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Mississippi's Top 50 Most Influential

Ligon Duncan is the Chancellor & CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary (rts.edu), and the President and John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson.

He served as Senior Minister of the historic First Presbyterian Church (1837) in Jackson, Mississippi for 17 years (1996-2013).

He was elected the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America (2004-2005), served as President of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals from 2004-2012, and was Mississippi’s representative on the Peer Review Advisory Board (PRAB) of The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).

He studied at Furman University, Greenville, SC (BA); Covenant Theological Seminary (M.Div., MA, cum laude); and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Ph.D.).

Mississippi Top 50 is an annual list of the people who are judged to be the most influential leaders in the state. This bipartisan selection of leaders comes from the ranks of elected and appointed officials, economic development professionals, business, media and government affairs. The awards are presented by Magnolia Tribune and WJTV, and sponsored by C Spire, Atmos Energy, Mississippi Farm Bureau, Capitol Resources, and The Payne Group. Awardees were nominated through an open process. Follow MSTop50 on Twitter @MSTop50 or on Facebook to keep up with news and updates about MSTop50 winners and events.

The 8th Annual Mississippi Top 50 will be held March 12, 2025. Nominations are now open through January 15th.

Business, Culture and Media 2023