Ron Davis
Founder & CEO
Dr. Ron Davis has been in ministry for thirty plus years. He has served as a Christian School educator, College Administrator, College Professor, Director of Student Life, Associate Pastor, and Executive Pastor. His passion has always been to serve young people of almost any age with a special emphasis on older high school, college age, and single professionals. He has a unique ability to understand and connect with the people in these categories and has a passion to see them grow in their faith, overcome the intellectual and cultural attacks on their faith, and engage the culture with the gospel. He has been married for thirty-two years to Kristi and has two daughters, Emilee and Alyssa.
Ron has a MDiv in Professional Ministries and a PhD in Theology and Apologetics from Liberty University School of Divinity. His dissertation is entitled, "Help for the Emotional Religious Doubter: Divine Revelation as an Epistemic Axiom and Its Significance Upon the Implementation of Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)." You can access a copy here: Dr. Davis' Dissertation
Ben Shaw
President
Dr. Ben Shaw has been working with Dr. Gary R. Habermas for over a decade doing philosophical, historical, and theological research while also publishing multiple works together. Additionally, part of his responsibilities was to minister to various people who had questions about Christianity: disciples, doubters, and skeptics. Dr. Shaw has authored or co-authored over two dozen publications (see below) and has given presentations at conferences (AAR, etc.) and universities (UVA, etc.). He has taught at Liberty University and Colorado Christian University. Currently, working on a book manuscript on NT reliability with Intervarsity Press.
While pursuing his academic work, Ben worked in the insurance industry and eventually became the company's Vice President of Marketing and Development. He has also obtained a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He has been married to Rachel for 14 years. She trains jiu jitsu with him and they have three children (Brooks, Halle, and Banks). He is passionate about discipleship as he grew up in S. Florida and desired to know more about God, but found it difficult to find people who could help disciple him.
Ben has an MA in Religious Studies and a PhD in Theology and Apologetics from Liberty University. The title of his MA thesis is, “Jesus’ Resurrection: A Historical Inquiry.” His PhD dissertation sought to integrate a number of disciplines as evidenced by its title: “Philosophy of History, Historical Jesus Studies, and Miracles: Three Roadblocks to Resurrection Research.” You access can these and many other of his publications – for free – here.
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