Tiago Oliveira has been married to Marta since 2001, and they have three boys: Rúben, David, and Tiago. Tiago and Marta were raised in Christian families and the Lord saved them at an early age. After more than a decade of serving at Igreja Evangélica Baptista da Graça in Lisbon, Portugal, Tiago moved to Mississippi for additional training to return to Portugal to continue serving as a pastor and be involved in Seminary training. Tiago now serves as the Senior Pastor at First Baptist Church of Lisbon (a church revitalization work) and leads Martin Bucer Seminary Portugal. Tiago also serves the Portuguese Bible Society as an exegetical consultant and reviser of Portugal’s most used Bible Translation.

Sherif A. Fahim is the Chair of New Testament Department at Alexandria School of Theology, Egypt and an adjunct professor at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. He holds a BTh from Alexandria School of Theology, an MAR from Moore Theological College, a ThM in Systematic Theology from Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary and a PhD in Biblical Studies from Puritan. He is the general director of El-Soora Ministries and an elder in the Presbyterian Church in Egypt. He has also a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. He lives in Alexandria with his wife Marian and three daughters: Sophia, Nelly and Naomi.

1700 years ago, pastors from every corner of the world gathered in the city of Nicea (Iznik, Türkiye) for the First Council of Nicea. These early church leaders called the council to respond to denials of the divinity of Jesus Christ.

Out of a scriptural conviction that Jesus is God, this council penned the Nicene Creed, which stands as the most widely-confessed and majestic expression of the Christian faith, underpinning the essence of the Gospel we confess.

The aim of this conference is to commemorate the heritage of the Church, to remind us of the truths proclaimed through the ages, and to exhort us to proclaim and protect the Gospel of our One Lord Jesus Christ.

Michael Reeves (PhD, King's College, London) is President of Union, leading its Publishing, School, Research, and Mission ministries. He teaches regularly worldwide and is the author of numerous books including Rejoice and Tremble, Evangelical Pharisees, Authentic Ministry, and Preaching: A God-Centred Vision.

Rev. Matthias Lohmann is pastor of the Free Evangelical Church in Munich, Germany, and chairman and founder of the German gospel partnership Evangelium21.

Mark has served as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church since 1994 and as president of 9Marks (a ministry to churches and church leaders) since its founding in 1998. He’s married to Connie and they have two adult children, both married, and one grandchild. Mark has authored a number of books, including 9 Marks of a Healthy Church.

Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III is the Chancellor & CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary and the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology. He is also currently serving as President of RTS Jackson. He served as Senior Minister of the historic First Presbyterian Church (1837) in Jackson, Miss. for 17 years (1996-2013). He is co-founder of Together for the Gospel, Senior Fellow of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (having served as both Chairman of the Board and President), and was President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals from2004-2012. Duncan served as the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (2004-2005). He studied at Furman University,Greenville, SC (BA); Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis (MDiv, MA, cum laude); and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Ph.D.). Duncan has edited,written, and contributed to numerous books. Ligon and his wife Anne reside in Jackson, Miss. They have two adult children.

Leonardo De Chirico is a pastor of the Church Breccia di Roma and lecturer in historical theology at the Istitutodi Formazione Evangelica e Documentazione in Padova, Italy. He blogs on Vatican and Roman Catholic issues from an evangelical perspective at Vatican Files. He’s director of the Reformanda Initiative, cohost of the Reformanda Initiative podcast, and author of several books, including A Christian’s Pocket Guide to the Papacy, Same Words, Different Worlds. Do Roman Catholics and Evangelicals Believe the Same Gospel?, and the forthcoming Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach.

Kevin DeYoung (PhD, University of Leicester) is senior pastor of Christ Covenant Church (PCA) in Matthews, North Carolina, and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte). He is the author of more than 20 books and a popular columnist, blogger, and podcaster. Kevin’s work can be found on clearlyreformed.org. Kevin and his wife, Trisha, have nine children.

