Theology Matters Conference - Oct 8-10th, 2024

Theology Matters Conference - Oct 8-10th, 2024

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Who We Are

Find out more about Theology Matters

Who we are

Theology Matters is a publication that aims to provide clear and coherent articulation of theology that is reformed according to God’s Word.

Theology Matters exists to equip and encourage, to instruct and inspire, members of the Reformed-Presbyterian family and the wider Christian community. It exists to bear witness to the truth of Jesus Christ and to demonstrate that theology does matter in that when properly understood it makes a fundamental difference in the way we think and live.

Our History

For thirty years, Theology Matters has sought "to equip the saints for the work of ministry" (Ephesians 4:12).

Since our founding in 1994, when several American mainline denominations officially supported an effort to “re-imagine” Christianity and align the church with radically progressive cultural and political movements, Theology Matters has provided an important resource for congregational leaders who have sought to think through the various theological challenges, temptations, and opportunities of our times.

Our Mission and Beliefs

THEOLOGY MATTERS because the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ matters.

For our complete statement of mission and beliefs click the button below.

Officers of the Board & Directors

Randal C. Working

President

Ph.D.
First Presbyterian Church of Lancaster, Lancaster, California
&
Acton Community Presbyterian Church, Acton, California

Richard E. Burnett

Executive Director and Managing Editor

Ph.D.
Due West, South Carolina

James C. Goodloe IV

Vice President

Ph.D.
Richmond, VA

Judith E. M. Rogers

Treasurer

MBA
Business/Finance Manager, Retired,
Chatham, New Jersey

Alan F.H. Wisdom

Secretary

M.A.
Adjunct Fellow, Institute on Religion & Democracy,
Falls Church, Virginia

Clark Remsburg

Assistant Treasurer

M.Div.
First Presbyterian Church, Orangeburg, South Carolina

Jerry Andrews

Director

Ph.D.
First Presbyterian Church,
San Diego, California

Tim Meredith

Director

M.Div.
Teaching Elder
Bristol, Virginia

Thomas A. Miller

Director

M.D.
Surgeon, Professor of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

John M. Metzger

Director

Esq.
Attorney at Law,
Cary, North Carolina

David J. Wood

Director

D.Min.
Teaching Elder,
Goochland, Virginia

Sue Cyre

Executive Director Emeritus

M.Div.
Fredericksburg, Virginia

Executive Director and Managing Editor

Dr. Richard E. Burnett

An ordained pastor, scholar, and author, Richard grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. He graduated from King College, Bristol, Tennessee and received his M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He spent a year studying at the University of Tübingen, Germany, returning to be ordained as Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Bristol, Tennessee. He later earned an S.T.M. at Yale University Divinity School, and a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Richard has authored and edited several academic books and articles and has been a Visiting Professor of Theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary, an Adjunct Professor at Gordon Conwell Seminary, and a Visiting Scholar at Princeton Theological Seminary. In 2002, he joined the faculty of Erskine Theological Seminary, where he won the Allison Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2006, was granted tenure in 2008, and served until 2016. His primary commitment, however, has always been to the church. He has served congregations in Tennessee, New Jersey, North Carolina, and South Carolina. For the last eighteen years he has taught courses in Reformed Theology and Church History in the Lay School of Theology sponsored by the PCUSA Presbyteries of South Carolina. He frequently preaches, teaches, and provides special lectures in local congregations.

He is married to Martha, the daughter of a German Lutheran pastor whom he met at a conference in Amsterdam in 1986 sponsored by the Billy Graham Association. They have four grown children.

Board of Reference

The Board of Reference is a group of individuals who endorse Theology Matters and support its vision and mission.

Dr. F. Dale Bruner
Whitworth University, retired

Rev. Dr. Andrew Dearman
Fuller Theological Seminary, TX

Dr. James R. Edwards
Whitworth University, WA

Rev. Dr. Daryl Fisher-Ogden
Dean, Abraham Lincoln University

Rev. Dr. Robert Gagnon
Houston Baptist University

Rev. Dr. Roberta Hestenes
Retired, World Vision, CA

Rev. Dr. Donald Macleod
Tyndale University College and Seminary, Toronto, Ontario

Dr. Richard Mouw
President Emeritus, Fuller Theological Seminary, CA

Dr. Mark A. Noll
University of Notre Dame, retired

Rev. Dr. Richard A. Ray
Chairman of the Board, Presbyterian Heritage Center

Mrs. Terry Schlossberg
Alexandria, VA