The London Lyceum
Meet the Team
The People Behind the London Lyceum
The London Lyceum is managed by talented, dedicated individuals and has a board of directors to ensure it remains on mission. Senior Directors, Directors, and the Board of Directors affirm the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689). Other team members are in substantial agreement with our mission but are bound by the broader orthodox Protestant confessional tradition.
Our team spans multiple continents and vocations—pastors, scholars, professors, and students—united by a shared love for the church, serious theology, and the pursuit of wisdom.
Leadership
Senior Directors
Jordan Steffaniak
Co-Founder, President & Hanover Press Publisher
EducationPhD Philosophy (Birmingham), ThM (SEBTS), MDiv (SBTS), MBA student (UNC Wilmington), BA (Liberty)
WorkFounder & Owner, Professor Lending (NC)
ResearchJohn Owen & moral formation; American monetary policy & the Federal Reserve
Fun FactWas coached in weightlifting by the current American record holder in the snatch (173kg, 94kg class)
Brandon Ayscue
Co-Founder & Vice President
EducationMDiv (SEBTS), MA Apologetics & Christian Philosophy (SEBTS), BA (Campbell University)
WorkAssociate Pastor, Harriett Baptist Church, Henderson, NC
ResearchThe Pentateuch and World War II
Fun FactLoves Bruce Springsteen and is a church basketball league living legend
Garrett Walden
Senior Director
EducationThM Historical & Theological Studies (SBTS), MDiv (SBTS), BA Nutrition/Dietetics (Auburn)
WorkAssistant Editor, Reformation Heritage Books
ResearchEarly Baptist history & theology; Christology and hermeneutics
Fun FactHis wife Kat runs a Twitter account exclusively to troll everything he tweets
Christopher Woznicki
Senior Director & Hanover Press Senior Editor
EducationPhD Theology (Fuller), MA Theology (Fuller), MA Intercultural Studies (Fuller), BA Philosophy (UCLA)
WorkResearch Fellow, Jonathan Edwards Center at Gateway Seminary; Affiliate Asst. Professor of Theology, Fuller
ResearchAtonement, Prayer, Theological Anthropology
Fun FactAn avid mud-runner and hiker
Jonathan Baddley
Senior Director & Hanover Press Senior Editor
EducationPhD student History (Cambridge), MA History (Vanderbilt), MTS History of Christianity (Harvard)
ResearchPuritan practical divinity; Lord's Supper in early modern Europe; ecclesiology & the Reformation
Fun FactDiscovered Reformation history while procrastinating in law school
Hunter Hindsman
Senior Director & Hanover Press Executive Editor
EducationPhD Historical & Theological Studies (SBTS), MDiv (SWBTS), BS Chemical Engineering (Alabama)
WorkLife Group & Associate Pastor, MeadowBrook Church, Gadsden, AL
ResearchNatural Law and related topics in Justin Martyr
Fun FactHis camp name was "West Tide Story" — he has still never seen West Side Story
Matt Gilleskie
Senior Director & Hanover Press Assistant Editor
EducationPhD (SEBTS), MTS (Duke Divinity School)
WorkAssociate Director of Church Partnerships, SEBTS
ResearchJohn Owen; the nature of theology and biblical interpretation
Fun FactHas traveled to all six inhabited continents
Leland Brown
Senior Director & Hanover Press Assistant Editor
EducationPhD Historical & Theological Studies (SBTS), MDiv (SBTS), BA English Lit. & BS Business (College of Charleston)
WorkDiscipleship Pastor, East Cooper Baptist Church, Charleston, SC
ResearchHistoric Pastoral Theology, Early Christianity
Fun FactSlightly obsessed with single origin craft coffee
Department Leads
Directors
Morgan Byrd
Confessional Theology Director
EducationMDiv (SEBTS), BA (Coastal Carolina University)
WorkAssociate Pastor, Palmetto Shores Church, Myrtle Beach, SC
ResearchSecularism, Family Systems Theory, and Pneumatology
Fun FactPlays and writes music
Zak Tharp
Early Modern Theology Director
EducationPhD Church History (Ridley College Melbourne), MA Theological Studies (SBTS), BA Organizational Communication (SFA)
ResearchJonathan Edwards; early evangelical theology, Christology, biblical exegesis
Fun FactAn avid hiker and amateur coffee aficionado
Cody Barnhart
Patristic Theology Director
EducationPhD Historical Theology (U of Aberdeen), BA Interdisciplinary Studies (Midwestern College)
