G3 Pre-Conference

Richard D. Phillips is Senior Minister of the historic Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC.  He is the author of forty-five books and frequently speaks at conferences on the Bible and Reformed Theology.  He has been the chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology since 2000, is series co-editor of the Reformed Expository Commentary series (P&R), and is the the author of "The Masculine Mandate: God's Calling to Men."

Dr. Phillips is an adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he serves on the Board of Trustees as chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee.  He serves also on the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and the Council of the Gospel Reformation Network.  He has enjoyed a long association with the Rafiki Foundation and contributed extensively to the Rafiki Bible Study.

His degrees include a D. D. from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B. A. from the University of Michigan.

He and his wife, Sharon, have five children and live in Greenville, SC.  Rick is an avid follower of University of Michigan sports, enjoys reading historical fiction, and regularly watches Masterpiece Theatre together with his wife.

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Mike Riccardi serves as the Pastor of Local Outreach Ministries at Grace Community Church, which includes overseeing Fundamentals of the Faith classes, eight foreign language outreach Bible studies, and evangelism in nearby jails, rehab centers, and in the local neighborhood. Mike earned his BA in Italian and his MEd in Foreign Language from Rutgers University, and his MDiv, ThM, and PhD from The Master’s Seminary, where he also serves as Assistant Professor of Theology. He has the privilege of serving alongside Phil Johnson as co-pastor of the GraceLife fellowship group at Grace Church. Mike and his wife, Janna, have two sons and two daughters.

Rev. Dr. Jonathan. L. Master (PhD, University of Aberdeen) serves as President of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Master served in pastoral ministry in several congregations in Maryland and Pennsylvania, and subsequently as Dean and Professor of Theology at Cairn University near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has taught for numerous other institutions including Westminster Seminary (UK) and Edinburgh Theological Seminary. Dr. Master is the author and editor of books including A Question of Consensus: The Doctrine of Assurance After the Westminster Confession (Fortress Press, 2015), The God We Worship (P&R, 2016), On Reforming Worship (Covenant Publications, 2018), Growing in Grace (Banner of Truth, 2020), Reformed Theology (P&R, 2023), and You Must Be Born Again (P&R, 2024). He contributes regularly to a variety of periodicals, including Tabletalk Magazine. Dr. Master serves on the Executive Council of the Gospel Reformation Network, as well as on the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, where he hosts the “Theology on the Go” podcast for the Alliance with James Dolezal.