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John R. Lillis, PhD

Education:

  • Michigan State University, PhD
  • Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, MDiv
  • Air Force Institute of Technology, MS
  • University of Kentucky, BS

Teaching Career:

  • Provost, Grace College and Seminary
  • Dean and Executive Officer, Bethel Seminary
  • Multiple positions at Cornerstone University, including:
    • Provost and Executive Vice President
    • Taught Christian education and spiritual formation at the university’s seminary
    • Dean and Director of Continuing Education, Grand Rapids Theological Seminary (GRTS), the graduate seminary of Cornerstone University (1990s)
    • Professor of Christian Education and Missions, GRTS (1982-1990)
    • Impact Ministry Supervisor, GRTS (1978-1981)
  • Various capacities including a stint as President, Asian Baptist Theological Seminary in Bangkok, Thailand and Manila, the Philippines (1982-1990)
  • Visiting faculty member, Columbia International University and Marquette University
  • Teacher of physics, Calvin College (1976-1982, 1986-1987)
  • Visiting professor of Comparative Religion, Mahidol University in Thailand (1982-1984)

Other Career Highlights:

  • Pastor in the United States and abroad
  • Major in the Michigan Air National Guard
  • Captain in the United States Air Force as a nuclear research officer
  • Educational consultant for the United African American Ministerial Action Council (UAAMAC)
  • Blue Ribbon Committee Member for the American Red Cross in San Diego

Publications:

  • Numerous scholarly articles and papers on various subjects from theology to nuclear physics to education to leadership, including “Preparation for Missionary Candidates,” “Teaching Electromagnetism: A Conceptual Approach for Developing Countries,” “Nontraditional Approaches to Theological Education,” and “Values for Leadership.”

Harold L. Longenecker, DD

Education:

  • Western Baptist Seminary, DD
  • Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ThM

Teaching Career:

  • Director Emeritus, Rural Home Missionary Association
  • Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies and President, Montana Institute of the Bible (1966-1979)
  • Lecturer and guest speaker at numerous schools and churches throughout the United States
  • Speaker in Europe and South America
  • Visiting professor in France and Venezuela

Other Career Highlights:

  • Director Emeritus, Rural Home Missionary Association (RHMA)
  • Minister at Large, RHMA (14 years)
  • General Director, RHMA (9 years)
  • Member, Independent Fundamental Churches of America (IFCA) and National Home Missions Fellowship
  • Ordained by the Congregational Bible Church
  • Pastored and helped plant churches in Alabama, Illinois, and Wisconsin

Publications:

  • Several articles and training guides for future pastors
  • Several books, including VillageChurch: It’s Pastor and Program, Building Town and Country Churches, and Growing Leaders by Design

Roger R. Nicole, PhD, ThD

Education:

  • Wheaton College, DD
  • Harvard University, PhD
  • Gordon Divinity, STM and ThD
  • Paris-Sorbonne University in Paris, France, MA
  • Gordon Divinity, BD
  • Gymnasie Classique in Lausanne, Switzerland, AB

Teaching Career:

  • Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary
  • Bedrock of Systematic and Christian Theology for Gordon and later Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (1945-1986), where he solidified his reputation as one of the leading Christian teachers, writers, and scholars in the world
  • Taught and preached at the finest institutes and universities around the world on every continent
  • Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, and Latin

Other Career Highlights:

  • Founding member, International Council on Bible Inerrancy and the Evangelical Theological Society (of which he was president in 1956)
  • Associate Editor, New Geneva Study Bible
  • Corresponding Editor, Christianity Today
  • World-class bibliophile and distinguished librarian with a personal collection including Calvin’s Commentaries on the Gospelsand Acts published during Calvin’s lifetime, a copy of the first edition of Heinrich Bullinger’s Decades published in 1552, and many other rare volumes from the 1500s and 1600s
  • Ordained Baptist minister

Publications:

  • Assisted in the preparation of the New International Version (NIV)
  • Approximately 100 articles and contributor to over 50 books and reference works
  • Standing Forth,Our Sovereign Saviour, and The Glory of the Atonement are included among his most influential publications.
  • Two books written honoring Dr. Nicole’s life and works: The Glory of the Atonement: Biblical, Historical & Practical Perspectives: Essays in Honor of Roger R. Nicoleand Speaking the Truth in Love: The Life and Legacy of Roger Nicole

