Rikk E. Watts
Associate
Professor, New Testament
BSc (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology), MA, MDiv (Gordon-Conwell), PhD
(Cambridge)
Initially trained as an aeronautical engineer, Rikk Watts worked for a number of years with IBM in large retail systems engineering while undertaking a degree in Philosophy, Art History and Sociology. He later joined a parachurch organization engaged in Christian awareness projects in public schools and in providing crisis accommodation and various rehabilitation programs for the urban poor. He was a founding member of On Being, a major Australian Christian magazine, and supported himself and his family as a professional drummer. Rikk has served as an instructor at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (Boston), Wycliffe Hall (Oxford), Latrobe University (Melbourne) and the Bible College of Victoria (Melbourne). A popular lecturer and speaker, he is frequently engaged in churches, universities and camps around North and South America, England, Europe, Asia and Australia. Rikk presently attends New Life Community Church Burnaby where he is the main speaker at a service for university age young adults. Rikk is married to Katie, a primary teacher at Pacific Academy, and they have two children, Steven and Rebecca. Rikk’s hobbies include movies, good restaurants, music, reading and going for long walks with Katie.
The following materials by Rikk Watts are available at Regent Bookstore
Books | Compact Discs | MP3-CDs | Audio Cassette | DVD Video
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