Edwin Masao Yamauchi is a Japanese-American historian, a Christian apologist, editor and academic. He is Professor Emeritus of History at Miami University where he taught from 1969-2005. He is a former president of the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR) . He is a founding member of the Oxford Bible Fellowship church in Oxford, Ohio. He has written books on Christian History and often contributes articles to Christian periodicals, He was raised as a Buddhist. He was educated at Iolani Episcopal school. He was first exposed to evangelism in 1952 when he was invited by a classmate to attend Kalihi Union church. In his senior high school year he worked on a missionary farm called Christian youth center. He studied languages at the University of Hawaii before transferring to Shelton college, Ringwood, New Jersey to study Biblical languages - earned a B.A… He then went to Brandeis University to earn a M.A. and Ph.D. He immersed himself in 22 different languages including Arabic, Akkadian, Coptic and Hebrew. He taught for a time at Shelton College before becoming an Assistant Professor of History at Rutgers University. He the received his professorial appointment at Miami University in 1969 where he stayed until his retirement in 2005, 36 years. Throughout his career he has been a supporter of the Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship, especially on the University campus in Miami. He is a founding member of the Oxford Bible Fellowship (0BF) church in Oxford, Ohio. The dream of OBF is to be a church where every person can experience real change. (Read OBF * Our Culture *) He has given presentations of the Easter Story in various universities including Cornell, Yale and Princeton. He is a member and official of the Institute for Biblical Research (IBR). It an organization of scholars devoted to the research of the Bible. For 6 years he was president of IBR (1983-9) He has written a number Biblical books and essays and contributed material to Christianity Today . He contributed commentaries on the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in the * Expositor’'s Bible Commentary and in the NIV Study Bible.* His expertise includes Ancient History, O.T. and N.T., Early Church History, Gnosticism and Biblical Archeology. He has written about the relevance of the discovery of, and the controversial claims, about the Dead Sea Scrolls, for New Testament studies. (See ‘Select Bibliography’) In the 1970’s he was a prominent critic of the late Morton Smith’s interpretation of an Apocryphal text known as the Secret Gospel of Mark. For his work he has been rewarded with 8 fellowships. Edwin has also appeared in various television documentaries concerning the life of Christ. He is a modern day Christian academic of the highest order. Sources used. Amazon Oxford Bible Fellowship Miami University Wikipedia

Frederick John William Lambart, 8th Earl of Cavan He played a part in the formation of the Evangelical Alliance with Sir Culling Eardley. The Alliance was founded in 1846 to promote evangelical Christian beliefs in government, media and society. He was born on the 30th December 1815 in his parent’s house in Hampshire. England. His father, who had been severely wounded during the Peninsular War, in the battle of Talavera, died when his son was 12/13 years of age. He went to Eton College from 1829-33. He was simply known as Lambart. Aged 17 he was placed in the 7th Dragoon Guards, joining the regiment in Cork under Colonel Clark. In 1835 his quarters were changed form Carlow to Dublin. In 1836 posted to Walsall, Staffordshire. He secured a Bible in Dublin in 1835 and religion began to play a part in his life. On 24July 1938 he married Caroline Augusts Littleton. It was about this time, after the death of his grandfather he succeeded to the title and impaired estates. They were married for just under 50 years and had 5 children. From 1844, until his death in 1887, some 43 years, he was a member of the Open Plymouth Brethren. (See notes on Plymouth Brethren) In 1846 he went to Torquay and played a part in the formation of the Evangelical Alliance (EA). He is nor mentioned among the founders. EA based in London with offices in Cardiff, Glasgow and Belfast. (See notes on Evangelical Alliance) With his Bible in one hand and his eyeglass in the other, confidence in the Lord gave power to what he spoke*I am only a plain man, but I speak what I know.** H e was an evangelist from the heart and spoke just what burdened sinners needed. Lord Cavan’s testimony was a message from God. His special interests were biblical prophecy. He often preached on Christ’s expected second advent. He and the countess took a special interest in the village of Milton near Weston-super-Mare. He erected a mission room where he often conducted services and they were generally well attended. He presided over the Friday prayer meetings. He had very little connection with Ireland except by title until, in middle life, a small and entangled estate unexpectedly fell to him. He exchanged it for a property on the island of Achill. By his efforts a substantial little pier was built and a steamer service established. For several years they spent time there amongst them. Frederick died on 16th December 1887, aged 71, in Somerset.England. His last words were We need no more doctors;the Lord standeth at the door Sources used Wikipedia

