Dr. Joe Boot

Rev. Dr. Joseph Boot (M.A., Ph.D.) is a Christian thinker and cultural apologist, Founder and President of the Ezra Institute for Contemporary Christianity. He is adjunct instructor for culture and apologetics at Bryan College, Tennessee. He also served as founding pastor of Westminster Chapel, Toronto for 14 years.

Now resident home in Great Britain, Joseph has worked in the fields of Christian apologetics, worldview education and church leadership for over twenty-five years on both sides of the Atlantic. He has spoken and guest lectured globally at numerous university events, seminaries, churches, colleges, and conferences. He regularly addresses pastors and Christian leaders as well as academic, medical, legal, and political professionals and has publicly debated leading atheistic thinkers and philosophers in Canada and the United States.

Joseph did his undergraduate studies in Theology (Birmingham Christian College, U.K), earned his Master’s degree in Mission Theology with a dissertation focused on Christian cultural philosophy and apologetics (University of Manchester U.K), and holds a PhD in Christian Intellectual Thought (Whitefield Theological Seminary, Florida, USA). Joe’s apologetic works include Searching for Truth (Crossway), Why I Still Believe (Baker), and How Then Shall We Answer (New Wine). His most noted contributions to Christian thought are systematic works of Christian cultural apologetics and philosophy elucidating the biblical worldview as it relates to the Christian’s calling in the world, including The Mission of God (Wilberforce Publications/Ezra Press) and his latest work, Ruler of Kings (Wilberforce Publications). Other recent volumes developing a cultural apologetic include, Gospel Culture and Gospel Witness (Ezra Press) which serve as an introduction to a scriptural worldview and a Christian philosophy of culture.

Joe is a Senior Fellow for the cultural and apologetics think-tank truthXchange in Southern California; is Senior Fellow of cultural philosophy for the California-based Center for Cultural Leadership; and is senior Fellow for Wilberforce Academy and public theology at Christian Concern in London, UK. In 2011 he was recognized by Toronto’s Centre for Mentorship and Theological Reflection as ‘Best Preacher Apologist’ for his contribution to apologetic and expository preaching. Joe is general editor of the Ezra Institute’s journal, Jubilee, and was founding chancellor of Westminster Classical Christian Academy in Toronto. Joe is married to Jenny and they have three adult children.

Jason king

Jason King has served in full-time ministry for more than twenty-five years. He graduated from International Bible College in 2002 and has preached and trained leaders in over seventeen nations, including a prior season as a missionary in England. He loves the local church and has given himself to building healthy congregations and sending workers into the harvest.

Jason recently resigned as pastor of Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada, Colorado, to follow God’s call back to the United Kingdom. On November 12, he and his wife Sheryl will relocate to the UK to equip believers for ministry and missions and to help lead a church-planting effort aimed at gospel growth across the nation. His ministry experience includes youth, worship, missions, men’s, and teaching pastor roles, which formed a clear pastoral instinct and a strong commitment to preaching God’s Word with clarity and conviction.

Jason is married to Sheryl, and they have two children, Seth and Ellie.

Ben Bufkin

Pastor Ben Bufkin was born in Louisiana and grew up in several states as his family traveled in ministry. He is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute. He pastors Living Word Church in Houma, LA.

Ben’s driving passion is expositional preaching. He aims for the clear, unapologetic proclamation of the gospel. He works to equip ministers to preach the Word effectively, with sound doctrine, bold truth, and real application.

Ben is married to Estelle, and they have four children, Joel, Eliana, Raegan, and Lincoln.