Issue #108 | July 7, 2011 |
RTS PROFESSORS LECTURING AT SPIRITUAL LIFE CONFERENCE REFORMATION WORSHIP CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER
The second annual Reformation Worship Conference will be held October 20-23 at Midway Presbyterian Church in Powder Springs, Ga (approximately 20 minutes from the RTS/Atlanta campus). This year’s conference will focus on "Vital Preaching & Sacred Worship," with speakers such as W. Robert Godfrey, Hughes Oliphant Old, RTS alumnus Steven Lawson, and Jon D. Payne (guest faculty for RTS/Atlanta). Click here for more info. Attendees may receive seminary credit from RTS by attending this event. Please contact RTS Atlanta at (770) 952-8884 to learn how to register for academic credit. 
Dr. Robert Cara, Dr. Michael Kruger, Dr. John Currid and Dr. Derrick Thomas (keynote speaker) will lecture at the ARP First Presbytery Spiritual Life Conference at Back Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Charlotte on August 28. For more information, click here.
SONGS IN THE NIGHT NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
"Songs in the Night: How God Transforms our Pain to Praise," Dr. Michael Milton's latest book, is now listed for pre-order here.
NEW B
OOKS BY PROFESSORS
Dr. Guy Waters has written How Jesus Runs the Church (P&R forthcoming), and he co-edited (with RTS adjunct professor Ligon Duncan) Children and the Lord's Supper (Christian Focus Publications), pictured left.
Dr. John Currid has written a book for the Welwyn Commentary Series (a series on the books of the Bible) titled Strong and Courageous: Joshua (Evangelical Press, due September 2011).
Dr. Andrew Hoffecker has written Charles Hodge: The Pride of Princeton (due Nov. 1, P&R).
Dr. Don Fortson wrote Presbyterian Story: Origins and Progress of a Reformed Tradition (Reformation Press, due Fall 2011)
CALVIN DEBATE WITH RTS/ORLANDO STUDENT CHRIS COMIS DR. TIMMER REVIEWS BOOK ON NAHUM
Dr. Dan Timmer, associate professor of Old Testament at RTS/Jackson, reviewed Social Identity in Nahum: A Theological-Ethical Enquiry by Jan Petrus Bosman on TheGospelCoalition.org. The review begins, "This timely volume began as a ThD dissertation completed at the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) under Hendrick Bosman in 2005. Writing with sensitivity to social identity and its role in conflict and to his position within the theological tradition of the Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa, Bosman brings Nahum’s message to bear on the question how 'texts form and legitimize an ethos whereby eliminating the other (for example, through avoidance, apartheid laws or destruction) is not seen as wrong, bad, or evil, but fits into a coherent scheme of how the world of right and wrong is structured...' Continue the review here. 
Dr. Phil Fernandes, 4 point Arminian and SEA member, debated Calvinist Chris Comis on the topic of whether 5 point Calvinism is biblical on June 22, at Grace Community Church in Auburn, Wa. Chris Comis is a graduate of the University of Washington where he received a B.A. in philosophy and criminal justice, and is in the process of finishing his Th.M. at RTS/Orlando. He received pastoral training at Greyfriars' Ministerial Hall, Christ Church, Moscow, Idaho, from which he graduated in 2011. The video for the debate is in 4 parts. Click here to watch the debates.
RTS/ATLANTA GUEST FACULTY EDITS SERIES OF BOOKS
Dr. Jon D. Payne, guest faculty at RTS/Atlanta, is the series editor of the Lectio Continua, an expository commentary on the New Testament published by Tolle Lege Press, with contributors including John Fesko, Derek Thomas, Sinclair Ferguson, David Hall, Harry Reeder, Joel Beeke, etc.
CAMPUS EVENTSRTS/ORLANDO PRESIDENT BLOGS ABOUT PCA GA EXPERIENCE
Dr. Don Sweeting, EPC pastor and president of RTS/Orlando, shared on his blog about his PCA GA experience and appreciation for the PCA. He writes, "As an EPC pastor who just attended the 2011 PCA General Assembly in Virginia Beach, I’d like to speak in praise of the PCA.
I came into the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC) out of a Baptistic, independent church background. I love the EPC. It has been a blessing to me and my family. Both on the presbytery level (with many friendships) and the national General Assembly level, the EPC has added strength to the local church I pastored and enabled us to be faithful to the Great Commission. It has modeled both grace and truth in its corporate witness. It is a great group to be part of..." Click here to read the rest of the blog. 
