Robert G. Rayburn
Robert G. Rayburn | |
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Born | Newton, Kansas, US | January 14, 1915
Died | January 5, 1990 | (aged 74)
Children | 4, including Robert S. Rayburn & Bentley Rayburn |
Parent(s) | James Chalmers Rayburn, Sr. |
Relatives | Jim Rayburn (brother) |
Robert Gibson Rayburn (January 14, 1915 – January 5, 1990[1]) was an American pastor and college president.
Personal life
Rayburn was born in Newton, Kansas, to James Chalmers Rayburn, Sr. (an evangelist for the Presbyterian Church[2]), and Elna Beck Rayburn. Robert was one of four sons. His oldest brother, James, also a Presbyterian minister, would go on to found the Christian organization Young Life in 1941.
Rayburn studied at
Ministry
Rayburn served as president of
Rayburn wrote O Come Let Us Worship in 1980, in which he "sought to reintroduce evangelicalism to its history and liturgy."[6] According to Bryan Chapell, Rayburn "became the vanguard" of "modern integrative liturgies", anticipating the work of Robert E. Webber, Thomas C. Oden, and Hughes Oliphant Old.[6]
The chapel on the campus of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis is named in honor of its founding president.
Rayburn College, in Manipur, India, is named after him.[7]
Rayburn had four children, including Robert S. Rayburn and Bentley Rayburn.[8]
References
- ^ "Robert G Rayburn". PCA Historical Center. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "On the Ministry of Robert S. Rayburn". Faith Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Robert Gibson Rayburn Papers". Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "College Church History". College Church. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Our History". Covenant College. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780801036408. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "History". Rayburn College. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "In Memory of Mrs. La Verne Rayburn". Covenant College. Retrieved 24 August 2015.