Lubbertus Oostendorp, ThD

Education:

  • Free University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, ThD
  • Princeton Theological Seminary, ThM
  • Calvin Theological Seminary, MDiv
  • Calvin College, AB

Teaching Career:

  • Professor of Bible and Theology, Reformed Bible College, now Kuyper College (1964-1979)
  • Visiting Professor, Reformed Theological College of Nigeria (1973)
  • Instructor, Reformed Bible Institute (1943-1948)
  • Lectured in Europe

Other Career Highlights:

  • Pastor in the Christian Reformed Church (CRC)
  • Pastor at seven different churches across Western Michigan—considered one of the finest preachers in the state of Michigan
  • Chairman, Historical Committee of the CRC
  • Church Order Revision Committee (1965)
  • Secretary, Christian Reformed World Missions (1951)
  • Contributor to various ministry efforts in the Netherlands during Hitler’s Nazi occupation

Publications:

  • Numerous articles for the Christian Reformed Church magazine Banner
  • Various denominational guides, tracts, and training materials on wide topics from the Eastern Orthodox Church to the reality of faith
  • Numerous books, including P. Scholte: Leader of the Succession of 1834 and Founder of Pellaand The Church on Earth: A Guidebook on the History of the Church

Richard O. Rigsby, PhD, ThD

Education:

  • College of William and Mary and George Washington University, graduate work
  • Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, ThD and PhD
  • Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, BD and MDiv
  • John B. Stetson University, AB

Teaching Career:

  • Professor of Semitic Languages and Old Testament, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
  • Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Associate Professor of Old Testament, Simpson College (mid-1970s)
  • Director of the Bible Lands Program, which aids students in connecting the biblical landscape of Turkey, Greece, and Rome with the Bible itself
  • Lectured and ministered in several countries around the world

Other Career Highlights:

  • Ordained as a Baptist minister
  • High involvement with local church ministries throughout the states of California, Kentucky, and Virginia
  • Pastor at more than a dozen churches over the course of 40 years
  • Intelligence Analyst, United States Army (late 1950s)
  • Member of various associations, including theAmerican Academy of Religion, Biblical Archaeology Society, and the Evangelical Theological Society
  • Los Angeles Board of Jews for Jesus

Publications:

  • Numerous articles for Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, The Holman Bible Handbook,and The Anchor Bible Dictionary
  • Translator of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Job for the New King James Bible; in total translated more than 10% of the Old Testament
  • Author of many of the notes and study materials for the Old Testament for the Open Bibleand the Life Recovery Bible

Garth M. Rosell, PhD

Education:

  • Oxford and Cambridge, sabbatical studies
  • Fuller Seminary and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, graduate studies
  • University of Minnesota, PhD
  • Princeton Theological Seminary, MDiv and ThM
  • Wheaton College, BA

Teaching Career:

  • Professor of Church History and Director Emeritus, Ockenga Institute at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • Academic Dean, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (9 years) – helped secure regional accreditation for the Seminary
  • Three of his courses voted “Course of the Year”
  • Named “Professor Who Has Had the Greatest Impact on Our Lives” multiple times
  • Church History teacher, Bethel Theological Seminary (8 years)
  • Lecturer and teacher at various college campuses and seminaries across the United States
  • One of the most sought after evangelical scholars

Other Career Highlights:

  • Widely regarded as one of the finest church historians in Christianity
  • Member of numerous professional societies and a number of boards and committees
  • Founding member, In Trust magazine Editorial Council
  • Ordained in the Presbyterian Church
  • Minister in local congregations and volunteer on denominational committees while pastoring various churches throughout the years
  • Member of multiple community and philanthropic boards in the Boston area
  • Chair of numerous accreditation teams for the Association of Theological Seminaries (ATS)
  • Director of Counseling and Follow-Up, Billy Graham Pavilion at the New York World’s Fair

Publications:

  • Publications include Commending the Faith: The Preaching of D. L. Moody, The Evangelical Landscape,American Christianity, and The Surprising Work of God: Harold John Ockenga, Billy Graham, and the Rebirth of Evangelicalism
  • Recipient of aChristianity Today book award for his Memoirs of Charles G. Finney

