Issue #110 | August, 16, 2011 |
RADIO INTERVIEW WITH DR. MICHAEL MILTON AND HOMESCHOOL COMPANION
 | Chancellor-elect Michael Milton was recently interviewed by author, educator and children's ministry specialist, Dr. Rose Gamblin, on the Homeschool Companion radio talk show (a production of MRG Media Ministries). She talked to him about his third album Through the Open Door. Rose works with orphans and was inspired by Milton's rise from orphanhood to chancellor-elect. Click here to listen to the interview. The interview aired on select stations throughout the country. |
KKHT INTERVIEWS RTS'S LYN PEREZ AND TIM MCKEOWN
 | Rev. Lyn Perez, president of the RTS Foundation and chief development and communications officer, along with Rev. Tim McKeown, executive director of RTS/Houston, recently interviewed with radio host Sigmund Kramer of 100.7 The Word KKHT in Houston, Texas. Lyn and Tim discuss the Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) degree offered at RTS/Houston. Listen to the interview here (scroll down to "various files") |
CHECK OUT THE NEW LIGHTED SIGN AT RTS/ATLANTA
This picture was taken by our own Robert Bridges, executive vice president for the RTS Foundation, on a very cloudy day at RTS/Atlanta. We appreciate Bob's great photo to help us see the work in progress at the campus. The sign lights up at night to be seen by cars on the interstate.
NEW FALL COURSE - CHURCH PLANTING (MS510)
RTS/Jackson is offering a new course on church planting. Details about the course may be obtained by emailng the professor, Dr. Paul Long, or by calling 601.720.8905.
CHECK OUT THIS GREAT RESOURCE
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FAITH FOR LIVING ON NEW RADIO STATION
Dr. Milton's broadcast Faith for Living will now air on an additional radio station called 98.3 FM WLGT located in Washington, Greenville, and New Bern, NC, beginning August 21. The program will air at 10:30a.m. on Sundays.
URBAN CAMP A BLESSING FOR RTS/CHARLOTTE
 | Students, student wives, staffers and graduates of RTS/Charlotte were blessed to run a week-long camp for Brookstone School in June. The theme for the week was ‘De Colores’ (of the colors); an evangelistic gospel centered message. Each day was represented by a color stressing an element of the gospel message. They filled the whole day with that color from their food to their clothing. This was a wonderful opportunity for RTS students to experience an urban setting and learn how to lead a well organized, gospel-centered camp. Pictured with the children are Cristina Wilson, Jenni Pyrch (RTS/Charlotte students) and Lauren Spiewak (MATS ’10). |
2011 PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE ADDRESSES THE DIFFICULT QUESTION OF SUFFERING
The 2011 Princeton Regional Conference on Reformed Theology will be held Nov. 4-5 at the historic Nassau Presbyterian Church. The conference addresses the important topic of suffering. Their desire is to promote "sound doctrine, preached." The title this year is, "How Long, O Lord? Suffering, Scripture, and the Grace of God." Donald Carson and J. Ligon Duncan, III, are the speakers. Among the topics addressed during the conference are: “The Cross and Suffering,” “The Psalms and Suffering,” and “The Book of Revelation and Suffering.” The church is located in the heart of historic Princeton, NJ, right next to the campus of Princeton University. For more information call Gabriel Fluhrer at 800-956-2644. To register online or view the conference schedule, log on to www.alliancenet.org.
CAMPUS EVENTS
Summer Term is in session. Fall classes begin in late August. Register now!
RTS/ATLANTA
"History & Theology of the Puritans" with Dr. James Renihan will meet August 2 - 5, 8:30 am to 4:00 each day. Roots. Genealogy. Beginnings. As Americans, we are fascinated with our past. Memories of the Old Country fill our minds, and the further removed each generation becomes, the greater is the desire to know about our past. Who were our ancestors? What were their lives like? It's especially fulfilling to visit the places our families came from--the old village, the church building, the cemetery with familiar surnames. These things provide us with important clues to our identities. In the same way, as American Christians it is good for us to know about our roots. For many of us, our heritage comes through England. Henry VIII, Bloody Mary, William Perkins, John Owen, Oliver Cromwell, William Laud--these and many others are the names that give meaning to our identity, even across centuries and a wide ocean. This study of Puritanism will investigate these beginnings, and will help to explain a lot about who and what we are.
