SPEAKERS
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D.P. CASSIDY and his wife Toni have been married for 29 years and are the parents of three children: Sean (20), Claire (18), and Anna (6). David has been the Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian since 2005, previously serving congregations in Kentucky and England. He was ordained in 1980 and has served as a campus evangelist, church planter, and in missionary leadership development in numerous countries throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He and Toni have been very active in pro-life ministries and Christian education, helping to launch a crisis pregnancy center, as well as a Christian School. He attended the University of Evansville in his home state of Indiana before moving to Britain to study history, literature, and theology at Oxford. Raised Lutheran, David was for many years afterwards active in charismatic churches, first encountering distinctively Reformed theology from Reformed teachers visiting those circles; men like James Jordan, RJ Rushdoony, Francis Schaeffer, and Douglas Kelly were instrumental in turning his attention to the heritage of the Reformation. Most recently David attended the Cambridge University Institute for Orthodox Studies. He is the author of 2000 Years in Two Days, Conversations on Worship, and Enter His Presence with Singing. He loves tea, fat books, good beer, sky-diving, boxing, weight training, and his beloved Chicago Cubs. Pastor Cassidy will address the history of the Orthodox Church, Vatican II and its influence, and what we can learn from these communions while promoting and defending the inheritance of the Reformation.
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JEFFREY J. MEYERS attended Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, but took three years off to teach at a Christian school in Texas. Upon graduation from Covenant Seminary ('88), he served three years as an Associate Pastor in Huntsville, Alabama, and then three years as Pastor at Covenant Presbyterian in Houston, Texas. Since coming to Providence in 1994, Jeff has earned his Master of Sacred Theology (S.T.M). Jeff is the author of The Lord's Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship. Jeff and his wife Chris give thanks for 30 years of marriage and four faithful children: Rebekah, Lauren, Julia, and Jeffrey Jr. Pastor Meyers will consider the development of true spirituality in the Reformation; the liturgical reforms of the Reformation; and offer insight into some of the factors involved in Protestants converting to the Roman Church.
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DOUGLAS J. WILSON is the pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. He is a founding board member of Logos School, a senior fellow of theology at New St. Andrews College, and he serves as an instructor at Greyfriars Hall, a ministerial training program at Christ Church. He helped to establish the Confederation of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), is the editor of Credenda Agenda, and the author of numerous books on classical Christian education, the family, the church, and the reformed faith. After serving in the U.S. Navy in the submarine service, he completed a B.A. and M.A. in philosophy and a B.A. in classical studies from the University of Idaho. Douglas and his wife Nancy have three children and a bunch of grandkids. Doug Wilson will focus on maintaining proper priorities while pursuing a true ecumenical unity; Paul’s counsels to the Roman Church as found in his epistle; and how we move forward, preserving unity while seeking continually to reform.
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