Council Members

Danny Akin Daniel L. Akin, Ph.D.

President
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

Donald Balasa Donald Balasa, J.D.

Executive Director and Legal Counsel
American Association of Medical Assistants
Chicago, IL

James Borland James Borland, Th.D.

Professor of New Testament and Theology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA

Austin Chapman Austin Chapman, M.B.A.

Retired Businessman
Minneapolis, MN

Jack Cottrell Jack Cottrell, Ph.D.

Professor of Theology
Cincinnati Christian University
Cincinnati, OH

J. Ligon Duncan III J. Ligon Duncan III, Ph.D.

Senior Pastor
First Presbyterian Church
Jackson, MS

Steve Farrar Steve Farrar, Th.D.

Founder and Chairman
Men’s Leadership Ministries
Bryan, TX

Mary Farrar, B.A.

Homemaker, Author, Speaker
Copper Canyon, TX

Wayne Grudem Wayne A. Grudem, Ph.D.

Research Professor of Bible and Theology
Phoenix Seminary
Scottsdale, AZ

Joshua Harris Joshua Harris

Pastor
Covenant Life Church
Gaithersburg, MD

Daniel Heimbach Daniel Heimbach, Ph.D.

Professor of Christian Ethics
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wake Forest, NC

H. Wayne House H. Wayne House, Th.D., J.D.

Distinguished Research Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies
Faith Evangelical Seminary, Tacoma, WA
Adjunct Professor of Law
Trinity Law School, Santa Ana, CA

Susan Hunt Susan Hunt

Pastor's Wife, Speaker, Author, Consultant to Presbyterian Church in America's Women in the Church Ministry
Marietta, GA

Elliott Johnson Elliott Johnson, Th.D.

Professor of Bible Exposition
Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas, TX

Peter Jones Peter Jones, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Christian Witness to a Pagan Planet
Scholar in Residence, Westminster Theological Seminary
Escondido, CA

Rebecca Jones Rebecca Jones, B.A.

Homemaker, Author, Editor
Escondido, CA

Mary Kassian Mary Kassian, M.C.A.O.T.

Homemaker, Author, Women's Ministry Consultant
Edmonton, AB, Canada
Distinguished Professor of Women's Studies
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY

George W. Knight III George W. Knight III, Th.D.

Adjunct Professor
Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Charlotte Extension
Charlotte, NC

C. J. Mahaney C. J. Mahaney

President
Sovereign Grace Ministries
Gaithersburg, MD

R. Albert Mohler, Jr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., Ph.D.

President
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY

Heather Moore, M.A.

Homemaker
Lutz, FL

Dorothy Patterson Dorothy Patterson, D.Min., Dr. Theol.

Homemaker; Adjunct Faculty
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Fort Worth, TX

John Piper Rev. John Piper, Dr. Theol.

Pastor
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Minneapolis, MN

James Stahr James Stahr, Th.M.

Bible Teacher and Former Editor
Interest Magazine
Wheaton, IL

theonnes.jpg K. Erik Thoennes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Theology
Talbot School of Theology, Biola University
Pastor, Grace Evangelical Free Church
La Mirada, CA

Bruce A. Ware Bruce A. Ware, Ph.D.

Professor of Christian Theology and Associate Dean, School of Theology
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville, KY