John Richard Wimber was an American pastor, Christian author and musician. He was initially ordained as a Quaker minister. He became an early pioneering pastor of a charismatic congregation and a popular ideas leader in the modern Christian application of the miraculous signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit He was a founding member of the first Vineyard church which began in the USA but since 2017 now has a wider denomination John was born on 25th February 1934. He was talented musician playing the keyboard and as a vocalist. He played professionally from the age of 15 . Aged 19 he won first prize at the Lighthouse International Jazz Festival. He was part of a 5 member group called The Paramours- he played the keyboard. Two of the members, Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield , in 1962 became the musical duo The Righteous Brothers. He became a Christian at the age of 29 leaving behind the chain smoking , beer guzzling, drug abuse life, he and his wife had led. John immediately enrolled in Azusa Pacific College and majored in Biblical Studies. After graduating he was ordained a quaker minister and took a pastoral with a position with the Yorba Linda Friends Church. By 1970 he was leading 11 different Bible study groups that involved more than 500 people. He was the founding director of Church growth at Charles Fuller Institute of Evangelism (1974-8). He taught a course called Signs, Wonders and the Holy Spirit. Many experienced the presence day woof the Spirit for the first time John eventually left the Quaker denomination after being discouraged from operating in the gifts of the Spirit. He formed a house group which eventually became the Vineyard Christian Fellowship (VCF) of Anaheim in 1977. It quickly out grew his home to become the flagship of the Vineyard Movement. For a while they joined Calvary Chapel. He pastored VCF until 1994. They left Calvary chapel and joined a small group of churches started by Kenn Gulliksen. VCF became an international Vineyard Movement (VM). He was very outspoken about retaining authenticity and doing nothing for religious effect VM was well known for their music and for being against ‘dressing up’ for church. They were encouraged to wear jeans, shorts, sandals or whatever they felt comfortable in VM 's emphasis was church planting- the best form of evangelism. VM is rooted in both historic evangelism and charismatic renewal. During his lifetime and after his death the VM has established 1000s of churches across the USA and internationally. In later life (1985-97) he was plagued with health problems and died om 17th November 1997 from a brain aneurysm aged 63. John travelled the world, seeking to serve the Church by bringing renewal to many denominations. He taught and demonstrated that signs and wonders of the Holy Spirit were still for the present day. His teaching influenced many Christians both inside and out of the V M. Sources used Amazon Vineyard USA John Wimber Wikipedia

Dr. Jack MacArthur was an American pastor who is best remembered as the founder and host of Voice for Calvary radio and television ministries. He was also the founder and pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Burbank. He was a conference speaker, author, church planter and father of Dr, John F. Macarthur. He was born in Calgary on 30th March 1914. He had a boyhood desire to experience his father’s faith which grew into a lifelong devotion to preaching God’s Word. He earned degree in theology from Los Angeles City College Eastern Theological Seminary. A Litt.D. from Los Angeles Pacific College (now Pacific University). He received an honorary D.D. from Bob Jones University. 25th June 1937 he married Irene, they had 4 children. His radio ministry Voice of Calvary began broadcasting on 28th June 1942. He felt the call to reach beyond his church to share God’s Word. Jack hosted the radio program until he died (1942-2005). In the final months of Jack’s life his messages were archived and sent to The Master’s Seminary library. Since then many have been broadcast by the Voice of Calvary family who kept the ministry alive. The radio program was finally closed in October 2020. The archived programs will be a resource for future generations of seminary students. Voice of Calvary was sponsored & adapted as a television broadcast( 1956-83). On finishing seminary he accepted the pastorate at Manchester Baptist Church in Los Angeles. He also travelled as an evangelist, preaching at many city and union campaigns throughout USA, Canada and Europe. He served as director of evangelism for Charles F. Fuller Foundation and field evangelist for the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Pastor at Fountain Avenue Baptist Church (1948-52) Pastor at First Baptist Church of Downey (FBCD) (1952-4) November 1954 Jack and his staff left FBCD to found the independent, nondenominational *Harry Macarthur Memorial Bible Church of Glendale - (named after his father). Renamed Calvary Bible Church when they moved to, Burbank. Jack was senior pastor there for 50 years. It is still a thriving congregation. He wrote a number of books (See ‘Amazon’) Jack preached for 70 years. From the age of 19 he preached almost every week until poor health force him to stop a few month before his death. He was a Biblical Expositor. He influenced many other preachers to preach the Word faithfully, helping to stem the tide when evangelical preaching was becoming more and more gimmicky and less Bible centered. His faithful advocacy of biblical teaching may prove to be the most important and far reaching legacy of a very full and fruitful ministry. *Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them Revelations 14 v13 pyromanic

John Vernon Mcgee was an American ordained Presbyterian minister, pastor , Bible teacher, theologian and radio minister. He is remembered particularly for his Thru the Bible radio and television programs. He was born in Hillsboro on 17th June 1904 to itinerant parents. John. his father. died from a cotton gin accident when he was 14. On his death the family relocated to Tennessee. He worked as a bank teller before entering the ministry. He earned a B.Div degree from Columbia Theological Seminary. He earned Th.M and Th.D. from Dallas Theological seminary. His former bank manager paid for his education through seminary… 18th June 1933 he was ordained at the Second Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee John’s first church was in midway, Georgia. he then served Presbyterian churches in Decatur, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; Cleburne, Texas. In Cleburne he met and later married Ruth Inez Jordan. In 1941 they moved to Pasadena, California when he accepted the pastorate at Lincoln Avenue Presbyterian (LAP) church. They had 2 children , both girls. The first baby was born prematurely and died within hours of being born. It was at LAP he started radio broadcastings with Open Bible Hour a one hour weekly program. In 1949 it was expanded to a daily half-hour slot and renamed High Noon Bible Class, He became pastor of the Church of the Open Door (COD) in Los Angeles (LA) in 1949 and stayed until he retired in 1970. In 1949 he worked with Billy Graham at Christ for Greater LA Campaign. In 1952 he was asked by John Brown, owner of KGER radio station ( now KLTX), to take over a radio program started in 1950 by Harry Rimmer -listeners would send in questions what were answered on he air. 1967, about 20 years after he first started to broadcast, John began broadcasting the Thru the Bible Radio Network program. In a systematic study of each book of the Bible he took his listeners from Genesis to Revelations in a 2.5 year ‘Bible bus tour’ as he called it. He had earlier preached a ‘Through the Bible in a Year’ at COD. When he retired in 1970 he devoted his remaining 18 years to the TBB Radio network, lecturing & chairman of Bible Institute LA . He realised that 2.5 years was not long enough to teach the whole Bible so he completed another study of the entire Bible which would take his listeners 5 years to complete. Today (TTB) is aired in 100 languages and broadcast to the world every weekday. The continued success of the long running TTB program has been attributed to his oratorical abilities, folksy manner, distinctive accent, as well as his insistence on maintaining the original mission, which was to spread the Scriptures with consistency of message. Today pastors and follow-up teams in over 160 countries are using the TTB materials in serving their people’s spiritual needs. 1st December 1988 he *fell asleep in his chair and quietly passed into the presence pf his Savior. * Source TTB

