Joseph Kemp and the Establishment of the N.Z. Baptist College, 1922-33

Abstract

The impact of Joseph Kemp on the early history of the
N.Z. Baptist Theological College has not fully been ac
knowledged. A picture of a Baptist College under J.J.
North as a moderate/liberal alternative to Kemp’s con
servati ve/fundamentalist Bible Training Institute has
been accepted. This is an inaccurate impression. Until
Kemp’s death in 1933 he and North maintained great
respect for one another. Moreover Kemp made pivotal
contributions to the formation and establishment of the
Baptist College.