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ACADEMIC PREPARATION

Educational Background:

• Southeastern Bible College   Lakeland, FL 1989-1992

•         Earned: B.A. (Bachelors: Bible and Pastoral Ministry; Minor in Greek)

• Reformed Theological Seminary  Maitland, FL  1992-1994

•         Earned: M.A.T.S. (Masters of Theology: Reformed Theology; Minor in Philosophy)

• Whitefield Theological Seminary  Lakeland, FL

•         Earned: Doctorate of Religion in Theology (Emphasis on Reformed Theology and History) Earned Jan., 2005

•         Earned: Ph.D. in Christian Intellectual Thought/Historical Theology, March 2006

Principal Teachers:

• Dr. Terrance Newman (SBC, New Testament)
• Dr. William Barnes (SBC, Old Testament)
• Dr. Roger Nicole (RTS, mentor)
• Dr. RC Sproul (RTS, Systematic Theology)
• Dr. Sinclair Ferguson (RTS, Systematic Theology)
• Dr. Douglas Kelly (RTS, Systematic Theology)
• Dr. John Gerstner (RTS, (Adjunct) Historical Theology)
• Dr. Reggie Kidd (RTS, New Testament)
• Dr. Alan Mawhinney (RTS, New Testament)
• Dr. Richard Pratt (RTS, Old Testament)
• Dr. Elmer Smick (RTS, Old Testament)
• Dr. Ronald Nash (RTS, Philosophy)
• Dr. Frank Farrell (RTS, Church History)
• Dr. Kenneth G. Talbot (WTS, mentor)

THESES

Master's Project

• Concentration on the Atonement
• Dissertation: A study on the relationship of the Cross and the Attributes of God
• Dissertation Title: The Continuum of God

Doctoral Projects

• DAR in Theology: Concentration on English Puritan Theology, Reformation History/Theology
• Ph.D. Dissertation: The Two Wills of God - a study in hermeneutics.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Special Honors / Distinctions

• Full Scholarship Awarded: Southeastern Bible College
• Graduated Southeastern Bible College with Honors
• Tuition Scholarship Awarded: Reformed Theological Seminary
• Graduated Reformed Theological Seminary with Distinction
• Graduated Whitefield Theological Seminary with Highest Honors - Doctorate in Religion in Theology, Jan., 2005, Ph.D. in Christian Intellectual Thought, March, 2006: Magna Cum Laude.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

Areas of Concentration

• Pastoral Ministry/Theology
• Theological/Exegetical Writing
• Biblical Studies New Testament/Old Testament
• Historical Theology
• Systematic/Biblical Theology
• Particular Expertise in Covenant Theology
• Church History
• Particular Expertise in the Reformation, and English Puritanism

Areas of Experience

• Exegesis, Teaching and Preaching
• Youth Ministry
• Pastoral Ministry
• Theological/Exegetical Research and Writing

PROFESSIONAL/PASTORAL EXPERIENCE

Professional Overview and Teaching Experience:

• Florida State Juvenile Program, Lakeland, FL                1989-1991
• Counselor to Abused children
• Pineridge Presbyterian Church,  Orlando, FL                1992-1994
• Middle School Youth Pastor
• Timeslips Corporation, Hamilton, MA 1994-1995
• Teacher/Technical Support           
• New Meadows Reformed Baptist Church Topsfield, MA 1994-1995
• Pulpit Supply
• Mount Horeb Baptist Church, Wrens, GA                   1995-1996
• Senior Pastor/Teach
• Celebration Reformed Baptist Church, Plantation, FL 1996-1998
• Senior Pastor/Teacher
• Perfection Software, Inc Sunrise, FL 1998-2000
• Teacher, Support Technician
• Emmanuel Reformed Baptist Church Boca Raton, FL 1998-2002
• Pulpit fill and Teaching Bi-weekly, 
• Adults Sunday School
• Youth Sunday School and Youth Group
• West Boca Presbyterian Church  Boca Raton, FL            2002-2003
• Teaching Weekly
• Youth Sunday School Teacher
• Adult Workshops
• Biblical Researcher for Cross TV Boca Raton, FL            2002-2004
• Biblical Researcher, Theologian
• Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church, Jan. 2004-Current
• Church Plant
• TV Producer for Public TV Programs Boca Raton, FL  2001-present
• Creative and Technical Producer for creating educational segments for the US Government’s Voice of America Network, Public Television and for CNN.