Leith Anderson is president emeritus of the National Association of Evangelicals and pastor emeritus of Wooddale church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, after serving as senior pastor from 1977 - 2011. He was born in Bloomfield , N.J. in 1944 where his father, Charles William Anderson, was pastor at Brookdale Baptist church. He went to the same church as Charlene Lillian Alles. They started dating when he was 15. They married in 1965 and had 4 children. Diploma and degrees earned Moody Bible Institute, Chicago diploma Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois B.A. in Sociology Denver Seminary MD Master of divinity Fuller theological seminary DM Doctor of Ministry He also received 3 honorary doctorates. During his seminary studies he served as a youth pastor at Calvary Church, Longmont, Colorado. After graduation he became senior pastor there for the next 10 years. He continued to study and became an adjunct professor of pastoral homiletics at Denver Seminary. In 1977 he became senior pastor at Wooddale church. in suburban Minneapolis. In 1984they moved to a new building in Eden Prairie because the congregation was now in its 1000s - one of the larger churches in the state and region. While at Wooddale church he nationally syndicated radio programs ’ Faith Matters’ and ‘Faith Minute’. ’ Faith Matters’ - a 30 minute weekly program -was launched in 1997. Relaunched in 1999 as a 2 minute program ‘Faith Minute’. It can be heard in cities across America and around the world. ( Read notes of ‘Faith Matters’) Wooddale planted 9 daughter churches. Leith retired after 35 years as senior pastor on 31st December 2011. While pastoring he wrote book (20) and articles on biblical themes and taught in numerous seminary doctoral programs. He was also a frequent speaker at inter/national conferences and served on a number of boards He was interim president of Denver seminary from 1999-2000. From 2001/3 he was the interim president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) when it faced organizational stress. He filled the role again in 2006. He then became the elected president for terms extending through to 2019 when he announced his retirement from the position. As NAE president he frequently gave advice on briefs, news conferences and interviews and connected religious leaders across the USA and internationally… Priority was given to issues relating to religious freedom, immigration policies, evangelical biblical theology and values,social justice and engaging in evangelism, humanitarian services and cultural influence. He served on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith based and Neighborhood partnerships In 2019 he was named to the Founder’s Chair of World Vision International. Sources Christianity Today NAE Wooddale Church Wikipedia

Nicky and Sila Lee are the founders of the Organization Relationship Central - and umbrella organization for The Marriage Course which started in 2005. Nicholas Knyvett Lee is an English Anglican priest and author. He serves as associate vicar of Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in the Diocese of London. He studied English at Trinity College, Cambridge. He studied theology and prepared for ordination in the Church of England at Cranmer Hall, Durham. He was ordained deacon in 1985, then priest in 1986. He was curate, then associate vicar HTB, now one of the largest Anglican churches in the U.K. In 2016 he became a Prebendary at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. Aged 18 he met his wife at Swansea Docks while waiting for a ferry to Ireland. They married in 1976 and have 4 children. Nicky and Silva in 2005 designed The Marriage Course. It was designed to help couples build strong foundations, learn to communicate effectively and resolve differences. As of 2012 it has been translated into 40 languages and running in 109 countries. As of 2016 it was translated into 46 languages and running 7,000 separate courses in 127 countries. it has been adapted for the British Army. The suite of courses have now expanded to include :- The marriage preparatory Course The Parenting Children Course Te parenting Teenagers Course. As of 19th May 2020 The marriage Course is Now Free!

