Issue #88 | April 15, 2010 |
SPECIAL COURSES OFFERED THIS SUMMER
| Atlanta & Orlando | |
 | Are you interested in taking a class this summer? Dr. Steve Brown, professor of preaching, emeritus, will be at RTS/Atlanta June 13-17 to teach “The Christian Life”. Dr. Brown will also teach “Radical Grace” at RTS/Orlando August 2-6. |
| Charlotte | |
 | Dr. D. A. Carson, research professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, will teach “Johannine Epistles: Text & Biblical Theology” at RTS/Charlotte June 28-July 1. |
FALL REGISTRATION BEGINS JUNE 15
Stay tuned for upcoming courses for the fall.
CROSSINGS BOOK CLUB WILL OFFER HARDCOVER OF SMALL THINGS, BIG THINGS
Dr. Mike Milton's book, Small Things, Big Things, has been chosen to be published in a special hardcover edition by Crossings Book Club, the nation's leading Christian book club headquartered in NYC with approximately half a million members. The book will be available for purchase by club members in an offer in the June monthly mailing.
LISTEN TO SERMON OF DR. STEVE CHILDERS AT BETHLEHEM BAPTIST
Dr. Steve Childers, associate professor of practical theology and director of the Doctor of Ministry program at RTS/Orlando, preached at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis (John Piper, senior pastor) April 10-11 and taught a course on church planting to emerging leaders April 12-13. One presentation, “What in the World is God Doing?” can be heard by clicking here. (You will need to sign up for a free account from yousendit.com.) Once you do this and confirm the account on your email, the sermon takes approximately 3 minutes to download. There is a short pause and then the sermon will play in your media player.
DR. ELIAS MEDEIROS SPEAKING IN SCOTLAND
This week, Dr. Elias Medeiros is speaking on “The Migrant Church” at a World Reformed Fellowship workshop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Find this faculty speaking engagement as well as the schedules of other faculty by clicking here.
DR. MIKE MILTON AND THE US ARMY
Michael A. Milton, Ph.D., chaplain, US Army Reserves, has been nominated and appointed by the chief of chaplains of the U.S. Army as a founding member of the College of Military Preaching. Dr. Milton will provide mentorship to younger chaplains. Dr. Michael A. Milton is president of RTS/Charlotte and the James M. Baird, Jr. professor of pastoral theology.
Dr. Milton has also graduated from the Command and General Staff College, US Army, Fort Leavenworth, KS, through distance education.
In addition, Dr. Milton has been appointed to the Armed Forces Chaplain School at Fort Jackson, SC. His reserve duties will include teaching preaching to new chaplains and other training related ministry in support of chaplains in all branches of the military.
CHANCELLOR TO SPEAK AT FPC ROME
On May 23, RTS Chancellor & CEO Ric Cannada will preach at both morning services at First Presbyterian Church in Rome, GA.
MIKE MILTON’S NEXT BOOK
Dr. Mike Milton, president of RTS/Charlotte, is working on his next book titled Doxology in the Darkness: How God Transforms our Pain into Praise by P&R. This book, with questions in the back, will be especially useful for small group study.
HAVE A VEHICLE YOU DON’T NEED? DONATE IT TO RTS
If you have a vehicle with an appraised value of $5000 or more, please consider a donation to RTS. The seminary uses vehicles for local errands, airport pickups and to save on the cost of rental cars for out of town guests and visiting faculty. Please contact RTS CFO Brad Tisdale if you have a car to donate for any campus.
SIGN UP NOW FOR RTS ALUMNI & FRIENDS BREAKFAST AT GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
Dr. Ric Cannada and Dr. Don Sweeting (new RTS/Orlando president) will speak at the RTS Alumni & Friends breakfast for the PCA and EPC General Assemblies in June.
- ARP SYNOD
The RTS Alumni & Friends Breakfast will be held Wednesday, June 9, at 7:00 a.m. in Dining Room B of the Bonclarken Conference Center in Flat Rock, NC. RSVP to Dawn Kilgore. - EPC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The RTS Alumni & Friends Breakfast will be held Friday, June 25, at 7:00 a.m. in the Ballroom Salon ABC&D at the Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center. Please RSVP to Dawn Kilgore. - PCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The RTS Alumni & Friends Breakfast will be held Thursday, July 1, at 6:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom West at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. Please RSVP to Dawn Kilgore.
RTS SEMINARS AT PCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
On June 30, Dr. Ric Cannada, RTS chancellor & CEO, will present a seminar at the PCA General Assembly titled “Elders as Shepherds: Not Merely Decision Makers” and Dr. Mike Milton, president of RTS/Charlotte, will teach a seminar titled "Great Expectations: The Role Relationship of the Pastor’s Wife and the Church” at the PCA General Assembly.
