President of Westminster Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Newcastle upon Tyne, England

Dr. Ian Hamilton is president of The Paton Society, which seeks to present Reformed churches with the challenge of reaching the 3200 unreached language groups with the gospel. He also teaches historical theology at Westminster Seminary UK and serves on the board at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He is author of many books, including Words from the Cross, Our Heavenly Shepherd, and a commentary on Ephesians in The Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on the New Testament.

Senior Pastor-Teacher, Countryside Bible Church, Southlake, Texas

Before coming to Countryside, he was the Managing Director of Grace to You in California and served at Grace Community Church as Senior Associate Pastor and personal assistant to John MacArthur. Tom was an adjunct faculty member at The Master’s University and Seminary and currently serves as a faculty member and Dean of The Master’s Seminary Dallas Distance Location. In addition, he is actively involved internationally in training pastors in expository preaching. He contributed to the MacArthur Study Bible and has authored several books, including A Biblical Case for Cessationism and A Biblical View of Abortion. His teaching ministry is featured on The Word Unleashed which is one of our partners here.

President, XL Ministries

The Lord graciously opened my eyes to the truth of Scripture when I was thirteen years old. As a young adult, I began serving the Lord in Youth Ministry. During my first few years of ministry, I recognized the need for churches to take a much more active role in training men for ministry. Brian Murphy and Chris Riser were both youth pastors at the time and they were instrumental in the formation of XL Ministries. In our first few years, we focused solely on training Youth Pastors. In the subsequent years, we all moved into different areas of ministry. As a result, we began training men in all areas of pastoral ministry. Today, I live in the mountains of Southern Colorado with my wife, Pam. I work full-time for XL Ministries, and it is our delight to provide training and resources for churches who want to take an active role in training elders. We also help churches establish intensive 2–3-year internships for training both pastors and missionaries.

Chief Executive Officer, XL Ministries

I have been involved in full-time ministry since 1984. The Lord Jesus in His providence brought me to Himself when I was in the 8th grade (1979) through a classmate and my youth pastor, named Rocky Wyatt. Yep, Rocky and I go way back. During my four decades in ministry, I have served as a Youth Pastor, Executive Pastor, Lead Pastor, and Church Planter. I have a heart to preach and shepherd Christ’s flock. I also have a passion to train church leaders and to see missionaries sent out well to the places where Christ has not yet been named. I had the privilege of helping start XL Ministries with Rocky and Chris Riser, and now have been full-time with XL since 2022.

Pastor, Grace Community Church, Maryville, Tennessee

The greatest thing that has ever happened to me is the work of God to bring me to salvation! I was not raised in a Christian home and so the salvation of my parents when I was seven years old had a radical impact on the course of my life. When I was ten I realized that I never put my faith and trust in Christ alone. When I was in the tenth grade I felt a very strong desire from the Lord to pursue youth ministry and devoted my life to that task. As a result, I have been actively involved in ministry to teens and adults since 1985. By the Lord’s grace I have had the privilege of serving in a variety of churches and ministries. I served as pastor to junior and senior high youth at Cape Bible Chapel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri from 1992 — 2001, when I left to attend Master’s Seminary in Los Angeles, CA. At the completion of seminary in 2004, God moved my family to Maryville, TN, where I am currently the teaching pastor at Grace Community Church.