Mike Ovey

Michael John "Mike" Ovey (9 December 1958 – 7 January 2017) was a British Anglican clergyman, academic, and former lawyer. From 2007 until his death, he was Principal of Oak Hill College, a conservative evangelical theological college in London, England.

Early life and education Ovey was born on 9 December 1958 on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1981. He remained at Balliol College to study for the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degree, a postgraduate degree, which he completed in 1982.

In 1988, Ovey matriculated into Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Evangelical Anglican theological college, to train for ordained ministry. His doctoral thesis was titled The Eternal Relation between the Father and the Son and Its Handling by Selected Patristic Theologians, with Particular Reference to John's Gospel. He held complementarian beliefs: that men and women are "equal but different". Following his death, he was described by Wallace Benn as "the foremost conservative evangelical theologian of his times".

Death Ovey died suddenly of a heart attack on 7 January 2017; he was aged 58. His funeral was held at Enfield Evangelical Free Church on 23 January 2017.

Personal life In 1987, Ovey married Heather Elizabeth Jefferyes. Together they had three children: one daughter and two sons.

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