Robert Menzies began his teaching career at Asia Pacific Theological Seminary

(APTS) in the Philippines in 1983. After teaching there for two years he and his

wife, Joanne, moved to Aberdeen, Scotland where Robert completed his Ph.D.

studies (New Testament) under the supervision of I. Howard Marshall in 1989. In

1990 the Menzies resumed their missionary career in Asia, which spanned over 30

years. For most of the past 30 years the Menzies have served in China, where they

have been involved in church planting and leadership training. Robert served as the

founding Director of the Southwest China Bible School (now College) from 2003-

2018. Robert now serves on the board of the Southwest China Bible College

(SCBC) and continues to serve as the Director of Synergy, an organization that

seeks to enable rural villagers in Southwest China to live productive and fruitful

lives. Additionally, Robert served as an adjunct faculty member at the Asia Pacific

Theological Seminary in Baguio City, Philippines from 1994-2024. Robert has

also taught at Bible schools and seminaries in Australia, Fiji, Holland, Indonesia,

Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia, and the United States.

Robert’s writings on New Testament pneumatology, especially Luke’s distinctive

contribution, have served as a catalyst for fresh thinking and discussion in this

area. He is currently engaged in research on the missiological purpose of Luke-

Acts, the Church in Luke-Acts, and NT pneumatology more broadly.