Ernest Reisinger

Over the past 50 years ‘Ernie’ was a leading figure in the revival of Reformation theology and Puritan literature. He held a unique place in assisting the reform of churches, the support of theological seminaries, the formation of conferences, and the teaching and giving of books to young pastors. Through his effective witness and warm personal guidance Mr. Reisinger has been a spiritual father to thousands.

After his ordination in 1971, in which Dr. Cornelius VanTil participated, he served as pastor to churches in Islamorada and North Pompano in Florida, USA. These were Southern Baptist churches, and, by the 1980’s he was playing a leading role in working for the recovery of the doctrines of grace, in that denomination. He demonstrated that this was a recovery, not an introduction, by directing the reprinting of James Boyce’s Abstract of Theology. To the last he remained the Associate Editor of The founders’ Journal: Committed to Historic Southern Baptist Principles. Nonetheless his instincts always remained genuinely ‘catholic’, and few men can have been welcomed to the pulpits of so many denominations.