A council of respected leaders from the Baptist, Presbyterian, Reformed, Anglican (Episcopal), Congregational (Independent), and Lutheran church communities, chosen by the Board, serves as the strategic network and the public face of the Alliance. Together they serve as an alliance of godly, sound, committed pastor-theologians who (1) reach out into the evangelical community with the message of the Alliance; (2) provide much of the content for the Alliance’s efforts in audio, print, and electronic media; (3) band together to present a unified front in addressing critical issues in the churches and in our culture; (4) by their lives and ministries exhibit the ideals of the Alliance; (5) work behind the scenes with the Alliance’s executive staff to promote the mission of the Alliance; and (6) bring to bear their intellectual, spiritual, and moral powers in the work of the kingdom, compounding their effectiveness through cooperation in the Alliance.
Council Members
The Rev. Mr. ERIC ALEXANDER, Former Senior Pastor, St. George’s Tron Church, Glasgow, Scotland. Presbyterian (Church of Scotland)
The Rev. Dr. ALISTAIR BEGG, Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Cleveland, OH; Speaker, Truth for Life. Independent (Parkside Church)
The Rev. Dr. GERALD BRAY, Anglican Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Birmingham, AL. Anglican/Episcopal (Church of England)
Mr. JERRY BRIDGES, Author and Bible teacher, long-time staff member with the Navigators, where he served as Vice President. Presbyterian (PCA)
The Rev. Dr. DONALD CARSON, Research Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL. Independent (Evangelical Free Church)
The Rev. Dr. SINCLAIR FERGUSON, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, SC, and Professor of Systematic Theology, Westminster Theological Seminary, Dallas, TX. Church of Scotland
The Rev. Dr. ROBERT GODFREY, President, Professor of Church History, Westminster Theological Seminary, CA. Reformed (URC)
The Rev. Dr. JOHN HANNAH, Department Chairman and Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary. Independent (Scofield Memorial Church)
Dr. PAUL JONES, Music Director and Organist, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA. Presbyterian (PCA)
The Rev. Dr. JOHN MACARTHUR, Pastor-Teacher, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA; President of The Master’s College and Seminary; Speaker, Grace to You. Independent (Grace Community Church)
The Rev. Mr. C. J. MAHANEY, President, Sovereign Grace Ministries, Former Senior Pastor, Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg. MD. Independent (Sovereign Grace)
The Rev. Dr. ALBERT MOHLER, President, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY; Author/Speaker, The Al Mohler Show. Baptist (Southern Baptist)
The Rev. Dr. JOHN PIPER, Senior Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN; Author/Speaker, Desiring God Ministries. Baptist (Baptist General Conference)
The Rev. Dr. R. C. SPROUL, Chairman, Ligonier Ministries, Orlando,FL; Senior Minister for Preaching, St. Andrews Chapel, Orlando, FL; Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics, Knox Theological Seminary, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Presbyterian (PCA)
Dr. CARL TRUEMAN, Professor of Church History, Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, PA. Presbyterian (Orthodox Presbyterian Church)
Dr. GENE EDWARD VEITH, JR., Professor of English, Concordia University – Wisconsin; Cultural Editor, WORLD magazine. Lutheran (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)
The Rev. Dr. DAVID WELLS, Andrew Mutch Distinguished Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA. Congregationalist (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference)
Executive Staff
The Rev. Dr. MARK DEVER, Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Washington, DC; Author/Speaker, 9 Marks Ministries. Baptist (Southern Baptist)
The Rev. Dr. LIGON DUNCAN, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, and Adjunct Professor of Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary. Presbyterian (PCA)
The Rev. Mr. RICHARD PHILLIPS, Senior Pastor, Second Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC. Presbyterian (PCA)
The Rev. Dr. PHILIP RYKEN, Senior Minister, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA; Preacher, Every Last Word. Presbyterian (PCA)
