Jason D. Crowder was licensed to the ministry in January 1996 and ordained in October 1998. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Mobile in December 1998, earning a BA in religion with minors in English and psychology. Crowder completed his MDiv in theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2002. He later achieved his doctorate in theological studies, concentrating on philosophical theology and apologetics, in 2011 from Columbia Evangelical Seminary. Additionally, he has completed four years of post-doctorate studies in classical and medieval philosophy at the University of the Free State. He also holds an MA by research in ancient Greek philosophy from the University of the Witwatersrand, awarded in 2024.

Crowder is the author of Philosophy, Who Needs It? A Layman’s Introduction to Philosophy. He has been published in peer-reviewed journals and has served as an editor for a peer-reviewed journal. Since 2015, Crowder has served on the boards of three Christian nonprofits in various capacities (2015-2019; 2017-present; 2025-present). He has taught various philosophy, religion, and theology courses at several institutions for nearly two decades. He and his wife, Rebekah, reside in the greater Houston metro.

Subject Areas/Current Research: Comparative and World Religions; Logic; Philosophy (with emphasis on Ancient Greek, Classical, and Medieval); Philosophy of Religion; Christian Apologetics; Reformed Epistemology; Philosophical Theology; Theology; Rhetoric and Polemics

Dan Guinn is a Covenant Theological Seminary student who has studied Francis Schaeffer’s works infrequently for 28 years, with more intensive study since 2011. While Dan accepted Christ as his savior at the young age of seven years old, in his teen years, he found himself led into problems in life due to his naivety of the world and its cultural abuses. This reality created tremendous problems, struggles, and depression. During this time, when he was looking for answers as to why the world was on the course it was on, a friend offered to disciple him. Yet, besides teaching him sound biblical theology, he also introduced him to Dr. Schaeffer’s works. Dan admits that he might not have survived this period without this transpiring. In 2011, Dan founded the website francisschaefferstudies.org, a resource for studying the works of Francis and Edith Schaeffer, built from the desire to help make Dr. Schaeffer’s thoughts and teachings more accessible for general inquiry. Dan has seen this personal ministry as a way to give back for the fruit that the works of Schaeffer have borne in his life through Christ, and yet also to help future generations, which is based on what Dan considers a biblical mandate: “Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith” (Heb. 13:7). Since that time, Dan has produced over 90 videos, written his first book and has taught multiple full-length classes on Dr. Schaeffer’s works.

Dan is also a technologist, a professional web developer/programmer/analyst, as well as a technical instructor by trade. He currently teaches the full stack of web development at a local community college and works as a professional web developer for a security firm. He uses these skill sets in his work on Francis Schaeffer Studies.

Current Research: Dan is researching Dr. Schaeffer’s principles concerning the loss of biblical truth and the impact and development of various conflicting worldviews in our day, stemming from his diagnosis of modern man adopting arbitrary absolutes. Such further involves researching the related areas of current culture, Technocracy, Transhumanism, and dystopian themes. This work is believed to follow up his first book, Truth Amidst Tension: The Practical Apologetic Methodology of Francis Schaeffer, first released in 2023.

Subject Areas: The writings of Francis and Edith Schaeffer; Francis and Edith Schaeffer History; Culture; Worldview; Apologetics; Philosophy; Cultural Arts and Humanities; Government; Dystopian Themes; Technocracy; and Transhumanism.

Darrell Stribling serves as the Associate Dean of Faculty and Operations at the Online School of Moody Bible Institute, where he also holds the inaugural position of Department Chair of Theology. He is a member of the Theology Faculty at Moody Theological Seminary and teaches undergraduate and seminary-level courses in Philosophy, Theology, and Apologetics online. Additionally, he holds the position of adjunct professor at Heartland Community College, where he instructs courses in Philosophy and Religion. Mr. Stribling's vocational ministry spans over two decades and has included diverse roles such as youth pastor, senior pastor, pastor of a ministry training and residency program, and pulpit supply preacher. He currently serves as the interim pastor for the Ancona Church of Christ.

He holds a double-major Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Management and in Christian Ministry from Lincoln Christian University. He earned a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Christian Apologetics from Lincoln Christian Seminary and a Master of Arts in Ministry Leadership from Central Christian College of the Bible. Mr. Stribling is currently a PhD student in the field of Philosophy of Religion at Southern Evangelical Seminary. Passionate about bridging the academy and the church, Mr. Stribling frequently preaches and delivers presentations on apologetics, theology, philosophy, and discipleship. He resides in central Illinois with his wife, Amanda, and their three children.

Dr. Joshua A. Pagán is the founding instructor of The Institute for Intellectual Formation & Skeptical Inquiry (Fort Wayne, IN). Prior to his current profession, he served our nation as a member of the U.S. Army Special Operations Forces (1995-2000). As an undergraduate, Josh studied philosophy at Purdue University; his graduate education was completed in theology at Concordia Theological Seminary (M.Div., 2008; Ph.D., summa cum laude, 2011). During his doctoral program, he researched problems at the intersection of science and religion at Princeton Theological Seminary (2009-11). In addition to his work at the Institute, he is also an adjunct professor and the Executive Director of Aboite Lutheran Church. He is a member of various professional societies and the author of several publications, including Paul and the Resurrection: Testing the Apostolic Testimony (2020). He and his wife, Lori, currently reside in Fort Wayne, IN. 

Subject Areas/Current Research: analytic theology, philosophy of religion, religious epistemology, Christian apologetics, Islamic Studies, integrative approaches to science and theology

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