In this online discussion forum, Drs. Ligon Duncan, Miles Van Pelt, Bruce Baugus, Clay Quarterman discuss the doctrine of adoption and its implications for pastoral ministry.

Dr. Bruce P. Baugus

Bruce P. Baugus (Ph.D., Calvin Theological Seminary) is Professor of Systematic Theology and Apologetics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI. Previously, he served as Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology at RTS Jackson. He is a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA).

Dr. Clayton Quarterman

Clay Quarterman (Ph.D., University of Wales) is a visiting lecturer in pastoral theology at RTS Jackson. He was a career missionary for 42 years with MTW, pastoring churches in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia before going to the field. Their team started 12 Presbyterian churches and established humanitarian and educational institutions in Ukraine. He became founding president of the Evangelical Reformed Seminary of Ukraine, where he taught practical theology for 20 years.

Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III

Ligon Duncan (MDiv, Covenant Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Edinburgh) is the Chancellor & CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary, the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, and the President of RTS Jackson. He has authored, co-authored, edited, or contributed to numerous books. You can follow him on Twitter.

Dr. Miles V. Van Pelt

Miles V. Van Pelt (Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Alan Hayes Belcher, Jr. Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages and Director of the Summer Institute for Biblical Languages at RTS Jackson. You can follow him on Twitter.