Ken Mbugua is the lead pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya, and is the managing director at Ekklesia Afrika, a ministry that seeks to strengthen churches by providing access to theological resources. He and his wife, Arlette, have three children.

Jonas Madureira serves as Senior Pastor at Word Baptist Church in São Paulo, Brazil.He is the editorial coordinator for Edições Vida Nova and he is a professor of Philosophy at Mackenzie Presbyterian University. He is married to Juliana and has three children.

John Folmar serves as senior pastor of United Christian Church of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He holds a BA from Boston University, a JD from Duke University, and an MDiv from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He grew up in North Carolina. He has been married to Kerifor 16 years and they have three children. He enjoys reading and jogging. John desires to see Jesus Christ truly known and worshiped on the Arabian Peninsula through building healthy churches throughout the region.

Harshit Singh was raised in a Christian home in South Asia and currently serves as a pastor of an evangelical church. He lives with his wife, Malini, and four children.

Evgeny Bakhmutsky is the pastor of Russian Bible Church in Moscow, Russia. He is one of the founders of Ekklesia ministy in Russia, a catalytic fellowship for church leaders who want to see Gospel renewal of existing churches and establishment of new churches throughout Russia. In 2014, he received a doctorate from the Baptist Bible Seminary in Pennsylvania and is currently working on the second from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Bakmutsky actively involves and participates in youth, pastoral and missionary conferences both in Russia and abroad. He leads a weekly radio program “The Hour of Trends”, writes books and articles, and teaches in seminaries. He is editor-in-chief of the magazine “Christian Word”.

Eugene Low is lead teaching pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Singapore. He is married to Claire. They have two teenage sons, Zachary and Iain. A graduate of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Eugene has been in pastoral ministry since 2011. Before entering vocational gospel work, Eugene was a journalist with a Singapore newspaper.

Brooks Buser is a graduate of San Diego Christian College. After graduation Brooksworked in finance and later as the CFO for a Dutch multinational. Eventually he and his wife, Nina, felt the call to missions through the scriptures and the confirmation of their church elders. In 2003 they left for the country of Papua New Guinea and spent 13 years church planting among the Yembiyembi people. By God’s grace they were able to develop an alphabet, teach the Yembiyembi how to read and write in their own language for the first time, teach Genesis through Revelation, translate the Scriptures, disciple elders and deacons and see a strong church established among the Yembiyembi. In 2016 they returned to San Diego and the following year Brooks was named President of Radius International. He now leads their 4 campuses around the world that train missionary candidates how to church plant among the last unreached language groups on earth. Brooks holds an honorary PH.D. for his work in Linguistics and Bible Translation from his alma mater.

Augustus Nicodemus Gomes Lopes is a Presbyterian minister, theologian, professor, international conference speaker, and bestselling author. Augustus holds a BA in theology from North Presbyterian Seminary in Recife, Brazil, a ThM in New Testament from the Reformed University of Potchefstroom, South Africa, and a PhD in biblical interpretation from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is also an associate pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Santo Amaro in São Paulo.

R. Albert Mohler Jr. serves as the ninth president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Mohler is a theologian and an ordained minister, having served as pastor and staff minister of several Southern Baptist churches. He came to the presidency of Southern Seminary from service as editor of The Christian Index, the oldest of the state papers serving the Southern Baptist Convention. Dr. Mohler is a member of Third Avenue Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the author of The Gathering Storm: Secularism, Culture, and the Church, The Apostles’ Creed: Discovering Authentic Christianity in an Age of Counterfeits, The Prayer that Turns the World Upside Down, We Cannot Be Silent, The Conviction to Lead,He is Not Silent, Culture Shift: Engaging Current Issues with Timeless Truth,and Atheism Remix. He is also the general editor of the new Grace and Truth Study Bible. He is married to Mary, and they have two children, and are the proud grandparents of Benjamin, Henry, and Margaret.