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Dr. Joel R. Beeke

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Dr. Joel R. Beeke serves as President and Professor of Systematic Theology, Church History, and Homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He has been in the ministry since 1978 and has served as a pastor of his current church (HNRC in Grand Rapids) since 1986. He is also editor of the Banner of Sovereign Grace Truth, editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, president of Inheritance Publishers, and vice-president of the Dutch Reformed Translation Society. He has written, co-authored, or edited sixty books and contributed over fifteen hundred articles to Reformed books, journals, periodicals, and encyclopedias. His Ph.D. (1988) from Westminster Theological Seminary is in Reformation and Post-Reformation Theology. He is frequently called upon to lecture at Reformed seminaries and to speak at conferences around the world. 

Dr. Gerald M. Bilkes 

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Dr. Gerald Bilkes is Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He completed a Ph.D. (2002) from Princeton Theological Seminary. He was recipient of the United States Information Agency Fellowship at the Albright Institute (ASOR) in Jerusalem during the 1997-1998 year. He has written several articles on biblical-theological themes and given addresses at several conferences. His areas of special interest include hermeneutics, the history of interpretation, and conversion in the Bible.

Dr. Iain D. Campbell 

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Rev. Dr. Iain D. Campbell is a native of Lewis, and studied at The Nicolson Institute, Stornoway, the University of Glasgow, and at the Free Church College, Edinburgh. He holds the degrees of MA (Glasgow), BD (London), Dip.Th (Edinburgh), MTh (London), and PhD (Edinburgh). Iain was ordained as minister of Snizort Free Church, Isle of Skye, in 1988, and is presently serving at Point Free Church, on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. He is the author of numerous books and articles, and is a widely sought-after international conference speaker.   

Rev. David Carmichael 

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David Carmichael is the minister of Abbeygreen Church of Scotland in the village of Lesmahagow, where he has faithfully exercised a much respected and productive expository ministry for almost 28 years. In the life of this church he has ensured that prayer and expository preaching have central place. As a result the congregation has enjoyed long years of spiritual stability and blessing from the hand of God. He is in increasing demand as a national and international conference speaker. He is also a much respected Christian leader in Scotland where he is Chairman (and a founding member) of the The Scottish Reformed Conference - Scotland's premier, reformed and interdenominational, preaching conference. He also serves as Chairman of the Scottish Council of UFM Worldwide - a missionary organization, and as Chairman of Scotland's largest reformed ministers fraternal.

Dr. James Grier 

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Dr. James Grier is Adjunct Professor of Ethics and Apologetics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He earned both a Doctorate of Theology and a Master of Divinity at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. In addition, he earned a Masters of Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the Distinguished Professor of Philosophical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, where he served for sixteen years as the Academic Dean and Vice-President. His specialized areas of study include Apologetics, Ethics, and Pastoral Ministry. He has spent a good deal of time teaching ethics in Asia as well as speaking at conferences, churches, and seminaries around the world.

Rev. Albert N. Martin 

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Rev. Albert N. Martin served as a minister at the Trinity Baptist Church of Montville, New Jersey since its inception in 1967. Over thirty years of pastoral experience and an evident gift of pointed, applicatory preaching has made Pastor Martin a widely recognized counselor and pastor. He is often called upon to speak at conferences and other special meetings around the world.



Dr. David P. Murray

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Dr. David P. Murray is Professor of Old Testament and Practical Theology at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland and worked for five years in financial services before being converted to Christ. He studied for the ministry at Glasgow University and the Free Church of Scotland College (Edinburgh). He was a pastor for 12 years, first at Lochcarron Free Church of Scotland and then at Stornoway Free Church of Scotland (Continuing). From 2002 to 2007, he was Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament at the Free Church Seminary in Inverness. He has a Doctor of Ministry degree from Reformation International Theological Seminary for his work relating Old Testament Introduction studies to the pastoral ministry. Dr. Murray joined the faculty of Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in 2007.

Mr. Ray Pennings 

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Ray Pennings is a Senior Fellow and Director of Research for Cardus, a think-tank dedicated to the renewal of social architecture. He is Chairman of Redeemer University College's Board of Governors and Director of the founding board of the Paidea Center for Public Theology. Mr. Pennings is also a teaching elder in the Calgary Free Reformed church, Calgary, Alberta. 



Rev. Richard Phillips 

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Rev. Richard D. Phillips is senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, S.C., having served previously as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Coral Springs/Margate, Florida, and as minister of preaching at Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. He serves on the council of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and as chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. He holds degrees from the University of Michigan (BA), the University of Pennsylvania (MBA), and Westminster Theological Seminary (M. Div. with first honors). He has written, co-authored, or edited numerous books. He is regularly asked to speak at conferences around the world. 

Dr. William VanDoodewaard

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Dr. William VanDoodewaard (PhD Aberdeen) serves as Assistant Professor of European History at Patrick Henry College, near Washington, D.C.  He is a Visiting Professor of Church History at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary, and has served as a Visiting Professor of History at Huntington University.  Dr. VanDoodewaard is a contributing editor for the recent reprint of the 17th century Puritan work, Edward Fisher's The Marrow of Modern Divinity (Christian Focus)with annotations by Thomas Boston and has written for Christian Higher Education, The Journal of British Studies, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, and the Westminster Theological Journal. His research interests include the church history of Scotland and the Low Countries, and the history of Christian doctrine.  Licensed to preach in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churches, he has served as a guest speaker and preacher for churches in the United States, Canada, and Scotland.

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