Formation | 1971 |
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Founder | R. C. Sproul |
Founded at | Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
Type | Non-profit |
Headquarters | Sanford, Florida |
Chairman | W. Robert Godfrey |
President and CEO | Chris Larson |
Website | www |
Ligonier Ministries (also known as simply Ligonier) is an international Christian discipleship organization headquartered in the greater Orlando, Florida area. Ligonier was founded in 1971 by R. C. Sproul in the Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania, outside of Pittsburgh. Ligonier is distinguished by its teaching of Reformed theology.
Since the passing of Sproul in 2017, [lower-alpha 1] the primary teachers at Ligonier are its teaching fellows:
Ligonier offers undergraduate degrees through its sister organization Reformation Bible College. [2] Ligonier also offers various teaching series, along with running annual national and regional conferences. [3]
The main activities of Ligonier Ministries include the following:
In September 2015, R. C. Sproul Jr., the son of Ligonier founder R. C. Sproul, was suspended from the organization until July 1, 2016 due to his visiting the Ashley Madison website. [4] In December 2016, Sproul Jr. resigned from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College "for personal reasons." [5] It was reported the following week that the reason for his resignation was that he had recently been arrested for drunk driving with a minor passenger in his vehicle. [6]
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