| FIRST CONVOCATION AT RTS/NYC | | VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE | ![]()
In this video, Rev. Steve Wallace, acting director of RTS/NYC, introduces the speakers, Dr. John Hutchinson (president of Redeemer City to City (CTC)), Dr. Mark Reynolds (vice president of CTC), Dr. Ligon Duncan (chancellor & CEO of RTS), and
Dr. Tim Keller (founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and chairman of CTC). Richard Ridgway, RTS chairman of the board and Rev. Al Barth (vice president of international with CTC) followed with a prayer. Dr. Keller and Dr.
Duncan have a short dialogue at the end prior to the benediction. Watch the video here. |
| Oct. 8, 2015| Issue #180 | | | | DATES TO REMEMBER | Oct. 13 - Faculty Forum at RTSC at noon on "Critical Lessons to be Learned from Peter Enns' Book The Bible Tells Me So," with Dr. Mike Kruger, president of RTSC Oct. 14 - RTS Washington DC invites you to "Hymns, Worship, and the Christian Life" with Keith Getty at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Md, from noon to 2pm. RSVP here
Oct. 20 - Dr. Scott Swain's inaugural lecture at RTS O at 2pm
Oct. 20 - Campus Preview Day at RTSC. RSVP to admissions.charlotte@rts.edu to reserve your spot.
Nov. 4-5 - The Current Read author events at RTSO with Dr. J. Todd Billings - Click here for more info
Nov. 10 - Faculty Forum with Dr. Don Fortson on "Why Church History Matters in the Homosexuality Debate" |
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| PASTOR APPRECIATION MONTH | | There's a special day, a special week and even a special month (October) for this occasion. But, no matter when you celebrate, be sure to show, in some way, your appreciation for your pastor. It's certainly not an easy job and burnout is prevalent
these days. Your caring note or call or gift can make a difference. | | | | INAUGURAL LECTURES BY RTS FACULTY | The 2015-16 academic year will witness the delivery of four inaugural lectures at RTS Orlando to mark the appointment of Dr. Charles E. Hill as John R. Richardson Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and the promotions of Drs. James L. Coffield,
Scott K. Coupland, and Scott R. Swain to the rank of professor.
Dr. Scott Swain will lecture on "B. B. Warfield and the Biblical Doctrine of the Trinity" on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 2:00 p.m. in the Pamplin Chapel.
See the full schedule and descriptions here. | | | | CHANCELLOR SPEAKING IN MICHIGAN IN NOVEMBER | | Chancellor Ligon Duncan along with Kevin DeYoung will speak on sanctification at the two-day Magnify Conference at
University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Mich., Nov. 20-21. He will also preach at the church on Sunday morning, Nov. 22. | | | | CHANCELLOR AT 9MARKS AT SEBTS | | Watch Dr. Ligon Duncan here speak at the 9Marks conference on "Church Discipline" at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He also participated
in a panel along with Dr. Mark Dever (Capitol Hill Baptist Church), Dr. Danny Akin (president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary), Thabiti Anyabwile (Anacostia River Baptist Church), Mez McConnell (20 Schemes, Scotland), Garrett Kell (pastor, Del Ray Baptist Church) and Jonathan Leeman, moderator (9Marks) to discuss speaker messages. Check out all of the messages here if you missed them. | | | | DR. GUY WATERS REVIEWS 2 BOOKS | | Dr. Guy Waters reviewed two books on American Christianity. He begins, "When my wife and I were growing up, our mainline congregations would periodically sponsor 'Youth Sunday.'" Continue the review on 9Marks here. | | | | READ DR. SCOTT REDD'S BLOG ON 'THE NEW UTILITARIANS' | | Dr. Redd's new post begins, "In the current London Review of Books, Amia Srinivasan has a review of the book Doing Good Better: Effective Altruism and a Radical New Way to Make a Difference by William MacAskill, the Oxford philosophy lecturer and central figure in a new utilitarian movement referred to as 'effective altruism.' The newness of the new utilitarians is mostly methodological, stemming from their update of the old currency of Utils (measure of happiness) to Qalys (quality-adjusted life-years) and their painstaking practicality about what actual steps one needs to do to maximize altruism over the course of the human life." Continue the blog post here. | | | | WATCH DAVID MATHIS AT RTSO PRESIDENT'S FORUM | | RTS Orlando President Don Sweeting talks to Pastor David Mathis about the book he co-authored titled "How to Stay Christian in Seminary." He is the is executive editor of DesiringGod.org and pastor at Cities Church, Minneapolis. Watch the forum here. Watch all of the past forums here. | | | | KNOW SOMEONE BATTLING CANCER? | ![]() Dr. J. Todd Billings, author of Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer & Life in Christ will give an evening lecture Nov. 5 at RTS Orlando at 7:30 p.m. in the Pamplin Chapel. His lecture is about his battle with