John Fullerton Macarthur Jr is an American pastor and author known for his internationally syndicated Christian teaching radio and television program** Grace to You. He has been the pastor/teacher of Grace Community Church (GCC) in Sun Valley, California for 51 Years (1969-2020). He notably edited the MacArthur Study Bible He is also the chancellor emeritus of The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, California and the Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, California. John was born in Los Angles on 19th June 1939. His grandfather and father were both ministers. degrees and colleges Fundamentalist Bob Jones University (FBJU) 1957 B.A. Los Angeles Pacific College (LAPC) -1959 M. Div Talbot Theological Seminary (TTS) 1963 D.D. Grace Graduate School (GGS) 1976 D.D. Talbot Theological Seminary (TTS) 1977 In 1969 after graduating from TTS he came to Grace Community Church. (GCC). The emphasis of his pulpit ministry is the careful study and verse-by-verse exposition of the Bible with special attention to the historical and grammatical background behind each passage. During the early days of his ministry the church congregation doubled in size every 2 years. In 1971 The Family Center was built. In 1977 a new Worship Center. Today GCC two morning worship services fill the 3,000 auditorium to capacity. In the week several 1000s of members participate in fellowship and training programs. 2008 av. weekly attendance 8,258. In 1969 he founded the Grace to You ministry. He is both th chairman and featured host/teacher It is a nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing and distributing John’s books, audio resources and the radio and television programs. The radio program is aired 1000 times a day. The television program is a weekly half hour slot on DirecTV in the USA. All of his 3,000 sermons are available for free on their website. ( See adverts for radio and TV) In 1985 John became president of The Master College (2016 The Master’s University) - a distinctly Christian accredited Liberal institution. In 1986 he founded The Master’s Seminary, a graduate school dedicated to training men for full-time pastoral or missionary work. He now serves as chancellor emeritus for both of them He has written 100s of study guides and books. Most notably ‘MacArthur Study Bible’ ( 1 million copies sold). (See 4th par of ‘The Master’s Seminary’ for partial list) Christianity Today acknowledged John as one of the most influential preachers of his time. Sources GCC Wikipedia

Aiden Wilson Tozer was an American Christian pastor, author, magazine editor and spiritual mentor. Aiden liked to be referred to as Tozer. He was born into poverty, he came from a tiny farming community in Western la Jose, Pennsylvania and was self educated. He taught himself what he had missed in high school and university. He was converted to Christianity as a teenager in Akron , Ohio when he overheard a street preacher say ,If you don’t know how to be saved… just call on God, saying, Lord be merciful to me a sinner.** He went up into his attic and heeded the preacher’s advice His future mother-in-law Mrs Pfautz helped him progress rapidly in the things of God. He married Ada Cecelia Pfautz and they had 7 children- 6 sons and a daughter. In 1919, 5 years after his conversion he accepted an offer to serve as pastor of his first church. This began his 44 years of ministry associated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA), a Protestant Evangelical denomination. ( C&MA read ’ Alliance World Fellowship’) He pastored in several different congregations before he became pastor of Southside Alliance Church in Chicago (1928-59). The congregation grew from 80 to 800. 100’s of people, especially nearby college students, flocked to his services. In 1941 they had to build larger facilities. His final years, 1959-63, were spent at Avenue Road Church, Toronto, Canada. Tozer was known for his sermons. Prayer was of vital importance to him. His preaching as well as his writings were extensions of his prayer life.* His lively imagination and descriptive powers gave force and vividness to his presentations. He spent hours meticulously producing sermons that could be described as being majestic and profound. He was able to express his perceptions in a beautiful simple, forceful manner. His approach to preaching captivated the congregation with superior language and phrases and his splendid voice and diction. Instead of shouting he used crisp, precise, climatic sentences. His voice was quiet but the sermon penetrated the soul* In May 1950 Tozer was elected the editor of Alliance Weekly magazine (now Alliance Life). It was a position he held until his death in 1963. From 1951-9 Tozer’s ministry enlarged when WMBI, the Moody radio station, broadcast a weekly program originating from his church study. More than 60 books bear his name. many of which were compiled after his death. At least 2 are regarded as classics The Power of God and The Knowledge of the Holy. Tozer died on12th May 1963 of a heart attackin Toronto. he was buried in Ellet Cemetery, Akron. Ohio. The simple epitaph marking his grave reads A.W. Tozer - A Man of God He had the ability to make his listeners face themselves in the light of what God was saying to them. James I. Snyder - his biographer Sources Alliance magazine Amazon WikiTree Wikipdia

