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Kevin DeYoung
Born

Kevin Lee DeYoung


(1977-06-23) June 23, 1977 (age 47)
EducationB.A. Hope College, 1999
M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2002
Ph.D. University of Leicester, 2019
SpouseTrisha
Children9
ChurchChrist Covenant Church (Matthews, North Carolina)
OrdainedPresbyterian Church in America
Websiteclearlyreformed.org

Kevin Lee DeYoung (born June 23, 1977) is an American Reformed theologian, pastor and author. He is currently the senior pastor at Christ Covenant Church, in Matthews, North Carolina.[1] The church he previously pastored, University Reformed Church (East Lansing, Michigan), shifted to the Presbyterian Church in America in March 2015 after having been a member of the Reformed Church in America.[2]

Presently, DeYoung is a member of The Gospel Coalition's Council.[3] He also contributes articles to various other evangelical organizations, such as World, 9Marks, and Desiring God.[4]

Early life[edit]

DeYoung was born in South Holland, Illinois, and largely grew up in Jenison, Michigan, where his parents Lee and Sheri DeYoung worked for Words of Hope, an international media ministry based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[5] Both of his grandfathers were from Dutch Reformed backgrounds.[6]

Education[edit]

DeYoung graduated from Hope College in Michigan in 1999[7] and then received his M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts in 2002.[8] He completed a Ph.D. in Early Modern History focusing on the theology of John Witherspoon at the University of Leicester (John Coffey served as his adviser), successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis on January 10, 2019.[9]

Career[edit]

DeYoung first served as a pastor at First Reformed ChurchinOrange City, Iowa. From August 2004 to June 2017 he served as senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, near Michigan State University.

DeYoung has authored or co-authored many books and articles; his book Why We're Not Emergent (co-authored with Ted Kluck) won the 2009 Christianity Today book award.[10] His book Why We Love the Church (also co-authored with Ted Kluck) won the 2010 Christianity Today Book Award and Leadership Journal Golden Canon Book Award.[10] Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem was awarded the 2014 Christian Book of the Year by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).[11]

DeYoung is a member of The Gospel Coalition Council with John Piper and others.[12][13]

He has been a keynote speaker to at conferences including Together for the Gospel, The Gospel Coalition, Shepherd’s Conference, and many more.

DeYoung joined the faculty at Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte in 2017 as an Assistant Professor. On June 1, 2021, he was promoted to Associate Professor of Systematic Theology.[14]

Written works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "A Time to Weep, And a Time to Laugh". June 21, 2017.
  • ^ "University Reformed Church votes Again to Leave the RCA and Join the PCA". The Gospel Coalition. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  • ^ "The Gospel Coalition Council". The Gospel Coalition. July 10, 2017.
  • ^ DeYoung, Kevin (March 7, 2022). "A New (Old) Blog". The Gospel Coalition. Archived from the original on May 3, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  • ^ *Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be (2008)
  • ^ Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will (2009)
  • ^ http://cms.hope.edu/pr/pressreleases/content/view/full/826 [dead link]
  • ^ "Summer 2021" (PDF).
  • ^ "Congratulations to Dr. Kevin DeYoung". 28 January 2019.
  • ^ a b "Book Awards". www.welovethechurch.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25.
  • ^ http://www.ecpa.org/news/170682/Christian-Book-Award-WINNERS-reflect-new-scholarship--glimpses-of-grace.htm (accessed June 10, 2014)
  • ^ http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/about/ (accessed February 9, 2013)
  • ^ "Kevin DeYoung - University Reformed Church". www.universityreformedchurch.org. Archived from the original on 2016-09-21.
  • ^ "Dr. Kevin DeYoung Promoted to Associate Professor of Systematic Theology". 20 May 2021.
  • ^ DeYoung, Kevin (2011). Why Our Church Switched to the ESV (PDF) (Free ebook download at TheRedBrickChurch.org ed.). Crossway.
  • ^ DeYoung, Kevin (2011). Why Our Church Switched to the ESV (PDF) (Free ebook download at Crossway's Blog ed.). Crossway.
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