SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Richard D. Phillips is Senior Minister of the historic Second Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. He is the author of forty-five books and frequently speaks at conferences on the Bible and Reformed Theology. He has been the chairman of the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology since 2000 and is series co-editor of the Reformed Expository Commentary series (P&R).
Dr. Phillips is an adjunct professor at Westminster Theological Seminary, where he serves on the Board of Trustees as chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee. He serves also on the Board of Directors of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and the Council of the Gospel Reformation Network. He has enjoyed a long association with the Rafiki Foundation and contributed extensively to the Rafiki Bible Study.
His degrees include a D. D. from Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Westminster Theological Seminary, an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B. A. from the University of Michigan.
He and his wife, Sharon, have five children and live in Greenville, SC. Rick is an avid follower of University of Michigan sports, enjoys reading historical fiction, and regularly watches Masterpiece Theatre together with his wife.
Rev Michael Brown is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and a missionary called and overseen by the Escondido United Reformed Church. He serves as pastor of Chiesa Riformata Filadelfia, a small but growing congregation located on the northwest side of Milan.
Before being called as a missionary, Rev. Michael Brown planted Christ United Reformed Church in Santee, California, where he served as pastor from 2003-2018. He is a graduate of Westminster Seminary California, and the author of numerous articles and books, including Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored. He has also been a frequent guest on the White Horse Inn podcast for many years. Pastor Mike served as the chairman both of the URCNA Study Committee on Missions and the URCNA Missions Committee.
He and his wife, Janie, have four children, three of whom are grown and live in the United States, and one (Iain) who is in high school in Milan. Pastor Mike, Janie, and Iain speak fluent Italian and love the people, culture and history of Italy. They have a passion for the gospel and feel very blessed to serve the growing church in Milan.
JON PAYNE
Rev. Dr. Jon D. Payne is a trustee of Westminster UK, and has served as senior pastor of Christ Church Presbyterian (PCA) in Charleston, South Carolina since 2013. He is the Executive Coordinator of the Gospel Reformation Network, series co-editor (w/ Joel Beeke) of the Lectio Continua Expository Commentary on the New Testament, a regular contributor to TableTalk Magazine, and author/editor of numerous books including In the Splendor of Holiness, John Owen on the Lord’s Supper, and A Faith Worth Teaching: The Heidelberg Catechism’s Enduring Heritage. He recently contributed a chapter to Dr. Ian Hamilton’s festschrift, Catholic Calvinism: A Vision for Ministry. His chapter is entitled “The Zurich Consensus: The Lord’s Supper and the Pursuit of Unity in an Age of Discord,” Rev. Payne and his wife Marla have been married for 27 years and have two adult children.
DONALD JOHN MACLEAN
Westminster’s President and Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Donald John MacLean (BSc, Heriot-Watt University; PhD, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David) is a minister of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of England and Wales (EPCEW), and serves as an elder at Cambridge Presbyterian Church, where he preaches regularly. With a background in senior leadership in the corporate finance sector, Dr MacLean also serves as a trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust and of Tyndale House, Cambridge. He edits The Presbyterian Network for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of England and Wales and is associate editor of the Banner of Truth magazine. DJ is married to Ruth and they have two children, Hannah and Jonathan.
PETER SZABO
Peter Szabo is minister of Budapest Reformed Presbyterian Church, a congregation within the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Central and Eastern Europe. Prior to taking up the call to the ministry Peter served as economic analyst to the Hungarian Ministry of Finance.
PAUL SANDULEAC
A native of Moldova, Paul Sanduleac combines a rich background in theological education, pastoral service and technology. A graduate of the Technical University of Moldova, he holds two degrees from Reformed Theological Seminary, where he served as a teaching assistant to Dr. Miles Van Pelt for four years, contributed to major Biblical Hebrew reference works, and worked in admissions and financial aid. Currently residing in Moldova as a husband and father, he serves as a minister in the International Presbyterian Church, guided by a deep love for Scripture.
JONATHAN WINCH
Jonathan joined Westminster UK as Director in 2020 after two decades of school leadership, during which he helped establish a network of Christian ethos schools across deprived areas of England’s northeast. A founding elder of All Saints Presbyterian Church, Jonathan is also an assessor elder in Presbyterian churches in Durham, Hexham and Zürich.
JULIE WINCH
Julie Winch has been married to Jonathan for 36 years, and they have been blessed with four children and eight grandchildren. A teacher by background, Julie home educated her own children; she currently supports the home education of her grandchildren and teaches French online to home-schooling families across the UK. Family, home-making, church family and hospitality take up much of her remaining time, but she also loves to run, swim and walk in the mountains.