Sola Gratia Ministries Staff

"But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;"
--From Peter's Epistle to the elect pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.

C. Ryan Jenkins

Chris is an ordained baptist minister and a Ph.D. student in New Testament Exegesis at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in Deerfield, Illinois. His testimony is an incredible story of God's grace in the life of a lost sinner. Chris founded the Ministry in 1997 initially as a personal ministry of evangelism, and has slowly built the ministry into a hub of online Evangelism, Christian theology, and Apologetics. Chris' sole passion in life is the study of the Triune God through His inspired Word. If you are interested, you may read some of the theological papers he has written. His current research interests include studying Jewish Background material of the Second Temple period (i.e., OT Apocryphal & Pseudepigraphical books, and the Sedarim and tractates of the Mishnah, Talmud, and Tosephta), developing an "Apostolic Hermeneutic" that is normative for Christian interpretation (derived from an analysis of intra-testamental exegesis, i.e., the use of the OT in the NT), and philosophical hermeneutics (particularly an exploration of the utility of applying speech-act theory to understanding biblical revelation).

Epistemologically, he is a soft/moderate (i.e., non-classical) foundationalist (as all sentient-communicative creatures are), and he is willing to admit it, even if many in the academy will not (ironically, it is this denied foundational truth which provides the necessary precondition for such individuals to even begin to understand, organize, communicate, and interpret the particular truths they encounter in concrete experience). Although appreciative of his dispensational heritage, and the insights offered by advocates of the so-called "New Covenant Theology," Chris believes that redemptive history is best read through the lens of a classically covenantal framework. Chris, his wife Laura, and their sons Christopher Jr. and Calvin Nicholas currently live in Central Illinois.

C. Ryan Jenkins,
Founder; Ministry Apologist
B.S., Illinois State University
M.A., The Master's College
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
Reliance@solagratia.org

Ryan Koehl

Ryan is an Assistant State's Attorney in Lake County, Illinois. The passion of Ryan's life is to glorify God by making known the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a world of lost sinners who so desperately need His grace. To that end, he sees his primary role in Christ's Church as one of evangelism. However, he recognizes the futility of evangelistic efforts apart from discipleship in biblical doctrine. Therefore, he is equally committed to the study of theology and apologetics in order to be fully equipped to fulfill the ministry to which God has called him. Recognizing the evangelistic and theological opportunities, he joined Sola Gratia Ministries in August, 1999. In serving as ministry legal Counsel and Associate Staff Apologist, he intends to use apologetics to strengthen the Christian faith of other believers and as a tool of evangelism. Finally, Ryan is deeply troubled by the shallow nature of modern-day Christianity. Therefore, he is especially committed to reminding visitors of this ministry that genuine repentance is a necessary element of saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Ryan and his wife Michelle currently live in Mundelein, Illinois.

Ryan Koehl,
Ministry Legal Counsel; Associate Staff Apologist
B.S., Illinois State University
J.D., The University of Illinois
Nomikos@solagratia.org

Chris Kuhn

Chris is the teaching pastor for Faith Community Bible Church in Fortuna California. Chris began his pursuit of intense theological study at the Master's College in 1998, graduating with a B.A. in Bible Exposition in 1999 (2 Tim. 2:15). Shortly thereafter, he began further theological training at the Master's Seminary, where he graduated with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree. He is currently pursuing an M.A. in Biblical Counseling at the Master's College, a degree that he hopes to complete in 2005. Chris' goal with the ministry of apologetics is to clearly demonstrate to the unbelieving world that the Bible has the answers, either specifically, or in principle, to every question of life (1 Peter 3:15). Chris' principle motivation in answering various theological questions, refuting false doctrine, and discussing various theological issues, emanates from a personal conviction of his personal responsibility to edify believers (Col. 1:28) and to present the truth of God's Word to unbelievers. Chris gives thanks and praise to God for this unique ministry opportunity, and he looks forward to dialoguing with those whom the Lord's providence directs to him. If you are interested, you may read some of the theological papers he has written. Chris, his wife Bryce, and their daughter Grace currently live in Fortuna California.

Chris Kuhn,
Staff Apologist
B.A., The Master's College
M.A. (in progress), The Master's College
M.Div., The Master's Seminary
Shepherd@solagratia.org

Earl Rolley

Earl is currently a student at The Master's College in Santa Clarita, CA, and the Firewall Cognizant Design Engineer for Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, CA. He laments the intellectual laziness and relativistic reasoning that is so blatantly characteristic of our contemporary Society. Having repeatedly witnessed the debilitating effects of this unfortunate situation, Earl has an intense desire to know God's Word more intimately so that he might be better equipped to give an answer to all whom ask the reason for the hope that is in him (1 Pet 3:15). Therefore, Earl is committed to discipleship as a responsibility of every true believer, and he is as equally committed to the absolute and sole sufficiency of Scripture. "As iron sharpens iron," we mature Christians must disciple those who are less so in order to produce saints who are skilled and equipped to defend the light in a dark and dying world. That is the vision that Earl has and he is committed to achieving it by integrating his skills in information technology with his understanding of theology. Earl and his family currently live in Castaic, California.

Earl Rolley,
Director of Ministry Information Systems; Associate Staff Apologist
A.A., Heartland Community College
B.A. (in progress), The Master's College
Spurgeon@solagratia.org

Camden Bucey

Camden currently works for Caterpillar, Inc. as a web developer. His passion lies in presuppositional apologetics in the Van Tillian tradition and consequently, he has a zeal for defending the faith over and against the "wisdom" of man. Camden is a MDiv student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA and is currently taking courses via correspondence. Camden and his wife Erica currently live in Central Illinois.

Camden Bucey,
Web Developer; Associate Staff Apologist
B.S., Bradley University
M.B.A., Bradley University
M.Div. (in progress), Westminster Theological Seminary
defensorfidei@solagratia.org