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Robert S. Rayburn (born August 8, 1950) is an American pastor and theologian. He was the pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, a PCA church in Tacoma, Washington, and served as the stated clerk of the Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest. Rayburn studied at Covenant College, Covenant Theological Seminary, and the University of Aberdeen.

Rayburn has been described as "the modern patriarch of covenant succession thinking," for his essay "The Presbyterian Doctrines of Covenant Children, Covenant Nurture and Covenant Succession". He was also the author of the PCA minority report in favor of paedocommunion.

He is the son of Robert G. Rayburn, the founder of Covenant College and Covenant Theological Seminary.

References

1. "On the Ministry of Robert S. Rayburn". Faith Presbyterian Church. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
2. "Robert Rayburn". Ligonier Ministries. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
3. Wikner, Benjamin K. (2004). "Introduction". To You and Your Children: Examining the Biblical Doctrine of Covenant Succession. Canon Press. p. xix.
4. Rayburn, Robert S. (1996). "The Presbyterian Doctrines of Covenant Children, Covenant Nurture and Covenant Succession". Presbyterion. 22 (2): 76–112. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
5. Rayburn, Robert S. "Report of the Ad-Interim Committee to Study the Question of Paedocommunion" (PDF). PCA Historical Center. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
6. "In Memory of Mrs. La Verne Rayburn". Covenant College. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

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• American Calvinist and Reformed theologians
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