Rev. Wes L. Bredenhof has been awarded a Doctor of Theology degree, following the successful defence of his dissertation, For the Cause of the Son of God: The Missiological Relevance of the Belgic Confession. The defence took place on April 9, 2010, and the degree was awarded by Reformation International Theological Seminary. The dissertation challenges the negative judgements of many theologians and church historians concerning the missiological relevance of the Belgic Confession. Rev. Bredenhof also examines the missiological relevance of the Belgic Confession for the twenty-first century.