Summer Term is in session. Fall term begins in late August.
RTS/ATLANTA
Dr. Jim Coffield will teach Pastoral Counseling and Dr. Derek Thomas will teach Systematic Theology and Covenant Theology at RTS/Atlanta this fall.
Aug 24: Fall classes begin.
RTS/CHARLOTTE
RTS/Charlotte is very pleased to offer a D.Min. elective with Dr. Jim Belcher, author of Deep Church. This class will explore today’s traditional church and the emerging church, as we seek discover a third way to be the Church in the 21st century. "Mission and Tradition: Seeking the Balance in Ministry" with Dr. Jim Belcher will be held July 18-22.
Aug. 24: Fall classes begin.
Aug. 30: Convocation
RTS/HOUSTON
Dr. Andrew Hoffecker and Dr. Reggie Kidd will teach at RTS/Houston this fall.
RTS/JACKSON
Aug. 24: Fall classes begin.
Aug. 25: Convocation
Sept. 6-8: Annual World Missions Conference
RTS/MEMPHIS
Dr. Bruce Baugus is teaching Apologetics in Memphis this summer.
Aug. 12: Fall class begins.
RTS/ORLANDO
July 25-29: Dr. Steve Brown teaches "Radical Grace" at RTS/Orlando July 25 - July 29. Auditors welcomed.
2011 Summer Elective has special feature: A Theology of Work is a two-credit course elective that will be taught by our RTS Orlando alumnus, Orlando Rivera (M.Div. '92). The special feature of this course is that it ends with a 9 am - 5 pm seminar on Saturday, August 20 in the fellowship hall. As a service to the Orlando community, this seminar will also be free to the general public. Click here for more info.
Aug. 22: Fall Kick-off 8a.-7p.
Aug. 23: Concert of Prayer 9a-10a in the chapel.
Aug. 24: Fall classes begin. Convocation is 11a. - 12 noon.
Aug. 27: Women in Ministry Welcome Brunch 10a-12 noon in the fellowship hall.
RTS/VIRTUAL
Upcoming dates for Orientation Seminars are:
August 29-31
October 24-26
RTS/VIRTUAL LEGACY COURSE NOTEBOOKS FOR SALE
RTS is pleased to make course notebooks available for RTS Virtual Legacy Courses. These notebooks contain everything you need for the course, including textbook lists, lecture outlines, and review questions. These legacy courses are no longer available for credit towards an RTS degree; however, they are excellent resources for individual study. To find the audio lectures that accompany your course notebook, please visit the Legacy Courses page on the RTS on iTunes U site. To see a list of the Legacy Course Notebooks and to order, click here.
RTS/WASHINGTON DC
Aug. 29: Fall classes begin.
ALUMNI SNIPPETS
Do you have an alumni snippet to share? Have you published a new book? Send it to the editor, here.
Chulsup Bang (D.Min. '11) is actively practicing his doctoral project thesis as the pastor of a church plant near Chicago. 
Bruce Benedict (M.Div. '03) has recorded the composition "The Son Forsook the Father's Home" from Hyms of Faith. Listen here.
Robert N. Brown (M.Div. '10) requests prayers for his family as they are expecting their first child on or around 9 July. He was ordained in the EPC last year as a chaplain in the Mississippi Army National Guard, and their unit is scheduled to deploy overseas in the next few months. He says, "God has richly blessed us and provided us this great ministry to our soldiers during this time of war. Please pray for our family as we are separated for the duration of the deployment, as well as for the safety of our unit and their families. Please also pray for victory and peace."
Bryan Clarke (M.Div. ‘03), campus minister for the Reformed University Fellowship (RUF), in Alberta, shares a bit of his summer. "In May I had several opportunities to speak and share vision for campus ministry in Alberta. I spoke on fear in Luke 12:32 where we see how Jesus teaches us that fear is universal, it reveals what is controlling us, and how He overcomes our fear by giving Himself and a kingdom that can never be taken away."
At the end of May he taught an intensive course in philosophical ethics, and the spring study followed the Reasons for God DVD by Tim Keller, where they asked themselves the hard questions about suffering and if the Bible is reliable for truth. Check out his website here and his blog here.
Catharine "Vicki" Gillespie (MABS '11) is currently working on a women's Bible study covering the book of Acts. Vicki will very soon begin using some of the material she developed in educational ministry to the church while at RTS to help reorganize the Women's Ministry at Church of the Apostles in Atlanta.