Frank Ely Gaebelein was an American evangelist, educator, author, editor and the founding headmaster of The Stony Brook School (TSBS) (1922-63) in Long Island, New York. He had a great influence on a number of major Biblical publications in the l1950-1980s. He was vice-chairman of the New Scofield Reference Bible.(1954) He was the style editor for the translation committee of the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible (1968) and general editor for the Expositor’s Bible Commentary(1971-83). * He was also co- editor of Christianity Today (1963 +) Frank was born on 31st March 1899 in Mount Vernon, New York. His parents were German immigrants- his father was a noted preacher. He earned his BA from New York University in 1920 having served for the US Army in 1918. He earned his MA from Harvard University (1921) Shortly after graduating, in the Spring of 1921, he was approached by John F. Carson and Ford C. Ottman to be the headmaster at TSBS. It opened in the fall of 1922. On 13th September TSBS was inaugurated with 27 boys and 9 faculty. Frank was headmaster from 1922-63. The academic reputation of the school grew in prominence. He called the school an 'experiment in Christian education and set the mission of the school as being a rigorous college preparatory school thoroughly rooted in the Christian tradition. ( Read the notes on ‘The Stony Brook School’ ) In 1923 he married Dorothy Laura (nee Medd). They had 3 children. Besides being headmaster he also served as an ordained deacon and presbyter at the Reformed Episcopal Church. In 1954 he served as vice-chairman for Oxford University Press’s preparation of the New Scofield Reference Bible 1957 he was on the executive committee for Billy Graham’s 16 week crusade at Madison Square gardens. On retiring from TSBS in 1963 his son Donn M. Gaebelein became headmaster (1963-76). Frank joined Carl F.H. Henry as co-editor of Christianity Today. In 1968 he became involved with NI version of the Bible. 1969-72 he was director of the faculty summer seminar on faith and learning at Wheaton College, Illinois. From 1971, until his death, he was the general editor of the 12 volume *Expositor’s Bible Commentary. * He found time to write more than 20 books ( see ‘Published works’) TSBS in October 1982 dedicated their hall in his name Frank E. Gaebelein Hall. In November 1982 he underwent a double bypass surgery - he never recovered. Frank died on 19th January 1983, aged 83 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Minnesota. in November 1937 Frank reaffirmed the purpose of TSBS. The prime reason for its existence has been to *bring its students into vital contact with the Christian faith *-this was also Frank’s purpose in life. Sources used Abebooks Wikipedia Christianity Today Frank E. Gaebelein The Stony Brook School

Donald Grey Barnhouse was an American Christian preacher, pastor, theologian, radio pioneer and writer. For 33 years he was pastor of Tenth Presbyterian Church (TPC) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1927-60). In 1931 he founded Revelation magazine which was renamed Eternity in 1950 (it was closed in 1988). He may have died 60 years ago but his radio broadcasting program The Bible study Hour is still available under a new name *Dr. Barnhouse & the Bible. * Donald was born on 28th march 1895 in Watsonville, California. After graduation from high school he enrolled at the Biola Institute in 1912. He also studied at the University of Chicago and Princeton Theological Seminary. In 1917 he enlisted in the army before completing his studies at Princeton. First Lieutenant Barnhouse, was ordained in April 1918 by the Presbyterian Church of the USA. In 1927 he became pastor of TPC in Philadelphia. Under his influence (1927-60) the congregation became, and continues to be, the conservative Presbyterian church in Center City 1931 saw him publish the magazine Revelation - which contained his sermons. expositions and religious interpretations of current affairs. 1950 he founded Eternity magazine - a monthly publication - he wrote a ‘Window to the World’ column for each issue between 1931-60. He also wrote a number of books and articles, (See ‘Works’) He was a pioneer in preaching over the radio. Hie programs were taped and the program continues on the air today. In 1949 he began a weekly in-depth study of the Book of Romans- this continued until his death in 1960. Donald was married twice. He married Ruth and they had 4 children. She died of cancer in 1944 Several years later he married his second wife, Margaret who was the widow of Douglas Bell. They made their home on a farm near Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He continued to pastor at TBC, carry on his broadcasting and write. Donald died on 5th November 1960, in a Philadelphia Hospital, one month after being diagnosed with a large malignant brain tumour. His authoritative voice held my attention, his physical appearance was arresting, and his preaching was teaching of the highest intellectual order… I always marveled at the simplicity of the faith of this very intelligent and learned man C. Everett Koop, Former US Surgeon General -for 20 years a member of TBC Sources Amazon Wikipedia

Frederick Brotherton Meyer was a Baptist pastor and evangelist, born in England. He was involved in ministry and inner city mission work on both sides of the Atlantic. He was the founder of Melbourne Hall in Leicester. He also founded the South London Missionary Training College. He was president of both the National and World Sunday School Unions, and the National Union of Christian Endeavour. He wrote over 75 books and many articles. He was born in London. He attended Brighton College. In 1869 he graduated from the University of London. At Regent’s Park College he studied Theology. He was part of the Higher Life movement, or Keswick movement, and often preached at the Keswick Convention. (Read notes on* Higher Life movement) Frederick was known as a crusader against immorality. He preached against the social ills of drunkness, prostitution, unmarried mothers, and unwanted children. He was involved in the Blue Ribbon movement (prohibition). In 1870 he began his first pastorate in Pembroke Baptist Chapel in Liverpool. In 1872 he pastored at Priory Street Baptist Church in York. It was at this time he began his long life friendship with the American evangelist D.I. Moody. He introduced Moody to English churches. Victoria Road Church Leicester 1874-8 Melbourne Hall in Leicester 1878/80- 1888 And since one main object of our union is to seek to evangelise the great masses of our population which is outside the ordinary Christian agencies, we desire that each member should as far as possible engage in some branch of Christian work. 23rd September 1978 The Hall was built in 1881 under his leadership- a centre of social and evangelistic activity. (Read notes on Melbourne Hall). He spent the next 20 years between 2 churches in London. Regent’s Park Chapel in London 1888-92 and 1909-15 Christ Church CC) in London 1892-1909 and 1915-21 He saw in 2 years the congregation at CC grow from 100 to 2,000. In June 1916, with Hubert Peet, he visited British conscientious objectors in France. 42 resisting men had been forcibly deported there. 35 were to be court-martialled and formally sentenced to death. All were reprieved. His evangelical tours included South Africa and Asia. He also visited the USA and Canada several times. He wrote over 75 books - many are still in print today See’Works’ for a few titles) On his retirement he began to travel and preach at conferences and evangelical services. Aged 80 he went to North America. He died aged 81. The New York Observer described him as a man of *international fame whose services are constantly sought by churches over the wide and increasing empire of Christendom. * Frederick’s obituary in the The Daily Telegraph described him as *The Archbishop of the Free Churches. * Sources Melbourne