Allen P. Ross, PhD

Education:

  • John’s College of the University of Cambridge, PhD
  • Dallas Theological Seminary, ThM and ThD
  • Bob Jones University, BA

Teaching Career:

  • Professor of Old Testament and Hebrew, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University
  • Director, Christian Leadership Center
  • Instructor, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
  • Chair, Old Testament Department at Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Faculty, Bob Jones University’s Graduate School

Other Career Highlights:

  • Literary, exegetical, and theological works used as valuable resources for professors, pastors, and Christian lay leaders alike

Publications:

  • Commentaries on Proverbs and Leviticus and Creation and Blessing: A Guide to the Study and Exposition of Genesis
  • Assisted in translating the Living Bible and The New King James Bible
  • Numerous articles in scholarly journals

Gordon T. Smith, PhD

Education:

  • Loyola School of Theology, the Ateneo de Manila University, PhD
  • Canadian Theological Seminary, MDiv

Teaching Career:

  • Academic Vice President, Regent College
  • Dean, Regent College
  • Associate Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College
  • Researched key studies in Christian living, including the Lord’s Supper, Christian Spirituality, and Christian Community
  • Theology instructor, Canadian Theological Seminary
  • Theology instructor, Alliance Biblical Seminary in the Philippines

Other Career Highlights:

  • President of reSource Leadership International
  • Pastor in Canada and the Philippines
  • Member, the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association, the American Academy of Religion, and the Overseas Council Network, an international leadership training consortium

Publications:

  • Numerous publications, including A Holy Meal: The Lord’s Supper in the Life of the Church, The Voice of Jesus: Discernment, Prayer and the Witness of the Spirit, Beginning Well: Christian Conversion and Authentic Transformation, Listening to God in Times of Choice,and Courage and Calling

John R. W. Stott, DD

Education:

  • Multiple honorary doctorates from British, Canadian, and American universities
  • Lambeth, DD
  • Ridley Hall Theological College at Cambridge, MA equivalent
  • Rugby School and Trinity College Cambridge, double first (BA equivalent) in French and Theology

Career Highlights:

  • Rector Emeritus of All Souls Church in London—served there for more than 60 years
  • Chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II
  • Knighted as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • President, Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion
  • Chairman, English Evangelical Council
  • President, British Scripture Union
  • Founder, Langham Partnership International
  • Chairman, International Council of World Evangelization where the famous Lausanne Covenant was penned and ratified
  • Lecturer at various colleges and universities, including Trinity Evangelical Divinity school
  • Led more than 50 university mission trips and trained thousands of leaders in Africa, Asia, and South America
  • Billy Graham noted about Dr. Stott, “I can’t think of anyone who has been more effective in introducing so many people to a biblical worldview.”
  • Named by Time Magazine in 2005 as one of the most influential people in the world

Publications:

  • More than 40 books, including The Cross of Christ,Between Two WorldsThe Contemporary Christian, and his best-known work, Basic Christianity, which has been translated into more than 50 languages

William D. Taylor, PhD

Education:

  • University of Texas, PhD
  • Dallas Theological Seminary, ThM
  • North Texas State University, BA
  • Diploma in Missions, Moody Bible Institute

Teaching Career:

  • Professor, Central American Theological Seminary (1970-1986)
  • Christian ministry and missions instructor at several schools, including Columbia International University, Dallas Theological Seminary, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Reformed Theological Seminary, and William Carey University
  • Visiting professor or lecturer, All Nations Christian College in the United Kingdom and the Asia Cross-Cultural Training Institute in Singapore

Other Career Highlights:

  • Global Ambassador, World Evangelical Alliance
  • Executive Director, Missions Commission for the World Evangelical Fellowship—oversaw work in 115 nations with 150 million Christians
  • Editor, Internationalizing Missionary Training,Kingdom Partnerships for Synergy in Missions, and Too Valuable to Lose
  • Staff, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
  • Missionary, CAM International (1967-1985) – taught and served as a church planter and in pastoral ministry in Guatemala

Publications:

  • Crisis and Hope in Latin America, a book he coauthored with renowned Latin theologian Emilio A. Núñez
  • Variety of Spanish publications

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