RTS HAS A NEW INSTITUTIONAL FACEBOOK PAGE
 | Each RTS campus has their own individual RTS Facebook page, and now the institution has it's own Facebook page. Visit us here and click "like" at the top, to "like" us. Look for this same logo at the bottom of the RTS main page and it will direct you to our facebook page also. |
 | Dr. Guy Waters, associate professor of New Testament at RTS/Jackson recently reviewed Christians Get Depressed Too by David Murray. He says, "According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly 1 out of every 10 adult Americans currently suffers from depression. Depression is not confined to the United States. The World Health Organization describes depression as “common” in the world today, affecting an estimated 121 million persons. If we were to consider those who have not been clinically diagnosed with depression, but who suffer periodically from mild forms of depression, these figures would undoubtedly swell." Read the complete review here. |
RTS BREAKFAST AT THE EPC GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN JUNE
Welcome alumni and friends of RTS. We look forward to having you at the RTS breakfast at the Evangelical Presbyterian Church General Assembly in Memphis on Friday, June 24 at 7:00 a.m. in the Azalea & Rose Room at the Doubletree Memphis on Sanderlin Avenue.
JOHN MUETHER RELEASES A NEW BOOK WITH DANNY OLINGER
 | In June, a new book titled Confident of Better Things: Essays Commemorating Seventy-Five Years of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church was released. The book was co-edited by Dr. John Muether, professor of church history at RTS/Orlando, RTS director of libraries and historian for the Orthodox Presbterian Church, along with Danny E. Olinger. The book can be found here on the OPC Web site. (Click on Publications of the OPC Historian at the top of the Web site to view the book). |
Contributors include Mark T. Bube, Gary W. Davenport, William D. Dennison, Bryan D. Estelle, J. V. Fesko, Richard B. Gaffin, Jr., Mark A. Garcia, James S. Gidley, W. Robert Godfrey, John R. Muether, Richard A. Muller, Robert B. Needham, Stephen J. Oharek, Danny E. Olinger, Thomas R. Patete, Ronald E. Pearce, Gregory E. Reynolds, Jack W. Sawyer, Roger W. Schmurr, John S. Shaw, Alan D. Strange, Robert B. Strimple, Lane G. Tipton, Stephen J. Tracey, A. Craig Troxel and Thomas E. Tyson."
CHANCELLOR-ELECT GRATEFUL FOR RENEWED HEALTH
Dr. Mike Milton, chancellor-elect of RTS, thanks all of his prayer warriors who saw him through the most difficult part of his illness with emails, letters and prayers. Click here to read his note.
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.
FORMER RTS/JACKSON PROFESSOR OF OLD TESTAMENT PASSES AWAY
 | Dr. Jack B. Scott, 83, one of the founding professors of RTS in Jackson, died on Monday, June 13, 2011. Dr. Scott served as a church planting missionary with the Presbyterian Church in South Korea from 1952 to 1957 and as a pastor in Kentucky and Mississippi from 1958-1966. He also served as professor of Old Testament and Hebrew until 1977. From 1977 to 1986 he worked as a writer for the Christian Education Committee of the Presbyterian Church in America. |
Pictured left are the founding RTS professors and board. Scott is in the middle row, fifth from the left.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Wellspring of Life, a Christian ministry to the people of Korea; send donations to: Wellspring of Life, 16 Stoney Fork Road, Barnardsville, NC, 28709. The funeral service was held on Thursday, June 16, at First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Miss. He is survived by his wife Eleanor and children: Ed, John Thomas, Carolyn, and Ann, seven grandchildren and brother Lacy.
KEN MCMULLEN NAMED VICE-MODERATOR OF ARP
 | During the 2011 Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) General Synod, the new moderator Dr. G. Stephen Suits was elected. His new vice moderator, Rev. Ken McMullen, associate professor of theological bibliography and research and library director at RTS/Charlotte was also elected. McMullen has also been serving on the general synod moderator's committee to revise the form of government of the ARPC. He is also the stated supply pastor at First ARP Church in Monroe, NC. |
CAMPUS EVENTS
Summer Term is in session.
