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Derek Thomas Originally from Wales, Derek Thomas is an Alliance Council member and the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi. After pastoring for 17 years in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dr. Thomas came to the USA in 1996... More about Derek

Phil Ryken Philip Ryken is the Bible teacher on the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals' weekly radio broadcast, Every Last Word, and is a member of the Alliance Council. Dr. Ryken also serves as senior minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he has preached since 1995. More about Phil

Rick Phillips Richard Phillips is the Bible teacher of the God's Living Word broadcast, an Alliance Council Member, and chair of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology. Rev. Phillips is senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, S.C., having served previously... More about Rick

Justin Taylor Justin Taylor is an associate publisher and project manager for the ESV Bible at Crossway Books. Prior to that, he served for five years as the theology director and executive editor at Desiring God Ministries in Minneapolis. Taylor has a B.A. in the study of Religion from... More about Justin

Ligon Duncan Ligon Duncan is Senior Minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Mississippi, President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals the Convener of Twin Lakes Fellowship, Editorial Director of Reformed Academic Press Adjunct Professor of Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary... More about Ligon

Carl Trueman Carl R Trueman is Departmental Chair of Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He has an MA in Classics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in Church History from the University of Aberdeen. He is editor of the IFES journal, Themelios, and has taught...More about Carl

Iain D Campbell A native of Stornoway, on the Isle of Lewis, Iain D has been called to minister in the Free Church of Scotland on his native island. He studied biblical languages at Glasgow University before completing doctoral studies at the Free Church College in Edinburgh... More about Iain

Sean Lucas Sean Lucas is an Associate Professor of Church History and Vice President for Academics at Covenant Theological Seminary. With an earned BA and MA from Bob Jones University, and PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary... More about Sean

Steve Nichols Stephen J. Nichols, you can call him Steve, is Research professor of Christianity and Culture at Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School. He received an MA in philosophy (West Chester University), and MAR in theology, and a PhD in historical and theological studies... More about Steve

Thabiti Anyabwile Thabiti is the full-time husband of a wonderful wife, Kristie, and father of three children who (praise God!) take after their mother, Afiya, Eden, and Titus.  He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Grand Cayman... More about Thabiti