| WISHING YOU A BLESSED EASTER | | FROM REFORMED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | ![]() Click here to view a short Easter video message from our Chancellor & CEO, Dr. J. Ligon Duncan.
We hope that you and your family have a wonderful weekend worshipping and reflecting on the resurrection of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. The faculty, staff and students of Reformed Theological Seminary wish you a very blessed Easter. | |
| March 24, 2016 | Issue #187 | | | | DATES TO REMEMBER | Mar. 23-24 - Biblical Theology Conference at RTSJ
Apr. 5 - Faculty Forum with Dr. John Currid on "Should I do a Ph.D.?" at RTSC
Apr. 14 - Retirement Luncheon for Dr. Douglas Kelly at RTSC
Apr. 20 - Presidents Forum with Dr. David Swanson and Andrae Bailey on "A Christian's Response to Homelessness" at RTSO
Apr. 27 - President's Forum with Rev. Ed Stetzer on "The State of Pastors in America" at RTSO
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| RTS CHARLOTTE CENTER FOR CHURCH PLANTING | ![]() RTSC is launching The Center for Church Planting (CCP) in the fall of 2016. The purpose of the CCP is to become a national and international resource for the planting of Reformed churches committed to the authority of scripture, the centrality of preaching, and the great commission. It will specialize in training future pastors for the challenges, complexities, and opportunities that church planters face. You can learn more here. | | | | T4G CONFERENCE | Together for the Gospel - April 12-14
Join us this April as we come together to remember the burning truths of the Reformation, apply its spirit of protest to our times, and take courage for life and ministry. There will be a Livestream for these services for those who can not attend in Louisville, KY. To learn more click here. | | | | SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR RTS | James Newheiser, Jr. - Appointed Director of the Christian Counseling Program and Associate Professor of Christian Counseling at RTS Charlotte. To learn more click here.
Rev. D. Blair Smith - Appointed Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at RTSC. To learn more click here. | | | | 76 YEAR MILESTONE | ![]() Dr. Wil Norton and his wife Coleen have just celebrated 76 years of marriage. Wil and Coleen are both 101 years old.
Wil is a former RTSC professor, founder and president of JETS Seminary in Nigeria and served as a missionary in the Belgian Congo.
Norton has remained active in speaking and teaching. His papers are in the Billy Graham Archives at Wheaton College. They have three sons: Drs. Will, Peter, and Seth Norton.
| | | FREE EBOOK FOR HOLY WEEK | This is Holy Week. In light of this, Reformation Trust is making the ebook edition of Anthony Carter's "Blood Work: How the Blood of Christ Accomplishes Our Salvation" free to download until the end of the month. We encourage you to share this wonderful resource offer with your family, friends and community. Click here to download.![]() | | | | |
| | John Lehner (M.Div. '13) | | RTS graduate John Lehner, his wife Judy, and their 3 children: Abigail, Aiden, and Wyatt have arrived in Asturias, Spain and are settling in! John and Judy are missionaries with World Witness. To learn more about their ministry in Spain you can read their blog. | | | | Johnathan Keenan (M.Div. '10) | | Johnathan, his wife Morgan, and their two boys Branson and Cooper have accepted the call to continue the work of RUF at University of California in Santa Barbara. They will miss their RUF family at University of Memphis, but are excited about this new adventure. | | | | A.J. Sherrill (MAR '09) | ![]() A.J. is a Parish Pastor with Trinity Grace Church in Chelsea, NY. TGC Chelsea is a part of a network of Parish's throughout New York City. They develop deep community with fellow believers in proximity to where they live. | | | | HELP OUR COUNSELING STUDENTS GO TO EAST ASIA | | Dr. James Coffield, professor of Counseling and Clinical Director of the MAC Program at RTS Orlando will be leading a team of Counseling students to East Asia this summer. They will have the opportunity to offer support, encouragement, counseling and spiritual direction to a group of 75 students (many of whom are RTS Global). The ten Counseling students will also have the opportunity to meet with an RTS graduate who works at a Missionary Support Center in East Asia. If you are interested in donating Delta or United sky miles to offset the cost of this trip for the students email here. | | | | Claude E. McRoberts (M.Div. '90) | ![]() RTS graduate, Claude is the Senior Minister at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, AL. Trinity is one of the churches that was involved in the founding of RTS. He is married to Betsy Berry McRoberts and they have three children who all attend Ole Miss: Claude IV, Nan, and Abbey. | | | | |
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RTSC is launching The Center for Church Planting (CCP) in the fall of 2016. The purpose of the CCP is to become a national and international resource for the planting of Reformed churches committed to the authority of scripture, the centrality of preaching, and the great commission. It will specialize in training future pastors for the challenges, complexities, and opportunities that church planters face. You can learn more 
Dr. Wil Norton and his wife Coleen have just celebrated 76 years of marriage. Wil and Coleen are both 101 years old. 
A.J. is a Parish Pastor with 
RTS graduate, Claude is the Senior Minister at