Rev Dr Andrew Nicol

Andrew began at KCML in July, 2023 as lecturer and formation studies coordinator.  He comes to KCML with a passion for theological formation and he is committed to the equipping of the whole people of God in their calling.  Andrew has relished undertaking theological education in a variety of contexts over the last thirty years including time at Te Nikau Bible Training Centre and the Bible College of New Zealand (now Laidlaw College).  Between 2006 and 2012 Andrew completed a Post-Graduate Diploma and PhD in Theology at the University of Otago.  As a trained teacher he was the Head of Religious Studies at St. Bede’s Prep School in East Sussex from 2002-2006, and most recently teacher and chaplain at John McGlashan College in Dunedin.  From 2013 until his return to Dunedin in 2022, Andrew was the minister at St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church in Bishopdale, Christchurch, at which time he taught Christology for Laidlaw College for several years and assisted in a variety of capacities in Alpine Presbytery.  Andrew is married to Charissa and they have four children—Elliot, Theo, Eliana and Abrielle.  He is a keen supporter at any of the children’s many activities, is the self-designated ‘glory cook’ in the Nicol household, and loves travel. 

Publications

Exodus and Resurrection: The God of Israel in the Theology of Robert W. Jenson. Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2016.

“Why Do Humans Die?: An Exploration of the Necessity of Death in the Theology of Robert Jenson with Reference to Karl Barth’s Discussion of ‘Ending Time.’” In Trinitarian Theology after Barth, edited by Myk Habets and Phillip Tolliday, 1st ed., 241–54. The Lutterworth Press, 2011.

‘A Letter from New Zealand,’ Reform Magazine, United Reform Church UK, July 2019.