The Church: The Bride of Christ

Rev. Dr. Ian Hamilton is an Associate Minister in the Free Church of Scotland, an adjunct professor at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and Westminster Seminary, UK and serves as a trustee for GPTS. For many years he served on the board for the Banner of Truth Trust, and as Editor of the Magazine. He served as the minister of Loudoun Church of Scotland from 1979-1999 and as the minister of Cambridge Presbyterian Church from 1999-2016. He and his wife Joan have four children and six grandchildren.

Dr. Hensworth W. C. Jonas is the Executive Director of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission, a missionary society based in Antigua & Barbuda. He is the Presiding Elder of the ECBM Circuit of Baptist Churches and the Resident Pastor of Central Baptist Church in Antigua and Reformation Church in St. Vincent. He led the planting of four local churches on the islands. Dr. Jonas is the Founder and Superintendent of ECBM Baptist Schools (Secondary, Elementary, and Early Childhood). He co-founded the Caribbean Baptist Heritage Conference and conducts an international itinerant conference ministry. He was honored with a national award for educational leadership in Antigua & Barbuda, the Grand Cross of the Most Precious Order of Princely Heritage (GCH). He earned his undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Baptist University, and his graduate education, spanning various institutions, includes the disciplines of pastoral theology, counseling, and education, culminating in his earning a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership from the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, KY. He is the author of Dancing with Idolatry (Xulon Press, 2009). His latest book is Radical Discipleship (Reformation Heritage Books, 2024), and he has contributed to three other books. He and his wife, Vandah, have a son, two daughters, and two grandchildren.

Rev. Dr. Jonathan. L. Master (PhD, University of Aberdeen) serves as President of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Master served in pastoral ministry in several congregations in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and subsequently as Dean and Professor of Theology at Cairn University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has taught for numerous other institutions including Westminster Seminary (UK) and Edinburgh Theological Seminary. Dr. Master is the author and editor of books including A Question of Consensus: The Doctrine of Assurance After the Westminster Confession (Fortress Press, 2015), The God We Worship (P&R, 2016), On Reforming Worship (Covenant Publications, 2018), Growing in Grace (Banner of Truth, 2020), Reformed Theology (P&R, 2023), and You Must Be Born Again (P&R, 2024). He contributes regularly to a variety of periodicals, including Tabletalk Magazine. Dr. Master serves on the Executive Council of the Gospel Reformation Network, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, where he hosts the “Theology on the Go” podcast for the Alliance with James Dolezal.

Dr. L. Michael Morales (PhD, Trinity College, University of Bristol) serves as Professor of Biblical Studies. Dr. Morales served in pastoral ministry in Tennessee and Florida. He previously served as Professor and Chair of Biblical Studies at Reformation Bible College, and taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Knox Theological Seminary, Fort Lauderdale. He also regularly teaches for Westminster Seminary UK. Dr. Morales is the author and editor of a number of books including The Tabernacle Prefigured: Cosmic Mountain Ideology in Genesis and Exodus (Peeters Publishers, 2012), Cult and Cosmos: Tilting Toward a Temple-Centered Theology (Peeters Publishers, 2014), Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord?: A Biblical Theology of the Book of Leviticus (IVP Academic, 2015), David’s Son and David’s Lord: Christology for God’s People (Evangelical Press, 2019), and Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (IVP Academic, 2020). He is series editor for IVP Academic’s Essential Studies in Biblical Theology and has contributed to journals including The Southern Baptist Journal of Theology and Unio cum Christo.

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Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, eight foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood. Mike earned his BA in Italian and his MEd in Foreign Language from Rutgers University, and his MDiv, ThM, and PhD from The Master’s Seminary, where he also serves as Assistant Professor of Theology. He has the privilege of serving alongside Phil Johnson as co-pastor of the GraceLife fellowship group at Grace Church. Mike and his wife, Janna, have two sons and two daughters.

Jim McCarthy graduated from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2015 and has enjoyed the privilege of serving as the senior pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, FL (2016-2018) and First Presbyterian Church of Hattiesburg, MS (2018-2023) before being called as the second senior pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Statesboro, GA.

Scott Aniol, is Professor of Pastoral Theology at Grace Bible Theological Seminary and an elder of Pray’s Mill Baptist Church in Douglasville, GA. He also serves as President of G3 Ministries and has authored several books and articles. Scott holds a masters degree in Theological Studies (SWBTS) and a PhD in Worship Ministry (SWBTS).

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Dr. Rhett P Dodson is Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Hudson, Ohio, and Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is author of several books, including Marching to Zion, With a Mighty Triumph, and Every Promise of Your Word.

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David T. Irving is Pastor of Woodland Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Hattiesburg, MS, holds a PhD from the University of Mississippi, and is the author of the book Devote Yourself to Prayer: A Call to Pastors (Reformation Heritage Books, 2023).

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