A FEW SPACES LEFT FOR RTS TOUR TO ISRAEL IN OCTOBER
The Israel tour in October is filling up. If you have any interest in going, go to www.rts.edu/cht or e-mail Luther Bigby. Current cost for the 11-day tour with Dr John Currid is $2995, which includes airfare and most meals. If there are vacancies remaining after June 1, the price will increase.
CAMPUS EVENTS
RTS/JACKSON May 14: Senior Banquet, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS.
May 15: Graduation, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, MS, 10:00 a.m. Dr. Jim Baird, RTS board member and emeritus pastor of this church, is the commencement speaker. RTS/ORLANDO May 20: Senior Banquet, RTS Fellowship Hall
May 21: Graduation, First Presbyterian Church in downtown Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Dr. R.C. Sproul is the commencement speaker. RTS/CHARLOTTE April 29: Spring Banquet, 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. The speaker is the Hon. John Scott Redd, Sr. The Chaplains Ministry Institute will be introduced this night.
May 7: Senior Banquet
May 22: Graduation, Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, NC, 11:00 a.m. Rev. Bruce Fiol, retired pastor and missionary to India, is the commencement speaker. A reception will follow in the narthex.
ALUMNI SNIPPETS
John Anyango Adiema (Certificate program ‘02) has been elected bishop of Anglican Church Diocese of Rorya in Tanzania. The consecration ceremony will be held June 27.
Jay Coker (M.Div. ‘79) pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, NC, was recently featured in an article in the Fayetteville Observer. Read more here.
Jason Hunt (M.Div. ‘08) has almost completed a MTh. from Wales Evangelical School of Theology. He wrote an article titled "Bavinck and the Princetonians on Scripture: A Difference in Doctrine or Defense?" that will appear in the June or September edition of Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society.
Robert Lancaster (M.Div. ’06) will be ordained as a deacon by Bishop John Miller on Saturday, May 15 at 4:00 p.m. at Immanuel Anglican Church in Destin, FL. The tentative date for his ordination to the priesthood is December 11-12 at St. Andrews Anglican Church in Huntsville, AL. Over these next months he asks for prayer as he undertakes this calling and for future direction in his ministry life.
James “Jimmy” Long (M.Div. ‘71), 64, pastor of Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Slidell, LA, passed away on March 7. He is survived by his wife Betty, two children--Jamie Long and Melissa Milazzo, two grandchildren, two brothers and his mother. He and his wife have served in the community since 1974, at Trinity Presbyterian and New Life Community. Memorials may be sent to French Camp Academy, French Camp, MS 39745 and/or Vineyard Church of Slidell, P.O. Box 1356, Slidell, LA 70459. A memorial service was held March 10.
His brother Johnny was in the first RTS class and is a missionary in London with World Harvest Mission.
Duane McDaniel (D.Min. ‘05) is the executive director of missions for the Baptist Association of Greater New Orleans. He was formerly the senior pastor of Hawaii Kai Church in Honolulu, HI, for eight years. After he led eight teams of his church members from Hawaii to do post-Katrina recovery work in New Orleans, he was named to his new position in July 2008.
Joel Pelsue (M.Div. ’98), founder and president of Arts & Entertainment Ministries has authored a chapter titled “Hollywood, Entertainment & Neopaganism” in a new book on Neo-Paganism titled Global Wizardry. The book covers how Neo-Paganism is creeping into the culture, education and the arts. "This book will assist pastors, leaders and laymen to grasp and respond to the New Spirituality." -Harry Reeder, Pastor, Briarwood Church, Birmingham, AL.
Cynthia Ruble (MATS ‘00), currently serving in Japan, shares that her homestay (a lady living with her) gave birth to a big, healthy baby girl on April 10. Her homestay is giving the baby up for adoption, so Cynthia asks that we please pray for her as she goes through this hard time. She is clearly a believer and Cynthia's main concern is for her to continue living as a Christian when she leaves there.
On Easter, Cynthia shares that a post-abortion client was baptized. She made the decision to prepare for baptism while doing a study with her. Also, another post-abortion client finished her study recently. She is moving forward with some good plans for her life, which Cynthia believes will include a relationship with Jesus.
Update on Randy Young
(M.Div. ’91, MAMFT ‘91), director of the Living Waters Counseling Center in Medford, OR, who was burned severely when he tried to light his grill. Randy has been moved to Vibra Specialty Hospital. He is off the feeding tube and will slowly wean off of the ventilator. He walked 74 ft. yesterday. Praise the Lord! After his stay at Vibra he will enter rehab, and they are hoping he will be home next month. For more updates on Randy, go to CarePages (sign up for free), and enter the words "savedbygrace" in the search area and his page will be listed. Click his name to enter his page.
If you are led to give, you can write a check to the Trinity OPC Deacon's Fund, 1332 Mt Pitt Ave, Medford, Oregon 97501. This fund is supporting the Young family during Randy's recovery.
Correction: Gert-Jan Roast is correctly spelled Gert-Jan Roest. We apologize for the error.