Alistair Begg is the senior pastor of Cleveland’s Parkside church,Ohio. It is a position he has held since 1983. He is the voice behind the Truth for Life Christian radio preaching and teaching ministry. He is also the author of several books. Alistair was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 22nd May 1952. His mother died in .1972. More spiritual progress is made through failure and tears than success and laughter He gradated from London School of Theology in 1975 and married his American wife , Susan, in the same year. They now have 3 grown-up children. He served 8 years at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh and Hamilton Baptist church in Lanarkshire in pastoral ministry In 1983 he became the senior pastor at Parkside Church near Cleveland, Ohio. He had be heard daily and weekly on his radio program True For Life. It broadcasts his sermons daily to stations across North America though 1,800 radio outlets. The teaching on Truth For Life stems from the week by week Bible teaching at Patkside Church According to Amazon he has published 69 books. ( See Amazon flier) He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals which is dedicated to return to the principles of the Protestant Reformation ( See notes on’Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals’) Alistair has been in the USA for 37 years but he apparently still has a distinctive Scottish accent. Sources used Amazon Truth For Life Wikipedia

Walter Rauschenbusch was an American theologian and Baptist pastor who taught at the Rochester Theological Seminary. He was a key figure in the Social Gospel and single tax movement that flourished during the end of the 19th/early 20th century. He was the son of a Lutheran missionary to German immigrants in the USA. He went through a youthful rebellious period but aged 17 he experienced a personal religious conversion which influenced his soul down to the depths. *I came to my father and I began to pray for help and got it * he compared it to the Prodigal son parable. After high school he went to a prep school in Germany, Gutersloh. Back in the USA he graduated from the University of Rochester in 1884 and Rochester Theological Seminary (RTS) of American Baptist Churches in 1886. 1886 he began his pastorate in the Second German Baptist Church in ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ , New York. Urban poverty and children’s funerals, led him to social activism In August 1892, with some friends, he formed a group of leading pastors, thinkers and advocates of the Social Gospel movement. They were initially called Society of Jesus, later called Brotherhood of the Kingdom. They met annually until 1915. (See notes on ‘Social Gospel’ and ‘Brotherhood of the Kingdom’) In 1897 he began teaching the New Testament at RTS in Rochester, New York. In 1902 he became professor of Church History. In 1907 he published *Christianity and the Social Crisis * which gained him recognition as a major spokesman of the Social Gospel movement in the USA. and which would influence the actions of several pastors of the Social Gospel. ( Read ‘The American Yawp Reader’) In 1917 he published A Theology for the Social Gospel which would rally the cause of the social gospel of many Protestant and evangelical churches. The doctrine of the Kingdom of God was crucial to his proposed theology of the social gospel. Walter died in Rochester on 25th July , 1918, aged 56. He is honored together with Washington Gladdon and Jacob Rus with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on 2nd July. Sources used Brtannica The Ameican Yawp Reader Wikipedia

Elaine Storkey is an English philosopher, theologian and sociologist. She is known for her lecturing, writing, broadcasting and charity work. Elaine, born in 1944, grew up in Ossett, West Yorkshire and was head girl at Ossett grammar School (now Ossett Academy), Elaine studied at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and doing postgraduate work in philosophy at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and York University, England. In 1968 she married Alan Storkey, an economist, writer and lecturer. After research on Ludwig Wittgenstein’s work her first academic post was in philosophy in Oxford University, as a tutor at Manchester College, Oxford. With her husband she then joined the faculty of the University of Stirling. They then did a period of lecturing at Calvin College, Michigan and Covenant College in Tennessee, USA. In 1986 she began broadcasting documentaries, arts, news and current affairs programmes with the BBC. For more than 20 years she was presenter on Radio 4’s Thought for The Day. She currently broadcasts on BBC Radio Ulster Sunday Sequence (See notes on both programme) Elaine has been a member of the General Synod of the Church of England (1987-2016) (See notes) Currently she is president of Fulcrum ( See notes On Fulcrum ‘Anglican think tank’) For many years she spent time teaching and writing with the Open University and presenting radio and television documentaries on gender, race and ethnicity As a result In 1991 she became the Executive Director of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) (1991-9). ( See notes About LICC) In 1997 Elaine became president of Tearfund, a Christian relief and development charity and as a result has been monitoring aid, relif and advocacy work in countries of the Global South. ( See notes of ‘Tearfund’) In 2010, with her husband Alan, they founded Restored an organization committed to advocating against violence to women. (See notes) She has taught at King’s College, London. She has been a lecturer with the Montgomery Trust since 2001. She has lectured across the world- Haiti, India, Nepal, Turkey and Ethiopia and is a prominent feminist evangelical. She continues to teach on the Christian Mind course at Oxford University. Elaine for many years wrote for The Independent, Dagen and the Church Times. Her writings have brought a biblical perspective to the feminist movement. Scars Across humanity; Understanding and overcoming Violence Against Women (2015) was widely acclaimed. The 2nd edition in 2019 won the Christianity Today Book of the Year award for Politics and public Life in the USA Her work has been recognized by Aberystwyth and Cambridge colleges where she has been given fellowships, From Princeton Theological Seminary in 2016 she was awarded the Abraham Kuyper prize for her work as a scholar, writer and journalist. A faithful servant of Christ

