2013 Ministry Update

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Dear Ministry Supporter, I AM PLEASED to update you on the Lord’s work through

Ligonier Ministries as we declare the holiness of God around the world.

By His grace, God is working great things as we stand with you to reach the ends of the earth with the gospel.

By all accounts, 2013 is shaping up to be a banner year for outreach.

Internationally, we co-sponsored conferences in the United Kingdom in September, located a new partner in Brazil to make Ligonier resources available in Portuguese, and have continued working with friends to distribute Reformed teaching in Chinese and Spanish. A new church history podcast, more courses for Ligonier Connect, and eighty new stations for Renewing Your Mind have all borne fruit both domestically and internationally. In May we graduated the first class of Reformation Bible College, an institution made possible by gifts to our capital campaign totaling nearly $10.9 million from Ligonier supporters.

Lord willing, we look forward to further ministry expansion in 2014.

Thank you for your faithfulness and for joining with us to help the church around the world.

In Christ,

R.C. Sproul Founder

Added a digital edition for iPad, Android

Ligon

and Kindle tablets, offered free to print subscribers.

Continue to deliver more than 80,000 issues

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to 57 countries each month.

Launched Blueprint, a way for churches, schools, missionaries, and families to use Connect to provide online Christian education. Expanding of course offerings, with more than 45 courses now available.

Audience is growing rapidly, with more than 13,000 students in 70+ countries and territories.

Released five new books by Stephen Nichols, Steven Lawson, Douglas Bond, Anthony Carter, and R.C. Sproul, and three new booklets in the Crucial Questions series by R.C. Sproul. Plus, released free eBooks of the entire Crucial Questions booklet series.

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Added Dr. Stephen Nichols as a Ligonier teaching fellow and launched his new weekly podcast.

5 Minutes in Church History takes a break from the present to explore the past, examining the people, events, places that have shaped the story of Christianity.

Expanded our relationship with a large, Midwestern broadcaster, to reach potential listeners across its 89 station network. Also added several stations completely sponsored by ministry supporters and churches, while taking steps to optimize the network, which reaches over 100 million potential listeners.

Over 24,000 Ministry Partners enabled Ligonier Ministries to provide sound biblical teaching to thousands across the world, fueling an interest in Reformed theology and the holiness of God.

Reformation Bible College welcomed our third—and largest—incoming class, celebrated our first graduating class, began offering online courses, and added new faculty members. Ligonier Academy also conferred our first D. Min. degrees.

Hosted National Conference in Orlando, FL and Fall Conference in Sanford, FL, and partnered with OnePassion in launching The Institute for Expository Preaching and hosting two regional conferences in London and Cambridge, UK. Also welcomed students on three study tours—a Caribbean cruise and two British Reformation Tours.

Has grown rapidly after launching in August 2012, reaching well over 115,000 through app downloads and listeners on the web. Added new broadcast partners and are reaching a new, younger audience with solid, Reformed Christian teaching.

REFNET LISTENERS IN 143 COUNTRIES

TABLETALK SUBSCRIBERS IN 57 COUNTRIES

RBC STUDENTS FROM 25 STATES

RYM BROADCAST IN 49 STATES

CONNECT STUDENTS IN 70+ COUNTRIES

WHAT ’S ah ead INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH

REFNET

Work with a trusted partner in Brazil to

Continue to expand this unique

translate books, social media and teaching

internet radio resource while providing

series into Portuguese; distributing

opportunities for our audience—much

thousands of R.C. Sproul’s “Crucial

of whom are new to Ligonier—to be

Questions” booklets during the 2014 World

connected to other resources we offer. Lay

Cup and 2016 Olympics.

the foundation for RefNet to complement terrestrial radio.

DIGITAL RESOURCES

Planning to release BibleQ, a new app for iPhone, iPad and Android devices, offering a Bible quiz along with a Tabletalk trial subscription.

In China, publish books in Mandarin through government-issued ISBN numbers while serving partners in need of resources.

Hoping to send staff for short visits to establish and deepen relationships.

Visit the UK in order to reach agreements to launch Renewing Your Mind broadcasts and for wider product distribution of books and teaching series there.

Proactively offer Ligonier Connect to international ministries and missionaries.

TABLETALK

Continue to refine the digital edition of the magazine with enhanced content.

REFORMATION BIBLE COLLEGE

Celebrate its second graduating class and fourth incoming class. Grow the number of students served through online courses.

Continue to recruit and promote so students who desire what RBC offers are

CONFERENCES AND TOURS

able to apply and enroll.

Teach in-depth biblical and theological truth from respected Reformed pastors and

HERE WE STAND

scholars.

With thanks to God for meeting its initial goals (establishing the new Reformation

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Bible College and campus space), introduce

Orlando, FL, March 13-15, 2014

phase II of this capital campaign: to

Overcoming the World: Being a

become debt-free on the Sanford, FL

Christian in a Post-Christian

property and build the infrastructure

Culture

necessary for ministry growth on campus and outreach around the world.

STUDY CRUISE Alaska, May 30-June 6, 2014

REFORMATION TRUST PUBLISHING

Knowing Scripture

Release six new titles, including Everyone’s a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic

REGIONAL CONFERENCE

Theology and a new children’s book,

Seattle, WA, June 6-7, 2014

The Knight’s Map, by Dr. R.C. Sproul, and

Overcoming the World: Being a

The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield

Christian in a Post-Christian

by Dr. Steven J. Lawson.

Culture

TEACHING FELLOWS

Grow the cohort of five teaching fellows to six, to ensure Ligonier’s legacy of trustworthy Christian teaching continues for the next generation.