| GIVING TUESDAY | | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1ST | | | ![]() Giving Tuesday is a global initiative dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. It is a simple idea with an enormous impact. We want to challenge you to find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to join us in this celebration and new tradition of generosity as we give to RTS and further our impact. Make a gift to RTS online at www.rts.edu/give Make sure to share on Twitter how you are reaching out on #GIVINGTUESDAY. |
| November 11, 2015 | Issue #182 | | | | DATES TO REMEMBER | Nov. 4-5 - The Current Read event with Dr. Todd Billings was held at RTSO
Nov. 10 - Faculty Forum at RTSC with Dr. Don Fortson on "Why Church History Matters in the Homosexuality Debate:
Nov. 10-12 - John Reed Miller Lectures with Dr. Conrad Mbewe on "Pastoral Preaching: Building a People for God."
Nov. 20-21 - Magnify Conference with Ligon Duncan and Kevin DeYoung, East Lansing, MI
Nov. 24 - Inaugural Academic Lecture by Jim Coffield at RTSO
Nov. 26-27 - Thanksgiving Holiday at all RTS campuses. |
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| THEOLOGY OF WORK SEMINAR | ![]() RTS alumnus, Orlando Rivera will be speaking for an RTS Orlando sponsored seminar on The Theology of Work Saturday, January 23, 2016, 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m. The TOW Seminar is a hands-on interactive experience that will help the participants apply biblical, theological, historical, and cultural understanding to their workplace. The TOW Seminar will also provide tools for pastors to help equip their congregation members to be witnesses in the context of their 9 to 5 jobs. Case-studies, workplace testimonies and group discussion will be used in the seminar.
Dr. Rivera has a Ph.D. from Regent University, a M.Div. from RTS Orlando and a MBA from Rollins College, Winter Park, FL. He is currently Assistant Professor and Department Head of Pastoral Ministry at Nyack College, NY. | | | | DR CURRID WRITES NEW COMMENTARY ON ECCLESIASTIES | "Ecclesiastes: A Quest for Meaning"
Leading Old Testament scholar Dr. John Currid, the Carl W. McMurray Professor of Old Testament, brings a fresh approach to a book that seems to draw a lot of comment of the wrong kind.There is no book in the Old Testament that is as maligned and criticized as the book of Ecclesiastes. However, when the reader properly understands the argument in the book, he will be led to joy and filled with adoration for God. | | | | RTS CHANCELLOR TO SPEAK AT MAGNIFY CONFERENCE | ![]()
Dr. Ligon Duncan will speak at the Magnify Conference at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, MI., on Nov. 20-21. He is joined by Pastor Kevin DeYoung of URC. They will speak on the topic of sanctification. | | | | WATCH THE PRESIDENTS FORUM WITH DR. KEN SANDE | | Dr. Don Sweeting interviews Dr. Ken Sande, author and founder of Peacemakers and RW360 at RTS Orlando. They discussed "Building Healthy Relationships." Watch the video here. | | | | INAUGURAL ACADEMIC LECTURE WITH DR. COFFIELD | ![]() On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Dr. James L. Coffield will be giving the third lecture, in a series of Inaugural Academic Lectures, at 2:00pm in the Pamplin Chapel on the Orlando campus. He will be sharing on current issues in Christian counseling as well as discussing the evolving landscape of Christian counseling as a whole. With the new emphasis on neuropsychology and changing cultural standards, the field of Christian soul care is trying to more clearly define itself. These lectures are open to the public, and you may invite guests. | | | | PREDESTINATION AND FREE WILL | ![]() Dr. Howard Griffith explores the question of how one can be predestined by God while still maintaining one's free will.
"If I have a free will, how can God have predestined me? Wasn't faith my choice?" Our conscious experience is that we make choices without coercion. Reformed theology does not question this freedom, but it does invite us to dig deeper.
To read the entire article click here. | | | | THE FIVE DISTINCTIVES OF RTS WITH DR. LIGON DUNCAN | ![]() Chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary, Dr. Ligon Duncan explains the five distinctives of RTS and why they are important. They are Biblical Fidelity, Reformed Theology, Confessional Integrity, Evangelical Identity and Winsome Community.
You may watch the video by clicking here. | | READ THE BLOG POST BY DR. SCOTT REDD
PAUL'S SEMINARY EPISTLES | ![]() RTS Washington President, Dr. Scott Redd, is featured as a guest blogger for Acts 29, a global church planting network. In this article Dr. Redd refers to Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus as "Seminary Epistles". He highlights the importance of these teachings in the training and equipping of young pastors. Dr. Redd also points out that Paul did not pick men for ministry merely based on their intellectual capacity and theological prowess. He is much more interested in their faithful character.
