Robert S. Rayburn
Robert S. Rayburn (born August 8, 1950[1]) is an American pastor and theologian. He is the pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, a PCA church in Tacoma, Washington, and stated clerk of the Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest.[2] Rayburn studied at Covenant College, Covenant Theological Seminary, and the University of Aberdeen.
Rayburn has been described as "the modern patriarch of covenant succession thinking,"[3] for his essay "The Presbyterian Doctrines of Covenant Children, Covenant Nurture and Covenant Succession".[4] He was also the author of the PCA minority report in favor of paedocommunion.[5]
He is the son of Robert G. Rayburn, the founder of Covenant College and Covenant Theological Seminary.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "On the Ministry of Robert S. Rayburn". Faith Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Robert Rayburn". Ligonier Ministries. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Wikner, Benjamin K. (2004). "Introduction". To You and Your Children: Examining the Biblical Doctrine of Covenant Succession. Canon Press. p. xix.
- ^ Rayburn, Robert S. (1996). "The Presbyterian Doctrines of Covenant Children, Covenant Nurture and Covenant Succession". Presbyterion. 22 (2): 76–112. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Rayburn, Robert S. "Report of the Ad-Interim Committee to Study the Question of Paedocommunion" (PDF). PCA Historical Center. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ^ "In Memory of Mrs. La Verne Rayburn". Covenant College. Retrieved 24 August 2015.