ResearchClement of Alexandria; early Christian intellectual and philosophical identity
Fun FactIn the glory days of his youth, was a top ten coffee brewer in the USA
Jake Stone
Baptist Theology Director
EducationPhD student (SBTS), MDiv (SBTS), BA (William Carey University)
WorkLibrary Assistant, James P. Boyce Library; Junior Fellow, Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies
ResearchIsaac Backus and early colonial Baptist views on ecclesiology and politics
Fun FactA food snob
Mark Joubert
Managing Editor, The Hanover Review; Baptist History Projects Executive Director
EducationMA American History (Liberty University), BS Ministry Leadership (Moody Bible Institute)
WorkAdjunct Professor, Mid-America College; self-employed in web design & small business marketing
ResearchBaptist thought in early America; Baptist primary sources
Fun FactAn amateur zoologist with a keen interest in ornithology and entomology
Chris Lee
Hanover Press Managing Editor
EducationPhD Philosophy of Religion ABD (SEBTS), ThM x2 (SEBTS/SWBTS), MA x2 Philosophy/Apologetics (SWBTS), BA (Truett-McConnell)
WorkInstructor of Philosophy (SEBTS); Instructor of Theology & Ethics (Truett-McConnell); Pastor of Discipleship, Hanmaum Church
ResearchPhilosophical Anthropology, Spiritual Formation, Philosophy of Race, Gender, & Disabilities
Fun FactA purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Greg Mathis
Hanover Press Sales Director
EducationPhD Candidate (Midwestern), ThM (Midwestern), MDiv (SBTS), BA Christian Studies (North Greenville)
WorkPastor, Trenton Baptist Church, Trenton, KY
ResearchC.H. Spurgeon, Puritanism, and 20th Century Baptist Controversies
Fun FactA longtime volunteer firefighter who occasionally rebinds Bibles
Andrew Slay
Online Managing Editor
EducationPhD Student Apologetics & Culture (NOBTS), ThM (NOBTS), MA Intercultural Studies (SEBTS), MS Exercise Science (Auburn), BA Radio/TV/Film (Auburn)
WorkPastor of Students & Families, Westwood Baptist Church, Cleveland, TN
ResearchSexuality & Gender Studies, Theological Anthropology, Muslim Apologetics, Problem of Evil
Fun FactA fitness enthusiast who enjoys strength training and is a bit of a health nut
Operations
Managers
Colin O'Bier
Marketing Manager
EducationCurrent MDiv Student (Phoenix Seminary), BA Christian Studies (Grand Canyon University)
WorkYouth Pastor, Harvest Bible Church, Phoenix, AZ
ResearchIconoclasm & theological aesthetics, the beatific vision, biblical languages, history of Bible reception
Fun FactHas a Tech Deck signed by Tony Hawk
E.J. Roussell
Event Manager
EducationPhD student Systematic Theology (Midwestern), MDiv (SBTS), BA Exercise Science (Arkansas State)
WorkFinance
ResearchIntercession of Christ in Medieval & Patristic literature; Post-Reformation Reformed Theology
Fun FactComes from a musical family and is learning jazz guitar
Chris Gibson
Editorial Assistant & Book Review Editor
EducationPhD (Gateway Seminary)
WorkAdjunct Professor, Gateway Seminary
Content Team
Assistants
Elijah Blalock
Content Assistant
EducationMA (Gordon Conwell), BA Christian Ministry (Anderson University)
WorkYouth Pastor, Moons Grove Baptist Church, Colbert, GA
Fun FactIs 6'5" but has never been on a basketball team
Joshua Sharp
Content Assistant
EducationMDiv Theology (Truett Theological Seminary), BA Psychology & Christian Studies (Southwest Baptist University)
WorkSenior Pastor, First Baptist Church, Chappell Hill, TX
ResearchHermeneutics, Preaching, and Pastoral Theology
Fun FactHis dad Wayne once worked for a Mexican circus
Tyler Roberts
Content Assistant
EducationThM student (SBTS), MA Biblical Studies (Reformed Theological Seminary), BA History (Jacksonville State)
WorkSecurity Specialist
ResearchReligious Epistemology in Dutch Reformed Theology; the existence of God
Fun FactLoves rock music and Braves baseball
Governance
Board of Directors
Jordan Steffaniak
Brandon Ayscue
Chris Woznicki
Morgan Byrd
Conner McMakin
Jake Stone
Garrett Walden
Mitch Chase
David Rathel
Jacob Denhollander
Nathaniel Martin
Get Involved
Interested in Joining the Team?
We are always looking for dedicated scholars and practitioners who share our mission and confessional commitments.
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