RTS/CHARLOTTE
Aug. 26 - Campus-wide picnic welcoming new students
Aug. 27 - Women's brunch
Sept. 17 - Couponing Breakfast - Sept 19, Oct. 3 - Roundtable Discussions with the Culbertsons
Sept. 20 - Dr. Mark Ross is the speaker for the fall lectures on Sept. 20. He is associate dean and associate professor of systematic theology at the Columbia campus of Erskine Theological Seminary and director of the Institute for Reformed Worship.
Oct. 28 - Fall Festival for RTS Community
RTS/HOUSTON
Oct. 9-11 - Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church (Houston) and RTS/Houston are sponsoring a Marriage Enrichment Weekend led by Dr. Jim Coffield.
RTS/JACKSON
Aug. 24: First Day of Fall Classes
Aug. 25: Convocation
Sept. 6-8: Rev. David Robertson, senior pastor of St Peter's Free Church (previously the pulpit of Robert Murray McCheyne), Dundee, Scotland, is the speaker for the World Missions Conference, which is free for students and for the community.
FALL COURSES OF PARTICULAR INTEREST:
1. "Hebrews to Revelation" with Greg Beale and Dick Gaffin. This New Testament course will be offered over three weekends: Sept 23-24, Nov 4-5, and Dec 9-10. Gaffin will lecture on the book of Hebrews and Beale will lecture on Revelation—both areas of expertise for these scholars.
2. "Systematic Theology 1" with Ligon Ducan. This course covers the Doctrine of God and the Doctrine of Man with our own Ligon Duncan, one of the nation’s most sought after conference speakers with Together for the Gospel and Gospel Coalition.
3. "Westminster Standards" with Derek Thomas. As Derek Thomas continues to teach every semester at RTS/Jackson, he will offer this well-loved elective which will take each student into a deeper knowledge of the Reformed tradition. It will be offered over just two weekends: Oct 21-22 and Dec 2-3.
4. "Biblical Relationships" with Bill Richardson at Covenant EPC. Our Tuesday evening course in the local church this fall will be taught by one of our marriage and family therapy professors, Bill Richardson, who has spent more than 30 years in private practice and has written a book entitled Loving Obedience.
If you are interested in auditing any of these courses for between $50 and $150, please contact our registrar Kim Lee at klee@rts.edu. Of course, all RTS alumni can audit any of these courses at no cost!
RTS/ORLANDO
Aug. 20 : 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 free seminar 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.
Aug. 22: Fall Kick-Off for new and returning students, staff and faculty at 9:30 a.m.
Aug. 22: Dr. Jim Coffield will speak on "What You'll Know When You Leave Here" at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel (open to the community).
Aug. 23: Concert of Prayer at 9:00 a.m. in the chapel for all students, faculty, staff and open to friends to commit the semester to the Lord.
Aug. 24: Convocation at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel. President Don Sweeting will speak. Community Lunch will follow (please RSVP to Heather at hdefrancisco@rts.edu).
Aug. 31: President's Forum Community Lunch at 12:00 in the fellowship hall. Dr. Don Sweeting will hold a Q&A session with Dr. Richard Pratt, founder and president of Third Millennium Ministries. The topic is Third Mill: Theological Education for the Global Church.
Sept. 29: Preview Day for Prospective Students. Contact Tom Nelson at tnelson@rts.edu.
RTS/WASHINGTON DC
Aug. 25: Convocation will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of McLean Presbyterian Church. Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn will speak. Reception will follow.
Aug. 25: Orientation is at 5:00 p.m.
