The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration

The Drafting Committee

John N. Akers John Ankerberg John Armstrong D.A. Carson Keith Davy Maxie Dunnam Timothy George Scott Hafemann Erwin Lutzer Harold Myra David Neff Thomas Oden J.I. Packer R.C. Sproul John Woodbridge

Confirmed Endorsing Committee (as of May 19, 1999)

Eric Alexander C. Fitzsimmons Allison Bill Anderson J. Kerby Anderson Don Argue Kay Arthur Myron S. Augsburger Theodore Baehr Joel Belz Henri Blocher Donald G. Bloesch Scott Bolinder John Bolt Gerald Bray Bill Bright Harold O.J. Brown Stephen Brown George Brushaber David Cerullo Peter Cha Daniel R. Chamberlain Bryan Chapell David K. Clark Edmund Clowney Robert Coleman Chuck Colson Clyde Cook Lane T. Dennis David S. Dockery Stuart Epperson James Erickson Tony Evans Jerry Falwell Sinclair Ferguson Dwight Gibson Wayne Grudem Stan N. Gundry Brandt Gustavson Corkie Haan Mimi Haddad Ben Haden B. Sam Hart Bob Hawkins, Jr. Wendell Hawley Jack W. Hayford Stephen A. Hayner Jim Henry Roberta Hestenes Oswald Hoffman R. Kent Hughes Bill Hybels Kay Cole James David Jeremiah Arthur P. Johnston Howard Jones Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Kenneth Kantzer D. James Kennedy Jay Kesler In Ho Koh Woodrow Kroll Beverly LaHaye Tim LaHaye Richard Land Richard G. Lee A. Duane Litfin Crawford Loritts Max Lucado John MacArthur Marlin Maddoux Bill McCartney David Melvin Jesse Miranda Beth Moore Peter C. Moore T.M. Moore Richard J. Mouw Thomas J. Nettles Roger Nicole Luis Palau Earl R. Palmer Hee Min Park Phillip Porter Paul Pressler Ray Pritchard Robert Ricker Pat Robertson John Rodgers Adrian Rogers Doug Ross Joseph F. Ryan John Scott David Short Ronald J. Sider Russell Spittler James J. Stamoolis Charles F. Stanley Brian Stiller John Stott Joseph Stowell Stephen Strang Charles Swindoll Joni Eareckson Tada Thomas E. Trask Augustin B. Vencer, Jr. Paul L. Walker John F. Walvoord Raleigh Washington Greg Waybright David F. Wells Luder Whitlock Bruce H. Wilkinson David K. Winter Ravi Zacharias

Evangelical Christian leaders who wish to add their names to the endorsing committee should write to the Committee on Evangelical Unity in the Gospel, P.O. Box 5551, Glendale Heights, IL 60139-5551.

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