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'''Ligonier Ministries''' (also known as simply '''Ligonier''') is an international Christian discipleship organization headquartered in the greater Orlando, Florida area. Ligonier was founded in 1971 by [[R. C. Sproul]] in the [[Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania]], outside of Pittsburgh. Ligonier is distinguished by its teaching of [[Reformed theology]]. | '''Ligonier Ministries''' (also known as simply '''Ligonier''') is an international Christian discipleship organization headquartered in the greater [[wikipedia:Orlando|Orlando]], [[wikipedia:Florida|Florida]] area. Ligonier was founded in 1971 by [[R. C. Sproul]] in the [[wikipedia:Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania|Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania]], outside of [[wikipedia:Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh]]. Ligonier is distinguished by its teaching of [[Reformed theology]]. | ||
Since the passing of Sproul in 2017, the primary teachers at Ligonier are its teaching fellows: | Since the passing of Sproul in 2017, the primary teachers at Ligonier are its teaching fellows: | ||
* [[Sinclair Ferguson]] (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, [[Reformed Theological Seminary]]) | |||
* [[W. Robert Godfrey]] (President Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Church History, [[Westminster Seminary California]]) | |||
* [[Stephen Nichols]] (President, [[Reformation Bible College]]) | |||
* [[Burk Parsons]] (Senior Pastor, [[St. Andrew's Chapel]], [[wikipedia:Sanford, Florida|Sanford, Florida]]) | |||
* [[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>https://reformationbiblecollege.org</ref> Ligonier also offers various teaching series, along with running annual national and regional conferences.<ref>https://ligonier.org/events</ref> | |||
Ligonier offers undergraduate degrees through its sister organization Reformation Bible College.<ref>https://reformationbiblecollege.org | |||
==Primary activities== | ==Primary activities== | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
== | == See also == | ||
*[[Ligonier Conference]] | |||
*[[Reformation Bible College]] | |||
*[[R. C. Sproul]] | |||
*[[R. C. Sproul Jr.]] | |||
*[[Sinclair Ferguson]] | |||
*[[W. Robert Godfrey]] | |||
*[[Stephen Nichols]] | |||
*[[Burk Parsons]] | |||
*[[Derek Thomas]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||