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 for its teaching of Reformed theology. Since the passing of Sproul in 2017, the primary teachers at Ligonier are its teaching fellows:

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, W. Robert Godfrey, Steven Lawson, Stephen Nichols, Burk Parsons, and Derek Thomas. Ligonier publish the ''

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'', along with books written by Sproul and other evangelical theologians. Ligonier offer undergraduate degrees through its sister organization Reformation Bible College. Ligonier also offer various teaching series, along with running annual national and regional conferences.

Primary activities

The main activities of Ligonier Ministries include the following: * Producing ''Renewing Your Mind'', a daily radio and Internet broadcast wherein Sproul and others teach systematic theology, Reformed theology, and the

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* Publishing a monthly magazine called ''Tabletalk'' () * Selling and distributing music, audiobook, video and print materials by Sproul,

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, and others * RefNet (Reformation Network) internet radio * Ligonier Connect online classes for lay people * Reformation Bible College * Holding conferences in Orlando and, in smaller form, elsewhere around the United States and internationally. * Educational Church History Tours to the United Kingdom, Europe and Cruises to the Caribbean and Alaska that combines the cruise with Christian teaching

Controversies

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. In December 2016, Sproul Jr. resigned from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Bible College "for personal reasons." 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.

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