RTS/ATLANTA
Dr. Jim Coffield and Derek Thomas will teach at RTS/Atlanta this fall.
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" will be held July 18-22.
RTS/HOUSTON
Dr. Andrew Hoffecker and Dr. Reggie Kidd will teach at RTS/Houston this fall.
RTS/JACKSON
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN BIBLICAL LANGUAGES IN 7 WEEKS THIS SUMMER AT RTS JACKSON
Immersion has long been acknowledged as the best way to master a new language. This summer, RTS Jackson is pleased to announce an opportunity for immersion in Greek and Hebrew through the Summer Institute of Biblical Languages. In the space of 7 weeks, you can complete the RTS requirements for Greek I and II or for Hebrew I and II. Both Greek and Hebrew will be taught by Dr. Miles Van Pelt, professor of Old Testament and academic dean at RTS/Jackson. Miles has a deep love for the biblical languages and a passion for teaching the languages in a way that makes them accessible to everyone. He has written extensively on biblical languages, including Basics of Biblical Aramaic and co-authoring Basics of Biblical Hebrew. From June 27 to August 12 you can join our community of learners and immerse yourself in Hebrew or Greek for 3 hours per day.
RTS/MEMPHIS
Dr. Bruce Baugus is teaching in Memphis this summer.
RTS/ORLANDO
2011 Summer Elective has a Special Feature - "A Theology of Work", is a two-credit course elective that will be taught by our RTS Orlando alumnus, Orlando Rivera (1992/M.Div.). The special feature of this course is that it ends with a 9 am - 5 pm seminar, co-sponsored by Lifework Leadership/Orlando, on Saturday, August 20. As a service to the Orlando community, this seminar will also be open to the general public at no cost. Click here for more info.
RTS/VIRTUAL
Upcoming dates for Orientation Seminars are:
June 20-22, 2011 (this session is full)
August 29-31
October 24-26
HEBREW BASIC II OFFERED THIS SUMMER
Please contact Alice Hathaway at 800-227-2013, ext. 235, to register for Hebrew Basic II. The course will be held June 20 - July 1 and will be offered online with Dr. Mark Futato.
ALUMNI SNIPPETS
Do you have an alumni snippet to share? Have you published a new book? Send it to the editor, here.
Teresa Adams (MAMFT '07) was the focus of an article in the Clarion Ledger, the local Jackson, Miss., newspaper. The article tells the story of how she is using her training in different contexts—the mental health field, a Christian practice, and the church—with a heart for saving marriages. To read the article, click here.
Justin Coverstone (M.Div. '10) is the pastor of Grace Fellowship Church of Freeport, Ill. He and his wife Brianna are the proud parents of two baby girls delivered at 34 weeks. Everyone is doing well. The girls have not been named. They have four other children.
Steve Jeantet (M.Div. '07) is the executive pastor of Covenant Life Church in Sarasota, FL. He is a PhD candidate in organizational leadership at Eastern University where he is writing his dissertation on "The Commitment and Satisfaction of Volunteers in Christian Ministry." Steve and his wife Kim have adopted a daughter Charis Gift who is 1 1/2 years old, from Zambia. Steve says on his blog, "Charis means “grace” in Greek and Gift was the name given by her birth mother. So, she is our “gift of grace!” See more pics of Charis and follow his blog here. They also have a son Jeremiah (2 1/2 yrs.)
Ryan Reeves (M.Div. '05, MATS '04) has been appointed assistant dean of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Jacksonville Campus. He is also the assistant professor of historical theology and had previously served as assistant to the dean.
Cynthia Ruble (MATS '00), currently serving in Nagoya, Japan, ministering to pregnant women facing difficult decisions, was contacted by the central Japan TV network saying they wanted to interview her. The interviewer read on her homepage about her adoption of Micah hoping the children orphaned by the earthquake would be adopted. So, they want to do a program on adoption in the hopes of helping these children. They want to know what it's like to be an adopting parent. She was interviewed on Tuesday, 6/21.