W. Robert Godfrey

For the Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Orthodox Church, see Robert J. Godfrey. For the British composer and pianist, see Robert John Godfrey.

W. Robert Godfrey
Born1945 (1945)
NationalityAmerican
EducationGordon–Conwell Theological Seminary
Stanford University
Occupation(s)Professor, seminary president, author, minister
Notable workAn Unexpected Journey, God's Pattern for Creation, Pleasing God in Our Worship
SpouseMary Ellen
Theological work
Tradition or movementReformed
Main interestsChurch history

W. Robert Godfrey is a minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and formerly served as the third president of Westminster Seminary California. As of 2017 he is president emeritus and professor emeritus of church history. He currently is chairman of Ligonier Ministries, located in Sanford, Florida, a position he took over from the late Dr. R. C. Sproul.[1]

He has taught at Westminster Seminary California since 1981 and previously taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, as well as Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Stanford University. He is a council member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, an organization of pastors and theologians from the Baptist, Presbyterian, Reformed, Anglican, Congregational, and Lutheran church communities. He has been a speaker at many theological conferences, including those sponsored by the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, Ligonier Ministries, and the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization.[2]

Godfrey earned his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Master of Arts and PhD from Stanford University.

Godfrey grew up in Alameda, California, where his father and grandfather each served as mayor.[3][4] He was introduced to Calvinism when he was a teenager.[5] He lives in California with his wife Mary Ellen, with whom he has three grown children, who also reside in California.[6]

In 2010 a Festschrift was published in his honor. Always Reformed: Essays in Honor of W. Robert Godfrey included contributions from R. Scott Clark, Sinclair B. Ferguson, D. G. Hart, Michael S. Horton, Richard A. Muller, R. C. Sproul, and David VanDrunen.

  1. ^ "W. Robert Godfrey | Resources from Ligonier Ministries".
  2. ^ Dr. W. Robert Godfrey, retrieved November 29, 2012
  3. ^ "An interview with W. Robert Godfrey". Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  4. ^ McDonough, Susan (August 11, 2004). "Island mourns the death of 'Mr. Alameda'". East Bay Times. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference journey was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ W. Robert Godfrey Biography (PDF), retrieved May 22, 2018