Ian Payne

Ian Payne  is executive director of Theologians Without Borders. He was principal and head of the department of theology at South Asia Institute of Advanced Christian Studies (SAIACS), Bangalore, India, from 2008 to 2018. He has his PhD in theology from the University of Aberdeen, UK, focused on epistemology, God’s love, and Karl Barth. He is the author of Wouldn’t You Love to Know? Trinitarian Epistemology and Pedagogy and The Message of Humanity (IVP, anticipated). The son of New Zealand missionaries, he grew up in India. After being an architect in New Zealand, he received an MTh at SAIACS in the mid-90s, accompanied by his wife, Judith, and three daughters. From building church buildings, he has been drawn into the excitement of building the church. He has retired from being interim pastor at Eden Community Church, Auckland, and through Theologians Without Borders continues to serve global theological education.