David Gibson

David Gibson (Ph.D, University of Aberdeen) is the Minister of Trinity Church, Aberdeen, where he has lived for the last 19 years. He is married to Angela, and they have four children (Archie, Ella, Sam, Lily, plus Nala the cocker spaniel).   Day to day life involves an open home with people coming and going, being a taxi driver to each child, and weekly exposition of the Bible in Trinity’s Sunday worship. David has published in academic and popular contexts, including: Reading the Decree: Exegesis, Election and Christology in Calvin and Barth (T&T Clark, 2009); co-editor with Jonathan Gibson, From Heaven He Came and Sought Her: Definite Atonement in Historical, Biblical, Theological and Pastoral Perspective (Crossway, 2013); Destiny: Learning to Live by Preparing to Die (IVP, 2016); Radically Whole: Gospel Healing for the Divided Heart (IVP, 2022), and The LORD of Psalm 23: Jesus as our Shepherd, Companion, and Host (Crossway, forthcoming 2023).

Modules delivered by David Gibson

This module will introduce students to everything that is involved in reading the Bible well in order to teach and preach it well to others. It will be delivered by focusing on four key areas.

This module will introduce students to the books of Job, Song of Songs, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes as part of the Bible’s wisdom literature.

Curriculum Outline

Principles of Exposition: Handling the Bible in Pastoral Ministry

David Gibson

Preaching from Narrative (Old & New Testament)

Duncan Ryan

Hebrews and Biblical Theology

Jeremy McQuoid

Eat the scroll – Preaching from the Bible’s Prophetic Literature

Jeremy Middleton

Genuine Gospel Ministry

Duncan Ryan

The Tree of Life: Preaching from the Bible’s Wisdom and Poetic Literature

David Gibson

Malachi – The Last Word in Old Testament Theology

Jeremy Middleton

Preaching from New Testament Epistles

Jeremy McQuoid

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