Speakers

Biography

H. B. Charles Jr. began his life in pastoral ministry at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church when he was just seventeen years old. He pastored there for almost eighteen years and now is the Pastor-Teacher at the Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church of Jacksonville and Orange Park, Florida, where he has served since 2008. He is a regular conference speaker, author, and hosts The On Preaching Podcast. He is married and the father of three children.

Resources

• On Pastoring: A Short Guide to Living, Leading, and Ministering as a Pastor (Moody Publishers, 2016)

• On Preaching: Personal & Pastoral Insights for the Preparation & Practice of Preaching (Moody Publishers, 2014)

• On Worship: A Short Guide to Understanding, Participating in, and Leading Corporate Worship (Moody Publishers, 2022)

• Power in the Pulpit: How America's Most Effective Black Preachers Prepare Their Sermons (Westminster John Knox Press, 2002)

Biography

Ligon Duncan is the Chancellor/CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary and the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology. He holds degrees from Furman University (B.A. History), Covenant Theological Seminary (M.Div. and M.A. in Historical Theology), and University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. in Historical Theology). He has served in pastoral ministry for four decades in various congregations. In addition to being a professor and writer (edited or contributed to 35 books), Dr. Duncan also was instrumental in the founding of Together for the Gospel. Ligon and his wife Anne have two adult children.

Resources

• 1 & 2 Thessalonians for You: For Reading, for Feeding, for Leading (The Good Book Company, 2023)

• Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives (Crossway, 2020)

• Does God Care How We Worship? (P&R Publishing, 2020)

• High King of Heaven: Theological and Practical Perspectives on the Person and Work of Jesus (Moody Publisheres, 2018)

• When Pain Is Real and God Seems Silent: Finding Hope in the Psalms (Crossway, 2020)

• Women's Ministry in the Local Church: A Complementarian Approach (Crossway, 2006)

Biography

David serves as the lead pastor of Christ Church Chicago. He is a graduate of Wheaton College, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In addition to his pastoral ministry, David has served as Executive Director of the Charles Simeon Trust since its founding in 2001 and succeeded Kent Hughes as Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2008. He is responsible for all the work and initiatives of the Trust. He teaches in the training program, leads several workshops per year, writes training materials, raises funds, and supervises the Director of Ministries. David is married to Lisa, and they have five children.

Resources

• 1 & 2 Peter and Jude: Sharing Christ's Sufferings (Crossway, 2008)

• The Big Picture Story Bible (Crossway, 2014)

• Expositional Preaching: How We Speak God's Word Today (Crossway, 2014)

• One-to-One Bible Reading (Matthias Media, 2020)