Michael John "Mike" Ovey was a British Anglican clergyman, academic, and former lawyer.
13 Facts About Mike Ovey
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Mike Ovey studied at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981.
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Mike Ovey remained at Balliol College to study for the Bachelor of Civil Law degree, a postgraduate degree, which he completed in 1982.
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Mike Ovey then worked as a lawyer in the Civil Service where he would help draft government legislation.
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In 1988, Mike Ovey matriculated into Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry.
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Mike Ovey graduated with a Master of Theology degree from Moore Theological College in 2000.
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Mike Ovey undertook postgraduate research at King's College, London, completing his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 2005.
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Mike Ovey was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1991 and as a priest in 1992.
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Mike Ovey then moved to Australia, where he worked as a Junior Lecturer at Moore Theological College, Sydney.
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Mike Ovey was Principal of Oak Hill Theological College from 2007 until his death in 2017.
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Mike Ovey held complementarian beliefs: that men and women are "equal but different".
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Mike Ovey died suddenly of a heart attack on 7 January 2017; he was aged 58.
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Mike Ovey's funeral was held at Enfield Evangelical Free Church on 23 January 2017.