Kevin DeYoung

Kevin DeYoung (lahir 1977) adalah seorang teolog dan penulis Reformed dari Amerika. Saat ini ia adalah gembala sidang di Christ Covenant Church, di Matthews, North Carolina.   Gereja yang sebelumnya ia gembalakan, University Reformed Church (East Lansing, Michigan), berpindah ke Gereja Presbiterian di Amerika (PCA) pada bulan Maret 2015 setelah sebelumnya menjadi anggota Gereja Reformed di Amerika (RCA).

DeYoung adalah anggota dewan The Gospel Coalition. Dia juga menyumbangkan artikel untuk berbagai organisasi injili lainnya, seperti World, 9Marks, dan Desiring God.

 Kehidupan awal 
DeYoung lahir di South Holland, Illinois, dan sebagian besar dibesarkan di Jenison, Michigan, tempat orang tuanya, Lee dan Sheri DeYoung, bekerja di Words of Hope - sebuah pelayanan media internasional yang berpusat di Grand Rapids, Michigan.Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be (2008) Kedua kakeknya berasal dari latar belakang Reformed Belanda.Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will (2009)

 Pendidikan 
DeYoung lulus dengan predikat summa cum laude dari Hope College di Michigan pada tahun 1999   dan kemudian menerima gelar M.Div. dari Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary di Massachusetts pada tahun 2002. Ia menyelesaikan gelar Ph.D. dalam bidang Sejarah Modern Awal yang berfokus pada teologi John Witherspoon di University of Leicester (John Coffey menjadi pembimbingnya), dan berhasil mempertahankan tesis Ph.D. nya pada tanggal 10 Januari 2019.

 Karier 
DeYoung pertama kali melayani sebagai pendeta di First Reformed Church di Orange City, Iowa. Dari Agustus 2004 hingga Juni 2017, ia melayani sebagai pendeta senior di University Reformed Church di East Lansing, Michigan, dekat Michigan State University.

DeYoung telah menulis atau ikut menulis banyak buku dan artikel. Bukunya yang berjudul Why We're Not Emerging (ditulis bersama dengan Ted Kluck) memenangkan penghargaan buku Christianity Today tahun 2009.   Bukunya Why We Love the Church (juga ditulis bersama dengan Ted Kluck) memenangkan penghargaan buku penghargaan buku Christianity Today tahun 2010 dan Leadership Journal Golden Canon Book Award.  Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem dianugerahi sebagai Buku Kristen Terbaik Tahun 2014 oleh Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA).http://www.ecpa.org/news/170682/Christian-Book-Award-WINNERS-reflect-new-scholarship--glimpses-of-grace.htm (accessed June 10, 2014)

DeYoung adalah anggota Dewan The Gospel Coalition bersama Tim Keller, John Piper, dan lainnya.http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/about/  (accessed February 9, 2013)  

Dia telah menjadi pembicara utama di berbagai konferensi termasuk Together for the Gospel, The Gospel Coalition, Shepherd's Conference, dan masih banyak lagi.

DeYoung bergabung dengan fakultas di Reformed Theological Seminary Charlotte pada tahun 2017 sebagai Asisten Profesor. Pada tanggal 1 Juni 2021, ia diangkat menjadi Profesor Madya Teologi Sistematika.

 Karya Tulis 

 Freedom and Boundaries: A Pastoral Primer on the Role of Women in the Church (2006)
 Why We're Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be, co-authored with Ted Kluck (2008)
 Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion, co-authored with Ted Kluck (2009)
 Just Do Something: A Liberating Approach to Finding God's Will (2009)
 The Good News We Almost Forgot: Rediscovering the Gospel in a 16th Century Catechism (2010)
 Why Our Church Switched to the ESV (2011), 31-page booklet
 What Is the Mission of the Church?: Making Sense of Social Justice, Shalom, and the Great Commission, co-authored with Greg Gilbert (2011)
 Don't Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day (The Gospel Coalition) (2011)
 The Holy Spirit (The Gospel Coalition Booklets) (2011)
 The Hole in Our Holiness: Filling the Gap between Gospel Passion and the Pursuit of Godliness (2012)
 The Gospel as Center: Renewing Our Faith and Reforming Our Ministry Practices (The Gospel Coalition) (2012)
 Crazy Busy: A (Mercifully) Short Book about a (Really) Big Problem (2013)
 Acting the Miracle: God's Work and Ours in the Mystery of Sanctification (contributed) (2013)
 Taking God At His Word: Why the Bible Is Knowable, Necessary, and Enough, and What That Means for You and Me (April, 2014)
 What Does the Bible Really Teach about Homosexuality? (April, 2015)
 The Biggest Story: How the Snake Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden, illustrated by Don Clark (August 2015)
 The Art of Turning: From Sin to Christ for a Joyfully Clear Conscience (Juni, 2017)
 The Biggest Story ABC, illustrated by Don Clark (Agustus, 2017)
 Acts: A Visual Guide, illustrated by Chris Ranson (Mei, 2018)
 The Ten Commandments: What They Mean, Why They Matter, and Why We Should Obey Them (Foundational Tools for Our Faith) (Oktober, 2018)
 Grace Defined and Defended: What a 400-Year-Old Confession Teaches Us about Sin, Salvation, and the Sovereignty of God (April, 2019)
 The Religious Formation of John Witherspoon: Calvinism, Evangelicalism, and the Scottish Enlightenment (February, 2020)
 Men and Women in the Church: A Short, Biblical, Practical Introduction (April, 2021)
 The Biggest Story Bible Storybook, illustrated by Don Clark (March, 2022)
 The Lord's Prayer: Learning from Jesus on What, Why, and How to Pray, (Mei, 2022)
 Justification and Regeneration: Practical Writings on Saving Faith, notes on the original John Witherspoon-authored text (Mei, 2022)

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