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Biographical InformationL. Charles Jackson
Originally from Indiana (b. 1965) and a "used to be" fan of Bobby Knight, Pastor Jackson now lives with his wife, Connie, and their six children (Angela, Jessica, Lloyd, Robert, Zachariah, and Noah) in West Milton Ohio (a small town north of Dayton). Before preaching, Pastor Jackson worked in the finance business. He spent most of his pre-pastoral time working in education. After graduating in1987 from Cedarville College, a Christian liberal arts college, Pastor Jackson earned his Masters (M.A) degree in history from the University of Dayton in 1990. He then, worked for a finance company and taught part-time at the University of Dayton. During this time, he decided to pursue his desire for the gospel ministry. He did so only after receiving advice from Pastor Mike Frangipane of Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church (our mother church). Redeemer helped to send him to Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi with the proviso that he would return to help them plant an OPC church in the Dayton area if the opportunity arose. Having always had a love for the Orthodox Presbyterian, this plan suited Pastor Jackson's desires. In Jackson, MS, Pastor Jackson was a teacher at St. Paul Presbyterian Day School and Hillcrest Christian Academy for six years while attending Reformed Theological Seminary part-time. He also was an assistant pastor for Pearl Presbyterian Church in Mississippi for two years. Working part-time, full-time, and studying all the time, (and having babies most of the time) he and his growing family finally finished the seminary phase of their lives. He earned a M.A. in theological studies in 1996 from Reformed Theological Seminary. While studying in the South, he became acquainted with the writings of great southern Presbyterian theologians like James Henley Thornwell, R.L. Dabney, B.M. Palmer, John L. Girardeau and others. Not only did he develop a "healthier" perspective on the War Between the States, but he gained an appreciation for the unique contributions of southern Presbyterian theologians to Presbyterian and Reformed theology. Beyond the southern influence, Pastor Jackson has a great appreciation for the theological contributions of the late Dr. Greg Bahnsen. This appreciation is combined with a growing admiration and indebtedness to redemptive-historical theology (especially the works of Geerhardus Vos, & H.N. Ridderbos).
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