Basics 2024 Conference speakers
Alistair Begg
Alistair Begg has been the senior pastor of Parkside Church since 1983. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, he’s a graduate of The London School of Theology, and in addition to Sunday services at Parkside, can be heard daily on the Truth For Life radio program. Alistair and his wife, Susan, have been married since 1975, have three grown and married children, and eight grandchildren.
Rico Tice
Rico Tice is the Founder of Christianity Explored Ministries. Born in Chile before being educated in England, Rico spent a year working at a church in inner city Liverpool and then studied history at Bristol University (where he was captain of the rugby team). He went on to graduate from theological college at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Rico is a passionate evangelist and regular speaker at missions and evangelistic events around the world. He is the author of Honest Evangelism and Capturing God.
Sinclair Ferguson
Sinclair B. Ferguson is a native of Scotland and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Aberdeen. He was minister of two churches in Scotland, on the Island of Unst the most northerly of the Shetland Isles, and in St George’s-Tron, in the center of Glasgow, as well as serving in the USA at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, S.C. In addition, he was for many years Professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary in Philadelphia and at Redeemer Seminary in Dallas. He has authored around fifty books and contributed to many others. He and his wife Dorothy have been blessed with three sons and a daughter and eleven grandchildren.