The leadership and faculty of Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies consist of some of the most well respected Reformed pastors and scholars in the United States, including council members and supporters of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Our Doctor of Ministry program is led and taught by the following men:

Dr. R.C. Sproul Chancellor and Professor Dr. R.C. Sproul is the chancellor of Ligonier Academy and the founder and president of Ligonier Ministries. He is featured daily on Renewing Your Mind, an international radio broadcast that has aired for fifteen years with an estimated two million people tuning in every week on hundreds of radio outlets in the United States and in more than 40 countries. Dr. Sproul is a prolific author of more than 70 books, including forthcoming expositional commentaries on Romans and the Gospel of John. He was the general editor of The Reformation Study Bible and he is the executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. As the founder of Ligonier Ministries, he has produced more than 300 lecture series and recorded more than 80 video series on subjects such as the history of philosophy, theology, Bible study, apologetics, and Christian living. He was a signatory of the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy and is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. Dr. Sproul currently serves as senior minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, Florida. Dr. Sproul holds degrees from Westminster College, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and the Free University of Amsterdam, and he has had a distinguished academic teaching career at various colleges and seminaries, including Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida, and Jackson, Mississippi, and Knox Theological Seminary in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

 

Dr. R. Fowler White President and Professor Dr. White serves as the president and chairman of the Biblical Studies department at Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies. Before coming to Ligonier Ministries, Dr. White served for almost two decades as a professor and an administrator in theological institutions, much of that time co-laboring with Dr. Sproul. Dr. White holds degrees from Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1976; M.A. 1986), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1980), and Westminster Theological Seminary (Ph.D., 1987). He has contributed to several books, including the following: G. P. Waters and G. L. W. Johnson, eds., By Faith Alone: Answering the Challenges to the Doctrine of Justification; E. C. Beisner, ed., The Auburn Avenue Theology, Pros & Cons: Debating the Federal Vision. With G. L. W. Johnson, he edited Whatever Happened to the Reformation? He has also had scholarly articles published in journals such as Westminster Theological Journal and Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. He has lectured in the U.S., Korea, and the Caribbean Islands on various topics, including the Holy Spirit and His gifts, the Return of Christ, and the Covenants of God. As a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, he has been active in ministering the Word of God as a Sunday school teacher and a guest preacher.

 

Dr. Keith A. Mathison Dean and Professor Dr. Mathison is dean of the Ligonier Academy of Biblical and Theological Studies and an associate editor of Tabletalk magazine at Ligonier Ministries. Dr. Mathison earned his M.A. degree from Reformed Theological Seminary and his Ph.D. from Whitefield Theological Seminary. He is the author of Dispensationalism: Rightly Dividing the People of God? Postmillennialism: An Eschatology of Hope; The Shape of Sola Scriptura; and Given for You: Reclaiming Calvin's Doctrine of the Lord's Supper. He is editor of When Shall These Things Be: A Reformed Response to Hyper-Preterism and associate editor of The Reformation Study Bible.

 

Dr. D. A. Carson Visiting Professor Dr. Carson is research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, having served there since 1978. He is a graduate of McGill University (B. S.), Central Baptist Seminary in Toronto (M.Div.), and Cambridge University (Ph.D.). A member of several scholarly societies, Dr. Carson's areas of expertise include biblical theology, the historical Jesus, postmodernism, pluralism, Greek grammar, Johannine theology, Pauline theology, and questions of suffering and evil. Dr. Carson has written or edited more than fifty books, including Exegetical Fallacies (1984), Matthew (1984), Showing the Spirit (1987), The Gospel According to John (1991), A Call to Spiritual Reformation (1992), New Testament Commentary Survey (6th ed.; 2006) and Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church (2005). He co-authored An Introduction to the New Testament (1991) and edited such works as It Is Written: Scripture Citing Scripture (1988) and Biblical Greek Language and Linguistics (1993). His book, The Gagging of God: Christianity Confronts Pluralism (1996), won the 1997 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion Award in the category "theology and doctrine."