You can read the full blog post here. | | | | WISDOM WEDNESDAY | ![]()
Wisdom Wednesday is a weekly series of videos where relevant matters of the Christian faith are addressed with truth, candor, and grace. It was launched on Wednesday, November 11th. Check back each week for a new Wisdom Wednesday video from Reformed Theological Seminary. For the first video of the series click here. Dr. Mike McKelvey speaks on ""How to live a godly life in a secular society" | | |
| | Marty Fields ( M.Div. '93 ) | ![]()
Marty Fields was recently installed as pastor of Grace Chapel Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Madison, Mississippi. | | | | Steffen Mueller ( M.Div. '05) | ![]()
Last month Steffen and the congregation celebrated the 3rd anniversary of the Gospel Church in Munich. Since early September, Bavaria (Munich is the capital of Bavaria) has received between 8,000 and 10,000 new refugees each day (most are from Syria, Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan). This is quite a challenge and also a great opportunity to share the gospel as 80% of them are muslim. | | | | Joel T. Moore (M.Div. '11) | ![]()
Joel is associate pastor at First Presbyterian Church of San Angelo, TX. He was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay area. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History. After graduation, Joel moved to Atlanta to work with a non-profit urban youth ministry, Atlanta Youth Project, where he worked for fifteen years. He has taught elementary and middle school, has completed a chaplaincy program at Healthcare of Atlanta and has served in different churches in youth and growth ministries.
Joel is married to Morgan Healey Moore. They are the proud parents of three children, Cullen, Rachel Ann, and Jackson. | | | | Smiley Sturgis (M.Div. '79) | ![]()
Smiley Sturgis was honored as the recipient of the 2015 Learning Legacy Lifetime Achievement Awards. This award is presented annually to former St. Johns County public school students, who have returned to the area and dedicated their time and talents to serving their community.
Smiley and his family have made a big impact on St. Augustine and St. Johns County through their ministry at the Good News Church. | | | | Josh Carmichael (M.Div. '01) | ![]()
This past summer Josh delivered a paper, "The Hymns of Anne Steele in John Rippon's Selection of Hymns: The Sung Theology of the English Particular Baptist Revival". The International Conference on Baptist Studies VII, "Baptists and Revival," convened by Dr. David Bebbington was held in Manchester, England July 15-18, 2015. | | | | Marco Escalante (M.Div. '11) | ![]()
Marco Escalante pastors Church Cordero de Dios (The Lamb of God) in Mexico City. The first Sunday in June they started using their new facility. They are renting the auditorium of Instituto Juarez High School. This new space is an answer to prayer, as it is larger and can accommodate about 160 people. It also has parking and is situated in an excellent location in Coyocán, a place that is well known and very accessible in the southern part of Mexico City. | | |
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Giving Tuesday is a global initiative dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give. It is a simple idea with an enormous impact. We want to challenge you to find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to join us in this celebration and new tradition of generosity as we give to RTS and further our impact. Make a gift to RTS online at 
RTS alumnus, Orlando Rivera will be speaking for an RTS Orlando sponsored seminar on The Theology of Work Saturday, January 23, 2016, 9:00 am – 4:00 p.m. The TOW Seminar is a hands-on interactive experience that will help the participants apply biblical, theological, historical, and cultural understanding to their workplace. The TOW Seminar will also provide tools for pastors to help equip their congregation members to be witnesses in the context of their 9 to 5 jobs. Case-studies, workplace testimonies and group discussion will be used in the seminar. 
On Tuesday, November 24, 2015, Dr. James L. Coffield will be giving the third lecture, in a series of Inaugural Academic Lectures, at 2:00pm in the Pamplin Chapel on the Orlando campus. He will be sharing on current issues in Christian counseling as well as discussing the evolving landscape of Christian counseling as a whole. With the new emphasis on neuropsychology and changing cultural standards, the field of Christian soul care is trying to more clearly define itself. These lectures are open to the public, and you may invite guests.
Dr. Howard Griffith explores the question of how one can be predestined by God while still maintaining one's free will.
Chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary, Dr. Ligon Duncan explains the five distinctives of RTS and why they are important. They are Biblical Fidelity, Reformed Theology, Confessional Integrity, Evangelical Identity and Winsome Community.
RTS Washington President, Dr. Scott Redd, is featured as a guest blogger for Acts 29, a global church planting network. In this article Dr. Redd refers to Paul's letters to Timothy and Titus as "Seminary Epistles". He highlights the importance of these teachings in the training and equipping of young pastors. Dr. Redd also points out that Paul did not pick men for ministry merely based on their intellectual capacity and theological prowess. He is much more interested in their faithful character.