The Rev. Dr. DEREK THOMAS, John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, MS; Minister of Teaching, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS. Presbyterian (PCA)
Mr. ROBERT BRADY, Executive Vice President, Alliance of Congessing Evangelicals
Council Member Events
Jerry Bridges
November 2-7, 2008 -- Grace Seminary, Winona Lake, IN
November 9, 2008 -- Edgewood Baptist Church, Anderson, IN
November 13-14, 2008 -- University Nothern CO NAVS, Greeley, CO
November 16-21, 2008 -- Sovereign Grace Pastor's College, Gaithersburg, MD
November 23, 2008 -- Covenant Life Church, Gaithersburg, MD
Donald Carson
November 21-24, 2008 -- IBR and SBL, Boston, MA
December 5-7, 2008 -- Resurgence Conference, Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA
Mark Dever
February 2-4, 2009 -- Desiring God Pastor's Conference, Minneapolis, MN
February 10-11, 2009 -- 9Marks Workshop, Ft. Worth, TX
February 12-13, 2009 -- 9Mark Workshop, Fayetteville, AR
February 25, 2009 -- Philadelphia Biblical University Chapel, Langhorne, PA
March 12-16, 2009 -- 9Marks Weekender, Washington DC
April 1-2, 2009 --MBI Annual Theological Lectureship, Chicago, IL
May 10, 2009 -- Preaching at Park Street Church, Boston, MA
May 14-18, 2009 -- 9Marks Weekender, Washington DC
June 20-24, 2009 -- SBC Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY
September 17-21, 2009 -- 9Marks Weekender, Washington DC
September 29-30, 2009 -- Covenant Seminary Lectures on Preaching, St. Louis, MO
November 9-11, 2009 -- Contemporary Issues Chapel Series, Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Robert Godfrey
March 21, 2009 -- Ligonier National Conference, Orlando, FL
John MacArthur
November 18-19, 2008 -- Preach The Word Conference, Riverside, CA
January 14-16, 2009 -- Truth and Life Conference, The Master's College, Santa Clarita, CA
February 6-7, 2009 -- Nashville Conference on The Church & Theology, Community Bible Church, Nashville, TN
February 8, 2009 -- NRB Worship Service, Nashville, TN
March 4-6, 2009 -- Shepherds Conference, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA
March 18-21, 2009 -- Ligonier National Conference, Orlando, FL
May 21, 2009 -- Moody Pastor's Conference, Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, IL
June 12-15, 2009 -- Resolved Conference
Albert Mohler
November 19-21, 2008 -- ETS Annual Meeting, Providence, RI
January 15-17, 2009 -- Cathedral Church, Charleston, SC
February 23, 2009 -- Kentucky Baptist Convention, Lexington, KY
March 4-8, 2009 -- Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, CA
March 18-21, 2009 -- Ligoniner Ministries Conference, Orlando, FL
May 1-3, 2009 -- Philadelphai Conference on Reformed Theology, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Phillips
October 24-25, 2008 -- Reformation Society of Indiana
November 1, 2008 -- Together for Adoption Conference, Greenville, SC
November 14-15, 2008 -- Quakertown Conference on Reformed Theology, Quakertown, PA
January 30, 2009 -- Mid-South Men's Rally, Jackson, MS
February 1, 2009 -- First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS
John Piper
November 7-8, 2008 -- TBI Seminar, Minneapolis, MN
November 19-21, 2008 -- ETS Regional Meeting, Providence, RI
January 16-17, 2009 -- TBI Seminar, Minneapolis, MN
April 17-19, 2009 -- Desiring God Regional Conference, Boston, MA
April 21-23, 2009 -- Gospel Coalition, Deerfield, IL
April 30, 2009 -- Children Desiring God, Minneapolis, MN
May 11-13, 2009 -- Parkside Church Conference for Pastors, Cleveland, OH
May 19-21, 2009 -- Moody Pastors Conference, Chicago, IL
September 16-17, 2009 -- AACC World Conference, Nashville, TN
September 25-27, 2009 -- Desiring God National Conference, Minneapolis, MN
November 18-20, 2009 -- ETS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
February 1-3, 2010 -- Desiring God Pastors Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Philip Ryken
November 14, 2008 -- Union League, Philadelphia, PA
February 3-6, 2009 -- Workshop on Biblical Exposition, Philadelphia, PA
March 8, 2009 -- Park Street Church, Boston, MA
March 27-29, 2009 -- Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, Grand Rapids, MI
May 1-3, 2009 -- Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, Philadelphia, PA
R. C. Sproul
September 26-27, 2008 -- Ligonier Ministries' West Coast National Conference, Scottsdale Baptist Church, Scottsdale, AZ
October 20-23, 2008 -- Ligonier Ministries' Pastors Conference, Lake Mary, FL
March 19-21, 2009 -- Ligonier Ministries' National Conference, Orlando, FL
