Dr. John R. De Witt
Dr. John R. De Witt has been a minister for over 50 years and brings a wealth of experience and insight to the subject of pastoral ministry. He received his B.D. from Western Theological Seminary and an honorary degree of D.D. from Rhodes College. He was professor of church history and systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, from 1975-1982 and the senior minister of Second Presbyterian Church in Memphis for the following 10 years. He also was pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC. In 2009 he was the moderator of the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Dr. De Witt is the author of Jus Divinum: The Westminster Assembly and the Divine Right of Church Government, and the translator of the recently published English edition of Herman N. Ridderbos's Paul.