cancer and how God has used it to teach him about genuine lament and genuine joy in light of God's promises. This event is part of The Current Read event. The public is invited. | | | | LISTEN TO HARRY REEDER'S CHAPEL MESSAGE AT RTS ORLANDO | | Dr. Harry Reeder recently spoke in chapel at RTS Orlando on "A Biblical Strategy to Shake the World: Church Revitalization." Listen here. | | | | READ DR. KRUGER'S NEW BLOG ON CHRISTIAN SCRIBES | | On Dr. Kruger's recent blog post, "Were Early Christian Scribes Untrained Amateurs?" he reviews a book by Michael Satlow titled How the Bible Became Holy (Yale 2014). Read the review here. | | | | VIDEO AVAILABLE FROM RTS JACKSON MISSIONS CONFERENCE | | The RTS Jackson Missions Conference was held in mid-September. Listen to the message here from Dr. Beeke, the president and professor of systematic theology
and homiletics at Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary. | | | | DR. CHAD VAN DIXHOORN PROMOTED | | Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn was promoted to chancellor’s professor of historical theology on June 1, 2015 and will also continue to have the title of associate professor of church history at RTS Washington DC. | | |
| | Bryan P. Crotts (M.Div. '03) | | Bryan Crotts, previously a teaching elder at Providence Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, NC, followed by an interim pastor position at Princeton Presbyterian church in Johnson City, Tenn., was installed as pastor at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Burlington, NC on May 3, 2015. | | | | Paul Hamilton (MAR '14) | ![]()
Paul, pictured above with his family, was ordained and installed as pastor of New Life Community Church on Sept. 6. The church meets at Beachmont Christian
Camp, Upper Level of Field House, in Kingsville, Md. | | | | Danny Iverson (M.Div. '13) | ![]()
Danny and his wife Kimberly have just launched a new blog Journeytoshalom.com where you can read all about their summer. Danny is now playing basketball and doing push
ups after his motorcycle accident. They ask for prayer "that God would raise up local leaders who feel called and compelled by God's vision for the church plant Shalom in Grove Park." They have gatherings in their home on Sunday nights for dinner,
fellowship and worship. Two men have professed faith and they are starting a baptism readiness class in October. | | | | | Josh Kitchen (M.Div. '12) | | Josh and his wife Sarah are serving in Papua New Guinea with their three children. Josh serves as a field coordinator for The Seed Company and will be traveling to the Middle East with several interns to meet with seminaries and local church
leaders to encourage more local ownership of Bible translation work. He recently traveled for the Sudest Bible dedication. | | | | | | Curtis McGown (MAC '00) | | Curtis and his wife Lisa have moved from Asia to Columbia, SC. He began his new job as executive director of Godspeed Resources Connection (GRC) on July 1, 2015. GRC was formed
in January by the merger of Missionary Resources Connection (MRC) and Godspeed Services. GRC helps Christian cross-cultural workers thrive by providing various counseling services. | | | | Kent Muhling (M.Div. '01) | | Kent and his wife Yuko (MAC '00) are serving in Japan and in January a ministry team from a church in Australia came to help them build relationships with university students. They shared a story of one student who accepted Christ and was
baptized before heading to Pennsylvania for a year-long college exchange program. They ask for prayer for her. | | | | Jesse Pirschel (M.Div. '03) | | Jesse was installed as the new pastor at Covenant Presbyterian in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Aug. 30. He and his wife Lenny have a daughter Maya, and three sons: Solomon, Silas and Israel. Read more about them in the article here from the Chattanoogan. | | | | David Stewart (M.Div. '96) | | After 11 years of ministry in Maine, David has received a call to be the pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Lake Suzy, Fla. He was installed as the pastor
on October 4. | | | | Wes Simmons (MABS '06, MAC '06) | | Wes wrote an article on ByFaith titled "Humble Evangelism: More Sharing, Less Persuading." Read the article here. | | | | Adam Viramontes (M.Div. '10) | | Adam has recently started planting a new Presbyterian Church in America congregation in Albuquerque, NM. "Mosaic Church is a church with a desire to reach the unchurched and de-churched people in the beautiful but broken city of Albuquerque. He asks
for prayer 'for the gospel to take root in our city and through our church.'" | | |
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Dr. J. Todd Billings, author of Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer & Life in Christ will give an evening lecture Nov. 5 at RTS Orlando at 7:30 p.m. in the Pamplin Chapel. His lecture is about his battle with
cancer and how God has used it to teach him about genuine lament and genuine joy in light of God's promises. This event is part of 