Research/Writing Experience

• Cross TV Research
• Exegetical Work and Historical Researcher
• Theological Consultant for incoming Calls by viewers
• Duties included daily exegesis of principle passages for creating WORD PICTURES, an international and national Christian program centering on Reformed Truths and Puritan works.
• Programs researched: The Sovereignty of God (16 part program), Hermeneutics (32 part program), and The Good Steward (8 part program)
• A Puritan’s Mind, Inc. (www.apuritansmind.com)
• Writing books, book reviews, articles and theological treatises on hundreds of biblical subjects.  Books include:

The Two Wills of God

A Simple Overview of Covenant Theology

Eternity Weighed in the Balance

Overcoming Lust in a Sex-Crazed World

 

 

 

• Transcribing original Puritan sermons and treatises for publication; 3 Volumes on CD completed as of April, 2004. Visit Puritan Publications for a list of current books in the process of being published.
• CD Series entitled, The Writings of A Puritan’s Mind
• Volume 1 includes: Halting Stigmatized, by Arthur Salwey; The Soul of Fasting, by Herbert Palmer; Puritan Preaching in England,
  by John Brown; A letter of Wholesome Counsel Addressed to His Brethren, by John Knox (Letter); Converting Grace, by John Preston; The Saints Security Against Seducing Spirits, by William Ames; Four Catechisms, by William Twisse; A Treatise on the Lord's Supper, by William Tyndale
• Volume 2 includes: A Practical Discourse on God's Sovereignty
  by Elisha Coles; Acts of Trent  - and their Antidote, by John Calvin; A Sermon Against Lukewarmness, by Henry Wilkinson; Helps for the Discovery of the Truth, by Thomas Cartwright; Difficulty in Reformation, by Anthony Burgess; Christ the Settlement, by Jeremy Whitaker; Self Surrender unto God, by Simeon Ashe; The Nature, Formation and Fellowship of the Church, by John Brown
• Volume 3 includes: An Admonition to Flee Relics, by John Calvin; It is I, Be Not Afraid, by John Knox; The Last Judgment, by John Welch; A Sermon on Isaiah 26, by John Knox; The Parable of the Tares, by Hugh Latimer; The Parable of the Tares by Hugh Latimer; The Day of Judgment, by Hugh Latimer; The Head of the Church by Lazarus Seaman; Communion Sermons 1-14, by Samuel Rutherford; The Trial and Triumph of Faith, by Samuel Rutherford
• Reproducing or Creating Visually Intricate Theological Charts for Teaching in Churches and Schools; they include:
• Covenant Theology
• William Perkin's Chart on Salvation
• Notes on Baptist History
• Reformation Timeline
• Timeline of English Puritans and Westminster Assembly
• The Order of Salvation
• Early Church Heresies
• Cults, World Religions and the Occult
• Theodore Beza on Salvation and Damnation
• Charts Published by A Puritan’s Mind, Inc.

FOREIGN STUDY

Missionary Work:

• Church Planting International’s 2^nd Annual Pastor’s Conference, Key Note Speaker: Lima, Peru (August, 2003)
• Topics Covering The Devotional and Practical Life of the Minister, Hermeneutics, and Homiletics
• Church Planting International’s 1^st Annual Pastor’s Conference, Key Note Speaker: Huaraz, Peru (August, 2003)
• Topics Covering Christ as Mediator, and Christian Service
• Church Planting International’s 3rd Annual Pastor’s Conference, Key Note Speaker: Lima, Peru (August, 2004)
• Topics Covering Attributes of God, and Preaching to the Glory of God

PURITAN PRESENTATIONS

Conference Presentation

• Speaker for ARTS (Advancing Reformation Truth and Spirituality) at Knox Theological Seminary (October, 2002)
• The Puritan Propagation of Theological Ideas Found in the Synod of Dordt

Workshop Presentations

• West Boca Presbyterian Church
• Workshop on: Who were the Puritans and What Did They Teach? (June, 2003)
• Available on MP3 at www.apuritansmind.com

ANNOTATIONS

• Devoted husband to Therese B. McMahon
• Ordained to the Gospel Ministry October, 1995 at New Meadows Reformed Baptist Church, Topsfield, MA, rejected this ordination years later as a result of adhering to Presbyterian Church government, and lawful ordination.
• Webmaster, Founder, and President of www.apuritansmind.com, (A Puritan’s Mind, Inc.) a site devoted to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and theology of the Puritans.
• A Puritan’s Mind houses over 1500 pages of material on the Gospel, the puritans and the Reformation.
• Webmaster and Founder of www.puritanboard.com, (The Puritanboard) an Online Reformed Discussion Group with over 700 members.
• The Administrators of this site are currently planning a Puritan Conference for the Spring of 2005.
• Transfer of Ordination to the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly, November 2005.
• Home Church – Christ Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church - Margate, FL

