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13 Facts About Sinclair Ferguson

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Sinclair Buchanan Ferguson was born on 21 February 1948 and is a Scottish theologian known in Reformed Christian circles for his teaching, writing, and editorial work.

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Sinclair Ferguson has been Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary since 2017, commuting from Scotland, where he was an assistant minister at St Peter's Free Church of Scotland, Dundee.

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Sinclair Ferguson is currently a preaching associate at Trinity Church, Aberdeen.

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Sinclair Ferguson was ordained as a minister in the Church of Scotland in 1971, becoming the minister of St John's, Baltasound, the most northerly parish in Scotland, on the island of Unst, Shetland.

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Sinclair Ferguson then moved back to his native Scotland in 1997, filling the pulpit at St George's-Tron Church, Glasgow, where he served as Assistant Minister to George B Duncan, succeeding the 20-year ministry of Eric Alexander.

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In recent years, Sinclair Ferguson has become the preaching associate at Trinity Church in Aberdeen.

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Sinclair Ferguson has served as an editor with the Banner of Truth Trust.

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Sinclair Ferguson was a professor of systematic theology at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas.

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Sinclair Ferguson has held the Charles Krahe Chair for Systematic Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary.

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Sinclair Ferguson previously served as a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.

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Sinclair Ferguson serves as a Teaching Fellow for Ligonier Ministries.

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Sinclair Ferguson was born and raised in the East End of Glasgow, although his family originated from the north of Scotland.

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Sinclair Ferguson was converted to Christianity before he turned 15.