 

Dr. Mark E. Dever Visiting Professor Dr. Dever serves as the Senior Pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC. He is the president of 9Marks Ministries and has taught at a number of seminaries. A Duke University graduate, Dr. Dever holds an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Th.M. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. in Ecclesiastical History from Cambridge University. Dr. Dever has authored several books and articles, most recently, What is a Healthy Church? and The Gospel and Personal Evangelism (2007). Earlier books include Nine Marks of a Healthy Church (2000, 2004), The Deliberate Church (2005), Promises Kept: The Message of the New Testament (2005), and Promises Made: The Message of the Old Testament (2006).

 

Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III Visiting Professor Dr. Duncan is the 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, and Chairman of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Duncan was born and reared in the home of an eighth generation Southern Presbyterian Ruling Elder. He is a graduate of Furman University, Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis (M.Div., 1986; M.A. 1987). He studied Systematic Theology at the Free Church of Scotland College under Professor Donald Macleod (1988-1990) and earned the Ph.D. (Ecclesiastical History and Systematic Theology) at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1995. He has written and edited several books including Give Praise to God and The Westminster Confession into the 21st Century (4 vols.).

 

Dr. Sinclair B. Ferguson Visiting Professor Dr. Ferguson is Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, South Carolina, and is Distinguished Visiting Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is author of numerous books, including Taking the Christian Life Seriously; Discovering God's Will; A Heart for God; John Owen on the Christian Life; Daniel (Communicator's Commentary); The Holy Spirit; The Big Book of Questions and Answers; Let's Study Philippians; and Let's Study Mark. Dr. Ferguson has also been a contributor to numerous books, including The Westminster Confession Today, The Preacher and Preaching, New Dictionary of Theology (editor), Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology; Theonomy: A Reformed Critique; Blackwell's Dictionary of Evangelical Biography 1730-1860; The New Bible Commentary; and The Glory of the Atonement. He has also contributed to the following journals: The Christian Graduate, Discipleship, Banner of Truth, and Westminster Theological Journal.

 

Dr. W. Robert Godfrey Visiting Professor Dr. Godfrey has taught church history at Westminster Seminary California since 1981, where he also serves as its third President. A graduate of Stanford University (A.B., M.A., and Ph.D.) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M.Div.), Dr. Godfrey is a minister in the United Reformed Churches and a speaker at conferences including those sponsored by the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology and Ligonier Ministries. He is the author of An Unexpected Journey, Reformation Sketches, Pleasing God in Our Worship, and God's Pattern for Creation. He has written chapters or articles in John Calvin, His Influence in the Western World; Through Christ's Word; Theonomy: A Reformed Critique; The Agony of Deceit; Roman Catholicism; Sola Scriptura!; The Practice of Confessional Subscription; The Coming Evangelical Crisis; and in such journals as Archive for Reformation History, Sixteenth-Century Journal, and Westminster Theological Journal.

 

Dr. Michael S. Horton Visiting Professor Dr. Horton has taught apologetics and theology at Westminster Seminary California since 1998. He is also a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America. He earned his B.A. degree from Biola University, his M.A. degree from Westminster Seminary California, and his Ph.D. degree from University of Coventry and Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is also the editor-in-chief of Modern Reformation magazine and the president of White Horse Media, for which he co-hosts The White Horse Inn, a nationally syndicated, weekly radio talk-show exploring issues of Reformation theology in American Christianity. A member of various societies, Dr. Horton is the author/editor of twenty books, including People and Place: A Covenant Ecclesiology; Covenant and Salvation: Union with Christ; Lord and Servant: A Covenant Christology; God of Promise: Introducing Covenant Theology; A Better Way: Rediscovering the Drama of God-Centered Worship; and Putting Amazing Back Into Grace. He has written articles for Modern Reformation, Pro Ecclesia, Christianity Today, The International Journal of Systematic Theology, Touchstone, and Books and Culture.

