The State of Reconstruction in the Buckeye State, 1996
Ohio continues to be a place of remarkable progress for the advance of Reformed orthodoxy accented by reconstructionist distinctives. Three Ohio-based organizations—The Association of Free Reformed Churches, The Ohio Reconstruction Society, and Christian Endeavors and Reformation Bible Institute—continue to act in networking both existent Reformed and fledgling neo-Reformed churches for greater Kingdom expansion. Through theological think tanks such as the ORS, pastoral networking activity of the AFRC and theological education through CEE and RBI, these organizations act as a catalyst to transition and convert evangelicals to the pinions of Christian reconstruction.
- Jeffrey A. Ziegler
Ohio continues to be a place of remarkable progress for the advance of Reformed orthodoxy accented by reconstructionist distinctives. Three Ohio-based organizations—The Association of Free Reformed Churches, The Ohio Reconstruction Society, and Christian Endeavors and Reformation Bible Institute—continue to act in networking both existent Reformed and fledgling neo-Reformed churches for greater Kingdom expansion. Through theological think tanks such as the ORS, pastoral networking activity of the AFRC and theological education through CEE and RBI, these organizations act as a catalyst to transition and convert evangelicals to the pinions of Christian reconstruction.
In addition to the various activities listed, the ORS, AFRC, CEE and RBI and various active Reformed churches continue to sponsor conferences, and quarterly reconstruction meetings and seminars featuring some of the best speakers on reformation and reconstruction in the country. We also help to set itineraries for these speakers in Ohio thus furthering the cause of the kingdom. Speakers brought in over the last three years include Dr. R. J. Rushdoony, Rev. Joseph McAuliffe, Rev. Steve Schlissel, Rev. Andrew Sandlin, Rev. Gary DeMar, Rev. Marshall Foster and the late Dr. Greg Bahnsen. These men have given national recognition to the work of God in this state for reformation and we will continue to bring such men into Ohio to buttress this great Puritan resurgence.
Coming up, the ORS, AFRC and CEE and RBI in conjunction with Shiloh Christian Reformed Church are sponsoring the fifth annual Ohio Conference for Revival, Reformation and Reconstruction. The Ohio conference was cofounded by Rev. Andrew Sandlin and Rev. Jeffrey Ziegler in 1992, and has become a great encouragement to reconstructionists throughout the Great Lakes states. This year's conference theme is “Messiah, Lord of the Nations” and will be held on June 7 and 8. Featured speaker will be Rev. Steve Schlissel. For information please call Rev. Phillip Vollman at 216-639-8103 or write Shiloh Christian Church at P.O. Box 638 Painesville, Ohio 44077.
- Jeffrey A. Ziegler
Rev. Jeffrey A. Ziegler is founder and president of Christian Endeavors and Reformation Bible Institute. Christian Endeavors was founded in 1983 as a Christian educational organization providing theological lectures and materials to help churches across the denominational spectrum develop a comprehensive Biblical world-life-view and to reconstruct an explicitly Christian civilization. Rev. Jeff Ziegler has lectured in over 600 churches and pastors' conferences comprising 18 denominations and spanning the North American continent, Great Britain and Germany.
Reformation Bible Institute was founded in 1985 as a means to train pastors and laymen in the theological pinions of the historic Reformed Faith and Christian Reconstruction. Specifically RBI focuses on Calvinism, Theonomic Ethics (Biblical Law), Presuppositional Apologetics, Knoxian Activism, Christian History and the disciplines of Protestant political-economic social theory. Since 1985 over 500 students have passed through the halls of RBI in northeast Ohio and many others have taken courses through correspondence.
Rev. Ziegler is also co-founder and moderator of the Association of Free Reformed Churches and the Ohio Reconstruction Society. He is an author with articles appearing on a regular basis in Christian periodicals such as The Christian Statesman, The Forerunner and The Chalcedon Report. He is the editor of both the "Revival Flame" newsletter and "The Puritan Storm " homepage and is a board member of the 135-year-old National Reform Association.
In addition to ministry duties, Jeff Ziegler is president of The Continental Group, a think tank for political activism and the culmination of over twenty years of political involvement. In this capacity Ziegler has been a campaign advisor and strategist, press secretary, campaign manager and has authored numerous position papers and legislation at the local and state level. He can be contacted at 216-289-2553 or [email protected].