Dr Ball was President of Avondale, New South Wales, from 1984 to 1990, then President of the South Pacific Division from 1990 to 1997. He furthered the development of the Sydney Adventist Hospital and helped the Pacific Adventist University achieve university status.
Dr Ball received his bachelor’s from Newbold College, his Master of Arts in Religion from Andrews University, and was awarded his PhD from London University. Dr Ball began his career as a ministerial intern at New Gallery – a Crown-estate owned building in Regent Street in London, and a Seventh-Day Adventist Church from 1953 to 1992. There he met his wife, Dawn, and the pair married in 1959. They had three children, Corinne, Martin, and Jacqui.
Dr Ball worked within the North anDr Ball was President of Avondale, New South Wales, from 1984 to 1990, then President of the South Pacific Division from 1990 to 1997. He furthered the development of the Sydney Adventist Hospital and helped the Pacific Adventist University achieve university status.
Dr Ball received his bachelor’s from Newbold College, his Master of Arts in Religion from Andrews University, and was awarded his PhD from London University. Dr Ball began his career as a ministerial intern at New Gallery – a Crown-estate owned building in Regent Street in London, and a Seventh-Day Adventist Church from 1953 to 1992. There he met his wife, Dawn, and the pair married in 1959. They had three children, Corinne, Martin, and Jacqui.
Dr Ball worked within the North and South England conferences of the Adventist church. In 1971, he was elected President of the North England conference, then transitioned to chairman of the Theology department at Newbold College in 1976. He became President of Avondale College in 1984.
Ball is a published author and is a widely cited scholar whose academic work spans history and theology. One of his notable works is The English Connection: The Puritan Roots of Seventh-Day Adventist Belief....more
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