Nicholas Paul Wolterstorff, born 21st January 1932, is an American philosopher and theologian. He is currently Noah Porter Professor Emeritus Philosophical Theology (NPPEPT) at Yale University. In his career he has been an instructor, assistant/associate/ professor, or visiting professor, at many of the most prestigious universities in the world -from Yale to Cambridge. He is a prolific writer with wide ranging philosophical and theological interests. He helped establish the Society of Christian Philosophers and their journal Faith and Philosophy,. With Alvin Plantings and William Alston he developed Reformed Epistemology - the theory of knowledge, especially the critical study of the validity, methods and scope as it applies in religious beliefs… Degrees B.A Philosophy Calvin College, Michigan 1953 M.A. Philosophy Harvard University 1954 Ph.D. Philosophy ‘’ ‘’ 1957 He then spent a year at Cambridge University, England He has been involved in teaching/lecturing for nearly 50 years. He retired in 2002. He is now Noah Porter Emeritus professor of P&T at Yale. (See ‘Encyclopedia.com’ notes for the many universities he worked in) He has written a ‘library’ of books. ( see Bibliography) Faith an Rationality was co-authored with Plantings and Alston -this is where they expanded on Reformed epistemology. (See note) In 1987 he wroteLament of a son which recounts how he drew on his Christian faith when his 25 year old son Eric died in a mountain accident. He helped to establish the Society of Christian Philosophers (SCP) which was founded in 1978. The society is open to anyone who is interested in philosophy who considers themselves to be a Christian. The committee voted in 1982 to launch Faith and Philosophy; it appeared for the first time in January 1984. The aim of the journal is to foster the philosophical examination of religion and the Christian faith. It is supported by contributions from patrons both within and outside the society. ( See notes on ‘Faith and Philosophy’) He is a former president of the American Philosophical Association (Central District) and serves on its publication and executive committees. During his lifetime he earned a number of of Professional distinctions ( 7) and Endowed lectureships (8). (See both lists) Nicholas Wolterstorff lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with his wife Claire. Sources used Amazon Dictionary Wikipedia Yale University

Ben Witherington III is an American New Testament scholar and writer. He is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky, (1995- present), He is an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church. Ben was born on 30th December 1951 in High Point, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1974 with a B.A. in English. He holds an M.D. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-1977. He has a Ph.D. from Durham University in England -1981. 1982 ordained as a Methodist elder 1982/3 he was a faculty member of the Duke Divinity School and the High Point College. 1984-1995 he was Professor of New Testament at Ashland Theological Seminary. 1992 research fellow and member (1996) at the Robinson College, Cambridge University 1995- present Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary. Ben has presented seminars for churches, colleges and biblical meetings in 8 different countries and led tours in the Holy Lands, Italy, Greece and Turkey. He has appeared on the television channels including the History and Discovery channels. he was featured in the BBC and PBS special entitledThe Story of Jesus.** He has written over 60 books. His books *The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest were selected as top biblical studies by Christianity Today. (See ‘Selected Books’) He is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, Institute for Biblical Research and the Society for the Study of the New Testament. ( See notes) In his book Biblical Theology he shows a large coherent Biblical world view, one that progressively reveals the character and action of God. - Amazon Ben Witherington III is a prominent, current, evangelical Biblical scholar of the late20th/early 21st century. Sources Amazon Wikipedia

Richard Charles Sproul was an American Reformed theologian and ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church of America (PCA). He was the founding pastor of Saint Andrew’s Chapel. He was the founder and chairman of the Ligonier Ministries ( named after a valley just outside Pittsburgh). He was the first president of the Reformation Bible College. He was the executive editor of the magazine Tabletalk. He could also heard daily on the Renewing Your Mind radio broadcast across the USA and internationally. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a youth he was a keen supporter of both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pirates. Aged 15 he had to drop out of High school to support his family. In 1960 he married Vesta Voorhis -they had 2 children. BA from Westminster College, Pennsylvania 1961 M.Div from Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary 1964 Drs from Free University of Amsterdam 1969 PhD from Whitefield Theological Seminary 2001 He taught at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando Jackson, Mississippi Knox Theological Seminary in Ft. Lauderdale He was ordained as an elder in the United Presbyterian Church of the USA in 1965. Around 1975 he left the denomination and joined the P C A. Robert was co-pastor at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, a congregation in Sanford, Florida. He will be remembered by the church for the many ways he served the church. He was a gifted communicator, and his ability to make complex topics easy to understand was evident through his preaching of the Word of God, teaching and writings. He could he heard daily on his radio program* Renewing Your Mind.* The Ligonier Ministries (LM) began in 1971. Robert was one of the primary speakers. It has become an international Christian education ministry now located near Orlando. Tabletalk is the devotional magazine of LM. The LM would produce the statement on Biblical Inerrancy which would eventually grow into the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy. ( See information on both) He wrote over 100 books. He was a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals (ACE). ( See Notes on Ace) He suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. On 18th April, 2015 Robert suffered a stroke. On 2nd December 2017 his respiratory difficulties were exacerbated by flu. He died on the 14th December, 2017 aged 78. the greatest and most influential proponent of the recovery of Reformed theology in the last century Sources used History & Identity Ligonier Ministries Tabletalk Why reformation Bible College Exists Wikipedia