Dewey "Dee" Hammond (M.Div. '11) is currently the minister to students at Chestnut Mountain Presbyterian Church in Gainesville, Ga, where he serves youth, college, and young adults. Dee is pictured right with his wife Katie and their children.
Paul J. Hoehner (MATS '00) was appointed chairman, board of directors, for Chesapeake Reformed Theological Seminary, where he is also an instructor in historical and systematic theology. He is a senior clinical associate professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a visiting professor at the Johns Hopkins Behrman Institute of Bioethics in Baltimore. Paul and his wife Sheryl attend Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Annapolis and have just sent the last of their 3 children off to college.
Johnathan Keenan (M.Div. '10) graduated in 2010 with the desire to return to Scotland to work with the Free Church of Scotland. He moved to Edinburgh in August of 2010 and spent about 10 months working on qualifications for the Free Church as well as another master's degree in Scottish theology. During this time, the Lord began to redirect his steps and at the end of April 2011 he received a call to be the new Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) minister at the University of Memphis. He moved back to the USA in May, and is currently studying for licensure and ordination in the PCA.
After studying full-time at RTS for 2 years to complete the remainder of his D.Min. degree, Jungyoon Kim (D.Min. '11) returned to Gwang-Myung Church in Korea to serve as the senior pastor.
Jusang Kim (D.Min. '11) is pastoring in a Korean-Canadian Church near Ontario, Canada.
Eyon Jong Lee (D.Min. '11) is pursuing further studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Anthony Marseglia (M.Div. '98) has been pastoring for a number of years in the EPC. He and his wife Lisa have four children: Alana (11), Nicole (10), Vivian (6) and Noah (4). They are making a move to the PCA and planting a church in Vacaville, (northern) Calif. If you know of any churches in the PCA that might be interested in supporting Tony, he asks you to spread the word. If you can help, contact him here.
Trent McEntyre (M.Div. '09) was ordained in January 2011 in the Metro Atlanta Presbytery of the PCA. He is bi-vocational, serving as assistant pastor for ChristChurch Presbyterian and as campus director for Crossroads (aka Campus Crusade for Christ) at Georgia Tech. You can follow his ministry and writing here.
Gary Nantt (M.Div. '78) was awarded the Doctor of Theology degree from the Golden State School of Theology. He has been with the PCA MTW since graduation from RTS and has served in Korea and Mexico. He is now the director of resource development for the PCA Border Evangelism And Mercy Ministries and is working out of Florence, Ala.
Edward "Bruce" O'Neil (M.Div. '93, D.Min. '94) has been the senior pastor at Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Annapolis since 2006. Prior to that, he served pastorates in Tennessee and Alabama. He and his wife Kathy have three children. Dan Smith (M.Div. '94) is the executive pastor. Bob Borger (former student) is the counseling and care pastor.
John M. Otis (M.Div. 79, MCE '79), pastor of Covenant Reformed Presbyterian Church (RPCUS) in Burlington, NC, has written Jesus' Victorious Kingdom. The book presents a solid biblical view of the Second Coming of Christ. The book can be purchased here.
Adam Powers (MDiv '11), has an exciting summer in store. He and his wife Holly will welcome their first child, Gabriel Whitney, to the world as well as make a move to the Northeast. Adam will be the assistant to the pastor for the Rev. Todd Williams at Safe Harbor Presbyterian Church in Stevensville, Md.
John Tucker (M.Div. '80, MCE '80, D.Min. '99) has been the pastor of Graceview Presbyterian Church in Southaven, Miss., since 1984. The church was originally organized in 1974 by Dr. Bob Penny, currently the vice-president for development at RTS/Jackson.
Michael "Chad" Watkins (M.Div. '11) is serving as the assistant pastor of families and discipleship at Main Street Presbyterian Church in Columbus, Miss.
William S. Weaver (MCE '85) retired in May as director of discipleship at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, SC. He had served since 1991, originally serving as the church’s director of christian education. Bill and his wife Mary have four grown children and ten grandchildren.
Jason Yum (M.Div. '11) is working as an analyst for a real estate consulting firm located in the financial district of San Francisco while his wife pursues a Ph.D. in English at UC Berkeley. Jason also ministers as a part-time pastoral intern at Christ Church in Berkeley, which is pastored by two RTS Orlando alumni, Bart Garrett (M.Div. '01) and Jonathan St. Clair (MAC '05), and is a plant of City Church in San Francisco.