 

Dr. Steven J. Lawson Visiting Professor Dr. Lawson is the Senior Pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, having served as a pastor in Arkansas and Alabama. He is also president of New Reformation, a ministry committed to biblical reformation in the church today. Dr. Lawson's ministry finds him speaking in church, seminary, and conference settings in the United States and through the world. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University (B.B.A.), Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M.), and Reformed Theological Seminary (D. Min.). Dr. Lawson has authored fourteen books, including Famine in the Land: A Passionate Call to Expository Preaching, Faith Under Fire, The Expository Genius of John Calvin, Foundations of Grace 1400 BC-AD 100 (volume one of a five-volume series), and three titles in the Holman Old Testament Commentary Series (Job, Psalms Volume I [Psalms 1-75], and Volume II [Psalms 76-150]). He has contributed articles to Bibliotheca Sacra, The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, The Faith and Mission, Decision Magazine, and Discipleship Magazine, among others.

 

Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr. Visiting Professor Dr. Mohler became the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in August 1993. A leader among Baptists and American evangelicals, Dr. Mohler is widely respected as a theologian, speaker, and author. In addition to his presidential duties, Dr. Mohler hosts a daily radio program, The Albert Mohler Program, for the Salem Radio Network and writes a popular commentary and daily blog focusing on moral, cultural, and theological issues. He has contributed to several books including Whatever Happened to Truth?, Hell Under Fire: Modern Scholarship Reinvents Eternal Punishment, Here We Stand: A Call From Confessing Evangelicals, and The Coming Evangelical Crisis. He served as General Editor of The Gods of the Age or the God of the Ages: Essays by Carl F. H. Henry and served from 1985 to 1993 as Associate Editor of Preaching, a journal for evangelical preachers. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology. He holds the B.A. degree from Samford University and the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

 

Dr. Archie Parrish Visiting Professor Dr. Parrish is founder and president of Serve International, which trains and equips evangelical churches in kingdom-focused prayer discipleship to prevent loss of vitality in new and/or healthy churches and to correct loss of vitality in churches on plateaus and in decline. Through events such as the Embers to a Flame Conference, the Convocation for Revival and Reformation, and Kingdom Intercessor Training events, church leaders are equipped and encouraged to guide their churches in prayer, evangelism, personal and corporate spiritual growth, and discipleship. Dr. Parrish formerly served the Presbyterian Church in America as Coordinator for Church Vitality with Mission to North America and also Evangelism Explosion as the International Director. He has authored numerous publications and serves on the Board of Directors for Ligonier Ministries and Mission America.

 

Dr. Mark E. Ross Visiting Professor Dr. Ross is Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at the Columbia campus of Erskine Theological Seminary and Director of the Institute for Reformed Worship. A graduate of University of Pittsburgh (B.A.), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and University of Keele, England (Ph.D.), Dr. Ross holds the First Presbyterian Church John R. de Witt Chair of Systematic Theology. Prior to joining the Erskine faculty in 2004 he served for twenty years as Associate Pastor for Teaching at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina. From 2003-2008 he chaired the Special Committee on Worship in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, which produced the new Directory of Public Worship adopted by the church in 2008.

 

Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas Visiting Professor Originally from Wales, Dr. Thomas is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals 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 where, in addition to his work at the seminary, he serves as the minister of teaching at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson. In addition to serving in the pastorate, Dr. Thomas has served as editor of the Evangelical Presbyterian, a monthly denominational magazine. A graduate of RTS in 1978, he gained a Ph.D. from the University of Wales, Lampeter in Calvin's preaching on the book of Job. He has written or edited 15 books, including Calvin's Teaching on Job: Proclaiming the Incomprehensible God (Mentor), Making the Most of Your Devotional Life (Evangelical Press, based on the Ascent Psalms), and Praying the Saviors Way, (Christian Focus, based on the Lords Prayer). He has contributed commentaries to a variety of series, including Let's Study Revelation (Banner of Truth) and Let's Study Galatians (Banner of Truth), God Delivers: Isaiah Simply Explained (Evangelical Press), The Storm Breaks: Job Simply Explained (Evangelical Press), and God Strengthens: Ezekiel Simply Explained (Evangelical Press). He also co-edited, Give Praise to God: A Vision for Reforming Worship (P&R).