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* Stephen Nichols (President, Reformation Bible College) | * Stephen Nichols (President, Reformation Bible College) | ||
* Burk Parsons (Senior Pastor, St. Andrew's Chapel, Sanford, Florida) | * Burk Parsons (Senior Pastor, St. Andrew's Chapel, Sanford, Florida) | ||
* [[Derek Thomas (theologian)|Derek Thomas]] (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary)<ref> | * [[Derek Thomas (theologian)|Derek Thomas]] (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary)<ref>https://www.ligonier.org/about/who-we-are</ref> | ||
Ligonier offers undergraduate degrees through its sister organization Reformation Bible College.<ref> | Ligonier offers undergraduate degrees through its sister organization Reformation Bible College.<ref>https://reformationbiblecollege.org}}</ref> Ligonier also offers various teaching series, along with running annual national and regional conferences.<ref>https://ligonier.org/events</ref> | ||
==Primary activities== | ==Primary activities== | ||
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* RefNet (Reformation Network) internet radio | * RefNet (Reformation Network) internet radio | ||
* Ligonier Connect online classes for lay people | * Ligonier Connect online classes for lay people | ||
* Reformation Bible College | * [[Reformation Bible College]] | ||
* Holding conferences in Orlando and, in smaller form, elsewhere around the United States and internationally. | * Holding conferences in Orlando and, in smaller form, elsewhere around the United States and internationally. | ||
* Educational Church History Tours to the United Kingdom, Europe and Cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska that combines the cruise with Christian teaching | * Educational Church History Tours to the United Kingdom, Europe and Cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska that combines the cruise with Christian teaching | ||
== Controversies == | == Controversies == | ||
In September 2015, [[R. C. Sproul Jr.]], the son of Ligonier founder R. C. Sproul, was suspended from the organization until July 1, 2016 due to his visiting the [[Ashley Madison]] website.<ref> | In September 2015, [[R. C. Sproul Jr.]], the son of Ligonier founder R. C. Sproul, was suspended from the organization until July 1, 2016 due to his visiting the [[Ashley Madison]] website.<ref>http://www.inquisitr.com/2385576/renown-christian-minister-r-c-sproul-jr-suspended-by-ligonier-ministries-over-ashley-madison-visit/</ref> In December 2016, Sproul Jr. resigned from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College "for personal reasons."<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170111115817/http://www.ligonier.org/updates/rc-sproul-jr/</ref> It was reported the following week that the reason for his resignation was that he had recently been arrested for drunk driving with a minor passenger in his vehicle.<ref>https://www.christianpost.com/news/r-c-sproul-jr-resigned-from-ligonier-ministries-after-felonious-dui-arrest-with-minor-in-vehicle-172192</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||