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Evangelicalism currently has an incoherent relationship with Roman Catholicism. Many evangelicals are uncertain about what Roman Catholics actually believe. Do they believe in the same Gospel, or something entirely different?

This question is important for leaders of evangelical churches and organizations and
 for hundreds of millions of evangelical believers around the world.

We are convinced, in line with the historic Protestant view, that Roman Catholicism is a severely flawed system in need of a radical biblical reformation in its basic theology and practice. Currently there is no global evangelical effort to study these topics, promote new research and share insights. This is where the Reformanda Initiative comes in.Read more…

Announcing the 2022 Year-Round Mentoring Program (YRM) on Engaging Roman Catholicism

After seeing the benefits of our first YRM program, we have decided to launch a new semester with the support of our partners at the Forum of Christian Leaders. What is the YRM? Leonardo De Chirico and the RI Team will mentor a group of 10-12 leaders with the goal of supporting, equipping, and mentoring

emerging evangelical academics who are seeking to study Roman Catholicism.

evangelical leaders and laity to better understand Roman Catholicism, including the similarities and differences between evangelicalism and Roman Catholicism.

evangelical leaders and laity in how to understand, love, and communicate the Gospel to their Roman Catholic family and friends.

Read what leaders are saying about the Reformanda Initiative

Advisory Committee

Al Barth, International Director for Europe and Africa, Redeemer Church Planting Center

Pietro Bolognesi, Professor of Systematic Theology at IFED, Padova, Italy

Lindsay Brown, International Director of the Lausanne Movement

C. Hassell Bullock, Franklin S. Dryness Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies, Wheaton College; past president of the Evangelical Theological Society

Andrew Fellows, Chairman, L’Abri Fellowship International

Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary; past president of the Evangelical Theological Society

Stefan Gustavsson, General Secretary, Swedish Evangelical Alliance

Jaume Llenas, General Secretary, Spanish Evangelical Alliance; Chairman of the Lausanne Movement in Spain

Eugene H. Merrill, Distinguished Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; past president of the Evangelical Theological Society

Augustus Nicodemus Gomes Lopes, Vice-President of Presbyterian Church of Brazil

Pablo Martinez, Former President, Spanish Evangelical Alliance

Michael Reeves, Director, Union and Senior Lecturer, Wales Evangelical School of Theology

Luder Whitlock, President Emeritus, Reformed Theological Seminary; Chairman of the Fellowship of Evangelical Seminary Presidents

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