Revd Dr Jitesh Patel is Assistant Director at St Mellitus College, East Midlands; he combines this role with being Associate Vicar at Holy Trinity Church Leicester in the Diocese of Leicester, where he has been since March 2018. Before being appointed at St Mellitus he was also the Director of Contextual Training in the Diocese of Leicester. His doctoral research looked at the relationship between Postmodern Philosophy and the Charismatic Movement. Previously to moving to Leicester Jitesh served as a Vicar in the Diocese of Portsmouth and prior to that he served his first ordained post in the Diocese of Oxford. Outside of ministry and theology interests include travel, running, enjoying time playing with his two daughters, and beating his wife Bridget at board games (occasionally).

Jitesh’s research currently focusses on the philosophical basis of charismatic spirituality and worship, exploring historical, sociological, and anthropological aspects of its postmodern nature.

• ‘Ezra, Haggai, and Obadiah commentary notes’ in The Everyday Faith Bible (forthcoming)
• Contributor to ‘Parish Missions’ in Michael Green - By His Friends: An Authorized Biography, edited by Julia Cameron (Nottingham: IVP, 2019)

• PhD in Theology, Lambeth Research Degrees in Theology
• MA (Oxon) in Theology, University of Oxford
• BA in Theology, University of Oxford
• Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University of Oxford
• MPhys in Physics, University of Oxford

• Foundations for Theology and Reflective Practice
• Introduction to the Bible
• Evangelism in Practice
• Ecclesiology
• Christian Doctrine in Context: Evil & Suffering
• Mission and Apologetics in Contemporary Culture
• Further New Testament Study in Context
• Introduction to Preaching in the Contemporary World
• Advanced Study of a Theological Text: Yong