published several books and articles in Portuguese and English. Marcus is married to Tamara and has two children, he loves good beer and fishing.

Amy has always been passionate about the Bible and mission. She worked over 12 years with the Church Mission Society; in church planting and evangelism in France, and in women’s and refugee ministry with the Diocese of Jerusalem in Beirut, Lebanon. Her Doctoral research was inspired by these multi-cultural contexts, which she undertook with St John’s College, Durham University. Amy really loves teaching across a number of School of Mission courses. She oversees marking processes, tutor training, worship gatherings and resourcing of books and resources across the modules, and generally supports the academic and formational development of students over the course of their training.

Faith’s main roles in the WSM are to be a pastoral support for students and to arrange and support students on their placements. She also liaises with Training Ministers and has a particular responsibility for students with learning disabilities. She teaches a number of courses and works part-time three days a week. Faith is ordained and serves in Yateley parish and her passion is to make church a welcoming and safe place for all.

Betty’s role is to work with the Licensed Ministry Training team to organise and co-ordinate the training program for Licensed Lay Workers, Licensed Lay Ministers, Ordinands and students of the Bishop's Permission to Preaching. She ensures the delivery of a high quality learning for ministry program and supporting tutors and students as they journey towards licensing as part of the South Central Theological Educational Institute delivering the Durham University Common Awards programme. Betty works part-time two days a week.

Kate supports the development of a church planting network, which serves as a learning community for those leading church plants and revitalisation across the Diocese. She comes from a background in parish and university chaplaincy ministry in the Southwark and Oxford dioceses, most recently serving as Mission Priest growing a new community of St Frideswide’s, Oxford, and developing a mission and prayer community for young adults. Kate’s role is funded from the national Strategic Development Fund.

The Church Growth Missioner develops leadership, training and capacity for church growth and church planting in ministries of evangelism, social entrepreneurship, engaging with children, students and young adults. The Church Growth Missioner is responsible for the on-going design, expansion of, and delivery of appropriate theological training for laity (and of the existing BCM/BPP programme) that enables us to have lay leaders of ministry who release the whole people of God in evangelism and discipleship and further church growth and social transformation through existing parish church leadership. Key to this delivery the Church Growth Missioner will continue the development of Mission Action Plans (MAP) at every level in the diocese.

As Mission Trainer, Chris is responsible for developing, delivering and overseeing training for people of all ages according to our diocesan strategy. This involves coordinating and expanding a team of volunteers (WSM Associates) who, together with WSM staff, deliver training for mission action planning, the Bishop’s Commission for Mission (BCM), Initial Ministerial Education Phase 2 (curates) and Continuing Ministerial Development.

Sally’s voluntary role is to promote mission-shaped spirituality among individuals, churches and other groups.She offers Rule of Life workshops and all kinds of prayer workshops & quiet days; she also coordinates the ministry of spiritual direction.