TEACHING/PREACHING INTERESTS

Academic Interests:

• Teaching saints and sinners about Jesus Christ where the glory of God is of chief importance.
• Appealing Subjects: New Testament or Old Testament; Systematic Theology; Church History; Historical Theology, Hermeneutics, Basic Speaking and Communication, and Homiletics; Philosophy.
• Publishing works surrounding Covenant Theology and Puritan Literature.

Research Interests:

• Continued Research in Puritan Writings for publication purposes
• Volume 4 of The Writings of A Puritans Mind is currently underway
• Publication Goals of Puritan Subjects for Academic Journals
• Continued writing for A Puritan’s Mind, Inc.

Pastoring a Christ-centered Presbyterian Church:

• Preaching
• Teaching
• Counseling
• All for the glory of God

Short Life Chronology: 

Born:
February 1
Beverly, Massachusetts

Converted through the Predestinating Electing Grace of God by the Blood of Christ His one and only Son, and empowered by the regenerating and sanctifying enablement of the Holy Spirit::
Not specifically sure; possibly at 6 years old; quite “on fire” at 19. Believed “called to ministry” at 19.

Married:
Marries Therese B., April 26, 1992
(no living children as of September 2005)

Theological Persuasion: Southern Baptist (as of 1994)
believing the Doctrines of Grace

Attended Southeastern Bible College
1989-1992 - Pursued BA in Biblical Studies; Earned BABS, September, 1992.

Attended Reformed Theological Seminary, Maitland
1992-1994 - Pursued MA in Theological Studies; Earned MATS in September, 1994.

Ordained to the Gospel Ministry
October, 1995 by New Meadows Particular Baptist Church, Topsfield, MA

Church:
Youth Pastor (While in Seminary)
Pineridge Presbyterian Church (PCA),
Metro West, FL (1992-1994)

Pastor of Mount Horeb Baptist Church (SBC) (1995-1996)
Ejected from the pulpit due to teaching the biblical doctrine of Original Sin

Pastor of Celebration Particular Baptist Church
(Reforming Baptist Church) (1996-1998)
Mission Plant Closes (previously planted by another pastor 4 years earlier) Majority of the membership not interested in continuing the mission plant, votes to close after 5 years.

Theological Persuasion:
"Particular" Baptist (as of 1992 through June 2002)

Church:
Member of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Coconut Creek, FL (Nov. 1998 to 2002) (A Particular Baptist Church)

April, 1998 Begins work on “A Puritan’s Mind” and publishes website.

Theological Persuasion:
June 2002, studies surrounding the book of Hebrews and Covenant Theology presses me to receive Covenantal Theology and Covenant Signs (Paedo-Baptism) as Scriptural.

Church Affiliation: 
October, 2007, Scholar in Residence, Christ Presbyterian Church RPCGA
Affiliated with the Reformed Presbyterian Church General Assembly

Vocation Change:
August 2001, Vocation change from Computer Technician to Associate Producer for VMT.

December 20, 2002, Cross TV Biblical Researcher part time and part time Public TV Producer.

Further Educational Training: 
● September 1, 2003: Doctorate of Religion in Theological Studies from Whitefield Theological Seminary.  Earned Doctorate in January of 2005. 
● January 1, 2005: Ph.D. in Christian Intellectual Thought from Whitefield Theological Seminary (A solidly Reformed Seminary offering European style Doctorates and graduate work; alumni - Dr. Nigel Lee, Dr. Kenneth Gentry, Dr. George Grant, and others).  Published Thesis - The Two Wills of God (Ph.D. dissertation).  Earned Ph.D. in March, 2006. 

Vocation Change:
January 1, 2004 - Full time Vice President of Program Development for Documentary Segments distributed to Public TV.
January 1, 2008, Theological Mentor/Professor for the Ph.D. Program in Puritan History and Theology at Whitefield Theological Seminary.
 

Publishing House Founded: Puritan Publications
January 2005, Mr. Matthew Black and I begin "Puritan Publications", a Reformed book house dedicated to publishing helpful Puritan and Reformed works. As of August 2008, 14 books published.

Personal/Theological Reference Letters:

Dr. Richard Pratt

Dr. Allan Mawhinney

Dr. Roger Nicole