Kevin DeYoung, moderator of the 52nd General Assembly, has selected the elders to serve on the Ad Interim Study Committee on Christian Nationalism. The committee will consist of three teaching elders, four ruling elders, and two advisory members.

The committee members are David Strain, Drew Martin, James Wood, Paul McNulty, Lance Kinzer, Steve Dowling, and Jay Green. Advisory members are Scott Swain and Allen Guelzo.

“I truly believe this committee is going to render a profound service to the PCA and to the wider church,” DeYoung said.

David Strain is a teaching elder and senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi. He was ordained to the ministry in the Free Church of Scotland, and previously served as pastor in London, England, and Columbus, Mississippi.

Drew Martin is a PCA teaching elder and associate professor of systematic theology at Covenant Theological Seminary. He is most recently the author of “Grimké on the Christian Life.” He previously planted West Charlotte Church at Freedom in Charlotte, North Carolina.

James Wood is a PCA teaching elder serving as associate professor of religion and theology at Redeemer University in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada. He previously worked as an associate editor at First Things Magazine and as a pastor at Grace and Peace Austin (PCA) in Austin, Texas.

Paul McNulty is a PCA ruling elder who recently concluded his tenure as president of Grove City College in Grove City, Pennsylvania. A lawyer by training, he served as chief counsel during the Clinton impeachment, chief prosecutor for the September 11 investigations, and chief operating officer for the U.S. Department of Justice.

Lance Kinzer is a ruling elder at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Overland Park, Kansas. He is a former member of the Kansas State House of Representatives and a member of the Kansas Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Steve Dowling is a ruling elder at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Auburn, Alabama. He also served as moderator of the PCA’s 51st General Assembly. 

Jay Green is a professor of history at Covenant College and a ruling elder at St. Elmo Presbyterian Church. His training is in American religious history, and he has developed courses in American urban and immigration history, along with the history of the modern Middle East.

Scott Swain is the James Woodrow Hassell Professor of Systematic Theology and president of Reformed Theological Seminary Orlando. He is also a PCA teaching elder. According to DeYoung, “Scott has been studying the theological contours of this issue and will make an invaluable contribution.”

Allen Guelzo has recently been appointed a professor of humanities at the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida. Previously, he served as the Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar and director of the James Madison Program’s Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship at Princeton University. 

Overture 47, which the Assembly approved, gives the study committee instructions “to study the relationship between Christian Nationalism, Ethno-Nationalism, and related teachings. Further, the committee shall advise on whether these teachings and formulations are in conformity with the system of doctrine taught in the Westminster Standards or where they may diverge from the system of doctrine.”

This committee is entirely funded by designated contributions. Checks can be mailed to the PCA Administrative Committee, 1700 North Brown, Suite 105, Lawrenceville, GA, 30043. Please note “Christian Nationalism Study Committee ” in the memo line. Online contributions can be made using the Christian Nationalism menu option. For questions regarding contributions, call 678-825-1000.