CURRICULUM VITAE
Clay Jones
P.O. Box 2852, Mission Viejo, CA 92690
Doctor of Ministry, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2003
Master of Divinity, American Christian Theological Seminary, 1981
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, California State University, 1977
Ratio Christi, 2011 to present
Chairman of the Board (2015 to present)
Board member and then chairman of the board. Provide leadership to the board, take responsibility for the board’s composition and development, ensure proper information for the board, plan and conduct board meetings, get directors involved in board work, ensure the board focuses on key tasks, get directors involved in the board’s work, work with executive committee to oversee the CEO’s goals and job performance, support the CEO.
Biola University, 2004 to present
Visiting Scholar, Talbot School of Theology, (2020 to present)
Associate Professor, Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics Program, (2010 to present)
Courses: Introduction to Christian Apologetics; Apologetics Research and Writing; In Defense of the Resurrection; Why God Allows Evil
Seminars: Why God Allows Evil; The Reliability of the New Testament; In Defense of the Resurrection; Crusades, Slavery, Nazi Christians, and the Oppression of Women; C. S. Lewis; Postmodernism; Holiness; The Glory of Eternal Life
Contend for Truth, 1994 to 2002
Executive Director and Radio Host
Co-host and then host of a weekly, call-in talk radio program nationally syndicated through the USA Radio Network. Debated representatives from many backgrounds and organizations including George Regas, former rector of All Saints Episcopal Church; panentheist John Cobb, Jr. (twice); a professor of Buddhism; Jamal Badawi, head of the Islamic Information Institute; a Muslim cleric; Church of Scientology minister Lee Holzinger; Mormons; Jehovah’s Witness Greg Stafford; Dallas Blanchard from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice; Bruce Friedrich of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (twice); a euthanasia advocate; a representative from the Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Rep. Loretta Sanchez; KFI talk show host Bill Handle (on the problem of evil), hyper-preterist talk show host Ken Davies; UCI professor Joseph McKenna (on the problem of evil); and gay rights advocate Jimmy Creech, the chairman of the board of SoulForce. Debated Bruce Ware, R. C. Sproul, Jr. and Robert Morey on determinism; R. Scott Clark on limited atonement; and a KJV only advocate.
Simon Greenleaf University (now Trinity Law School), 1993 to 1995
Chief Executive Officer
Assumed the responsibilities of the office of president for non-profit graduate school offering degrees in law, Christian apologetics and international human rights. Managed all operations and budget. Formed a Board of Advisors consisting of community leaders and recruited trustees. Taught chapels and apologetic seminars. Managed successful merger with Trinity International University.
Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Anaheim, 1981 to 1984
Associate Pastor
Assistant director of small groups. Director of benevolence. Director of youth and singles ministries. Trained church leadership in counseling and homiletics. Wrote seminar & training material. On church staff during formation of Vineyard movement.
Melodyland High School, 1978 to 1981
Teacher and substitute teacher
Taught Bible; Logic and Apologetics.
Speaker/Teacher, 1977 to present
Churches, retreats, schools, and other forums throughout the United States and in Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, London.
- Ratio Christi: Director, 2011 to 2015
- Calvary Chapel of San Juan Capistrano: Elder, 2006-2007
- Simon Greenleaf University: Trustee, 1992-1996
- Rotary, Anaheim: Director, program chairman, 1995-1996
- Concept 7: Foster parent trainer, 1988 to 1994
(present and past)
- Evangelical Theological Society
- Evangelical Philosophical Society
- International Society of Christian Apologetics
- Christian Legal Society
- Christian Management Association
- Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It
Harvest House, (2020) - “If God Exists, Why Is there Evil”
The Harvest Handbook of Apologetics, Harvest House, (2018) - Why Does God Allows Evil? Compelling Answers for Life’s Toughest Questions
Harvest House, (2017) - “Evangelizing the Cultural Christian”
Christian Research Journal, (January, 2017) - www.clayjones.net
Personal blog, (2010 to present) - “Why Did God Let that Child Die?”
Christian Research Journal, (February, 2015) - “Apologetics Resource of the Year”
Outreach Magazine, (February, 2015) - “Apologetics Resource of the Year”
Outreach Magazine, (February, 2014) - “The Folly of Answering Distracting Atheistic Arguments”
Christian Research Journal, (August, 2013) - “Apologetics Resource of the Year”
Outreach Magazine, (January, 2013) - “Sci-fi, Free will, and the Problem of Evil”
Christian Research Journal, (September, 2012) - “The Bibliographical Test Updated”
Christian Research Journal, (May, 2012) - “Original Sin: It’s Importance and Fairness”
Christian Research Journal, (November, 2011) - “9/11: Are We All Moral Monsters?”
Patheos, (September 2011) - “Theodicy”
Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) - “Evil”
Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) - “Suffering”
Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012) - “What Is the Unpardonable Sin?”
Christian Research Journal, (September, 2011) - “Atlas Shrugged Movie Review”
Christian Research Journal, (June, 2011) - “Atlas Shrugged – You Shouldn’t!” Op-ed.
Christian Post, (May 2011) - Prepared Defense: Concise Christian Apologetic Answers on CD ROM
WORDsearch Corporation (2005, version 2: 2011) - “Killing the Canaanites: A Response to the New Atheist’s ‘Divine Genocide’ Claims”
Christian Research Journal, (November, 2010) - “We Don’t Hate Sin so We Don’t Understand What Happened to the Canaanites: An Addendum to ‘Divine Genocide’ Arguments”
Philosophia Christi, (Spring 2009) - The Great Doctrines of the Christian Faith Course Guide
Authored this college level course guide for the International Bible Institute, a distance learning institution (2004) - “Societally Incorrect: Believing Enough In Absolute Truth To Actually Argue For It”
Wireless Age Magazine (January 2001).
- “Eternal Punishment Is a Necessary Deterrent”
Presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society (2019) - “Immortality and Mortality Projects
Presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society (2018) - “Earthly Family Is Foremost an Analogy of Heavenly Relationships”
Presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (2015) - “The Bibliographical Test Revisited”
Presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (2011) - “Christians Don’t Take Human Evil Seriously so We Don’t Understand Why We Suffer”
Presented at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (2009).