Divisions Bryan W. Ball (born 11 July 1935) is a British theologian, author, teacher, former president of Avondale College and former president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific.
[1][2][3][4] Bryan William Ball was born in Bere Ferrers, Devon, England on 11 July 1935,[1][5] the son of Cecil William Richard Ball and Nora (née Beardsell).
[5] Ball was Chair of Theology at Newbold College between 1976 and 1984.
[6] He was later made president of the South Pacific Division between 1990 and 1997[7] where he was instrumental in the further development of the Sydney Adventist Hospital and helped the Pacific Adventist College in Papua New Guinea achieve university status.
[3][4] Ball is a widely cited scholar who has written extensively on current and historical theological issues.