Richard Brash is passionately committed to communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ in all its riches by means of a ministry of teaching, speaking, and writing.

Richard is Professor of Systematic Theology at Christ Bible Seminary (CBS), part of Christ Bible Institute (CBI) in Nagoya, Japan, where he teaches courses in systematic and practical theology. He and his wife Yuko are mission partners with Japan Christian Link, sent by St Ebbe's Church, Oxford, and Chalmers Church, Edinburgh, and they have two children.

Richard was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and first came to Japan in 2001 as an assistant English teacher on the JET Programme. He studied at the University of Cambridge, International Christian College (Glasgow), Japan Bible Seminary (Tokyo) and Westminster Theological Seminary, and holds a PhD in systematic theology from the University of Edinburgh. He served for five years as an Associate Minister at St Ebbe's Church, Oxford, and was ordained in his home city of Edinburgh.

His books include A Christian's Pocket Guide to How God Preserved the Bible (2019, with a Japanese edition in 2026), Knowing Me, Knowing God: Six Theological Keys to Scripture (2021, with a Japanese edition in 2022) and Smart Serendipity. With Yuko he has also written 教えて！組織神学, a manga introduction to systematic theology published in Japanese in 2026. See all Richard's books and courses.

Richard is available for speaking engagements, both in person and online. He has a wide experience of preaching and teaching, for groups of all ages and stages. If you are interested in engaging Richard to speak at your event or conference, please get in touch.

Richard speaks fluent Japanese. In 2018, he won the prestigious Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese, hosted at SOAS in London. You can watch the video of his winning speech - "Unity in Diversity" - here.

In his spare time, Richard enjoys running, researching family history, and visiting Japanese hot springs.

You can find a copy of Richard's CV/resume here.