About Us
Our Principles
The course is shaped by our beliefs about the Bible
- We believe the Bible is the Word of God...so we treat it with the respect due to the one who speaks through it.
- We believe the Bible is purposeful and persuasive...so we seek to submit to and serve that purpose as we teach it.
- We believe the Bible is given to us in whole books...so we engage with whole books of the Bible, at least six over a year.
- We believe the Bible is sufficient for the Christian leader/teacher to be thoroughly equipped...so we learn and grow through direct engagement with the Bible, building our theology inductively.
- We believe the Bible is given for the local church...so we study, learn and practise in a local church setting.
- We believe the Bible is given to all Christians across all church history...so we listen to and read what others say or have said about the Bible, holding on to what is good.
Learning to preach, teach and lead Bible studies well requires effort and application alongside self-awareness, humility and a prayerful dependence on God. Bible Training Yorkshire exists to provide a setting in which these things can take place.
Our People
Rob Mullock
Rob grew up in Stockport, but now lives in Sheffield and serves on the staff team at Christ Church Fulwood. Rob trained for ministry at Oak Hill College, and has done a range of gospel work for Protestant (Anglican and Baptist) churches in London and Minsk, as well as a stint working for a mission society. He is passionate about the integration of different theological disciplines (i.e. systematics, biblical-theology and ethics/pastoral theology) in the development of well-rounded gospel workers.
Ed Pennington
Ed is the minister of Christ Church Endcliffe in Sheffield, where he has been since it began as a church plant in 2009. Ed became a Christian as a teenager, and has never looked back. After working as a geologist for a few years after uni, Ed trained at Oak Hill college and then has served churches in Northampton and now Sheffield. Ed teaches the 1 & 2 Samuel module at BTY – which alongside the books themselves allows a more general consideration of how we see the shape of the gospel in Old Testament narrative.
Daniel Grimwade
Daniel trained as an engineer and worked for a firm of consulting engineers for four years after graduating, before training for ministry. He has served two churches in Yorkshire: Thornhill Baptist Church for seven and half years, and then Dewsbury Evangelical Church for thirteen and half years. In May 2023, Daniel became FIEC’s Director for Yorkshire, helping and serving churches in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Derbyshire, and The Humber. Daniel is married to Karen and they are members of Riverside Baptist Church which meets in Horbury Bridge in West Yorkshire. They have three daughters. Daniel loves swimming in the sea, so when he is not working that is where you will find him!
Sonia Crossley
Sonia lives in Sheffield. She is married to Jim and has four children. Over the years, she has been a junior doctor specialising in psychiatry, a stay at home Mum, a pastoral worker and a biblical counsellor (not all at the same time!). She currently supervises and supports other biblical counsellors in the North, striving together to see the glorious truths we believe about Jesus radically transform the way we live in the ups and downs of everyday life.
Pete Jackson
Pete is the founding Pastor of Christ Church Walkley. He is married to Claire and they have two boys. Pete loves cricket, music and Yorkshire.
Rob Bridgewater
Rob is married to Caroline and they have three daughters, Lottie, Rosie and Lucy; Rob began his life with Jesus when he was a student in Sheffield. Until he left to train as a minister in London, he worked with an advisory firm to assist corporate pension funds. Following training, he enjoyed three years working for a church in Chapeltown before moving to Christ Church Endcliffe, but he will be moving to be Minister at St John’s Owlerton in November 2025. He is a great cycling fan – all his daughters watched the Tour De France before they could walk.
Debs Houghton
Debs helps with the talk feedback groups at BTY and says it’s the highlight of her week. Many years ago she was a ministry trainee in London, did the Cornhill Training Couse, and worked for UCCF. Latterly she has been involved in gospel ministry at Christ Church Fulwood, with Gloddeath camps with students and young people, and in planning the Northern Women’s Convention in Leeds. She is married to Paul, with three children, and enjoys frequenting the coffee shops of Sheffield.