RTS/VIRTUAL
Upcoming dates for Orientation Seminars are:
August 29-31
October 24-26
ALUMNI SNIPPETS
Do you have an alumni snippet to share? Have you published a new book? Send it to the editor, here.
| Guillermo "Memo" Bernáldez (MABS '05, MACT '05) and his family (pictured right) have just moved from Argentina back to Mexico. Memo has been working on a Ph.D. in Argentina where they have lived for the last 5 1/2 years. He has to finish writing his thesis from Mexico. He has also applied and been accepted as a candidate for the ministry at the Iglesia Nacional Presbiteriana de México (National Presbyterian Church of Mexico). He is married to Janelle (MAC '05), and they have two children. |  |
James R. "Jim" Carter (MAMFT '85, M.Div. '88) has begun as of July 1st his new minisrtry at New Presbyterian Church in Pompano. He was recently interviewed by the Sun Sentinel. Read the article here.
Roddey Caughman (M.Div. '09) believes God is calling his family to return to Zambia with Grace Ministries International to teach and train the Deaf for Christian service. They are now in the very early stages of the application at this time. They ask for prayer for their family as well as for the Deaf Christian men and women that the Lord will protect them and raise them up to be leaders for Christ in the city of Kabwe.
Roddey shares a language lesson from the primary language in Kabwe, which is Bemba: "Hello. How are you?" Mulishani (moo - lee - sha - nee). "Fine." Bwino (bwee - no).
Brandon Crowe (M.Div. '07) has recently been promoted from lecturer to assistant professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Crowe received a Ph.D. from University of Edinburgh in 2010. He has been teaching at Westminster since 2009.
Abraham Dispennette (M.Div. '07) wanted his fellow graduates to know that he left for Iraq at the end of July. He's a chaplain in the 1/77 Armored Infantry unit. Their mission will be to keep the country of Iraq secure as they begin to pull soldiers home and turn over control to the Iraqi government. His wife Kirsta and 3 kids, Chase, Bryce, and Zoë, will be in their home in El Paso, Texas. He asks for your prayers during this year for safety and strength to be a light of the gospel to soldiers at war.
Jonathan Gundlach (M.Div.'08) is serving as the director of community formation at City Church in San Francisco, Calif. Jonathan spent most of his life in South Florida and Chicago before moving to San Francisco. Being a major coffee-geek, he had the opportunity to start a few specialty espresso bars while in seminary. Before all that, Jonathan worked as an attorney in Chicago focusing on civil rights litigation and non-profit organizations. He has also assisted in a couple church planting projects in Chicago and Fort Lauderdale. He and his wife Kristen were married in 2008 and have a young son named Noah.
Christopher Probst (MABS '02) has been hired by Saint Louis University as a visiting assistant professor in modern European history for 1-2 years. Classes begin on August 29, and he and his wife Rachel are moving to the St. Louis area very soon. Also, his book titled Demonizing the Jews: Luther and the Protestant Church in Nazi Germany (Indiana University Press) is due in March 2012. It can now be pre-ordered here.
Daniel J. Rose (M.Div. '00), assistant pastor of student and family ministries at Grace Chapel EPC, in Farmington Hills, Mich., embarked on a recent journey with his church that has transformed their understanding of mission. He says God allowed their church "to bring dignity to three families by restoring their homes." They invested in nearly 20 children and youth through an educational camp held at the Project Worth Community Center in Means, Ky. The capstone of the week was the community cookout at Project Worth where nearly 200 people gathered to celebrate what God had done (100 missionaries from three different churches and the families of the people they served that week). Dan and his wife Amy have two kids: Ethan (9) and Libby (7). In addition, Doug Walker (M.Div. '98) is the senior pastor at Grace Chapel.
Jay Wilson (M.Div. '09, MAC '09) is the director of pastoral care at City Church in San Francisco, Calif. Jay grew up in the Central Florida area and is a graduate of the University of Florida (degree in finance). He has a heart for walking with those who experience the brokenness of their own life, the city and the world. Jay and his bride Debbie have been married for seven incredible years and have a son named Isaac.