Michael Volland

The Reverend Michael Volland
Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Ely
In office	January 2017 to present
Predecessor	Andrew Norman
Orders
Ordination	2006 (deacon) 2007 (priest)
Personal details
Birth name	Michael John Volland
Born	1974 (age 42–43)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglicanism
Spouse	Rachel
Children	Three
Alma mater	King's College London Ridley Hall, Cambridge Durham University

Michael John Volland (born 1974) is a British Anglican priest and academic, specialising in mission and practical theology. Since 2017, he has been Principal of Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college in the Open Evangelical tradition. He was previously Director of Mission at Cranmer Hall, Durham, and Director of Context-based Training at Ridley Hall.

Volland was born in 1974. He studied fine art at Northumbria University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.

For six years, prior to entering theological college, Volland worked as a youth minister. He studied youth ministry and theological education at King's College London, and completed a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he trained for ordained ministry at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, an Anglican theological college in the Open Evangelical tradition.

Volland later undertook postgraduate research at Durham University, and completed a Doctor of Theology and Ministry (DThM) degree in 2013. His doctoral thesis was titled "An entrepreneurial approach to priestly ministry in the parish: insights from a research study in the Diocese of Durham".