Andreas Johannes Kostenberger is an evangelical scholar, author and founder of Biblical Foundations. He is the Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MBTS). He is founding director of the Center for Biblical Studies (CBS) . He is also the editor of Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. (JETS) Andreas was born in Vienna, Austria on 2nd November 1957. He has the following degrees:- M.A. and Dr, from the Vienna University of Economics and Business 1980, 1982 M.D. at Columbia International University 1988 Dr. at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School 1993 On completion of his doctorate he became Professor of Biblical studies and Theology at Briercrest College and Seminary (1993-5). In 1996 he took a teaching post at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SBTS) as Senior Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology. Stayed at SBTS to served as director of Ph.D. studies for next 12 years . In 2007 elected to a 5 year term as Visiting Fellow at St. Edmund’s College, Cambridge. April 2018 MBTS elected him to faculty as Research Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology (2018-present. Since 2000 he has been editor of JETS a refereed theological journal published by the Evangelical Theological Society. (See notes on JETS). He has also edited other Christian commentaries and guides. Together wife his wife,Dr. Margaret, they founded in 2006 *Biblical Foundations. The mission is to help restore the biblical foundations for the family, the church and society. ( See notes for 'Biblical Foundations In 2006 he joined a round table to discuss Dan Brown’s book* The Da Vinci Code.* He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs 2010 he lectured across Europe presenting scholarly papers on various themes concerning the theology of John the apostle. He has worked as a consultant on John’s Gospel for 4 English Bible translations. He has also be consulted on the epistle John 1-3 and Revelation for* Today’s English Version* (TEV) He has authored, edited or translated close to 50 books. He has 93 works in 310 publications translated into 5 languages such as German. Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian. He is founding director of the Center for Biblical Studies at MBTS. The center *exists to engage in biblical scholarship for the church * ( See notes for CBS). Andreas met his wife Margaret in 1988 when finishing his M.A. at Columbia University. They married in December 1989. They have 4 children and currently live in Kansas City. May Andreas continue to deliver Holy Spirit inspired plenary addresses at the annual meetings of the Evangelical Theological Society and regional meetings for many years to come. Sources used Biblical foundations MBTS The Center for Biblical Studies Wikipedia

Stephen Howe Webb was a theologian and philosopher of religion best known for his work on animal rights… He is recognized for being a leader of the animal theological movement and in the field of religious rhetoric in the late20th/early 21st century. He was born on the 13th March 1961 in Indianapolis, Indiana. His local church was Eaglewood Christian Church, an evangelical church in the Restoration Movement. He wrote about his experiences there in Taking Religion to Schooland an essay *Recalling: A Theologian Remembers his Church. He changed churches several times. At college he joined the Disciples of Christ. Foe a brief time he was a Lutherian. On Easter Sunday 2007 he officially came into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Stephen graduated form Wabash College in 1983 and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago. He taught at Wabash College as Professor of Religion and Philosophy from 1988 to 2012 ( 24 years). Besides theology he also taught on Bob dylan, men and masculinity and existentialism. He also delivered lectures all over the USA (See ‘Lectures’). He was on leave from the college 2012/13 and retired early to pursue writing opportunities full-time. He was known for his scholarship and journalism on animals, vegetarianism and diet. He wrote the book On God and Dogs; A Christian Theology of compassion for Animals(1998) and has been listed as one of the leaders of the animal theological movement. (See ‘Oh God and Dog’) He co-founded the Christian Vegetarian Association (CVA) in 1999 with Nathan Braun. (See notes on CVA). Stephen also contributed to The Other Journal founded in 2003 which was to provide space for Christian graduate students to share their work in a spirit of dialogue and mutual criticism. (See notes ‘The Other Journal’) He was also known for what he called theo-acoustics or theology of sound. The Divine Voice: Christian proclamation and the Theology of Sound (2004) was named Christianity Today Top 10 Book for 2004, and the Religious Communication Association’s Book of the Year 2005. Stephen wrote about C.S. Lewis in The Chronicles of Narnia and Philosophy (2005). Dylan Redeemed: From Highwat 61 to Saved (2006) focused on Dylan’s mid-life conversion to Christianity. He also wrote many essay on the intersection of rhetoric and religion. In 2008 Andrea Lunsford lists him as a leader in the field of religious rhetoric ( the study of using language effectively). ( See ‘Bibliography’ for a list books) After a long struggle with depression Stephen committed suicide on 5th March 2016 just before his 55th birthday. He left behind the love of his life, Diane Timmerman, who he had married on 16th July 1988 and their five children. A very sad lose to his family and the Christian community. Sources used Amazon Google knygos The Indianapolis Star The Other Journal Wikipedia