| RTS/ORLANDO CELEBRATES 25 YEARS 1989-2014 Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  This fall, RTS/Orlando will begin the celebration of their 25th anniversary! To start off the 2013-14 academic year, former president Dr. Luder Whitlock will give the chapel message for convocation on August 21 at 11:00 a.m. in the Pamplin Chapel.A president's forum and lunch will follow as RTS/Orlando President Don Sweeting holds a Q&A with Dr. Whitlock. RSVP to ksutter@rts.edu for lunch. Stay tuned for other events to follow throughout the year. | July 25, 2013 | Issue #141 DATES TO REMEMBER Aug. 21 - Convocation at RTS/Orlando - 11am, speaker Dr. Luder Whitlock Aug. 21 - Convocation at RTS/Jackson - 11am - speaker Dr. Ben Gladd Aug. 27 - Convocation at RTS/Charlotte - 11am - speaker Dr. Richard Belcher Sept. 5 - First Chapel at RTS/Washington DC - 1pm - speaker Dr. Scott Redd Oct. 20 - Inauguration of Dr. Michael Kruger at RTS/Charlotte - Uptown PC at 5:00 p.m. |
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| VAN DIXHOORN, DEVER AND POWELL DISCUSS CHURCH POLITY Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn, associate professor of church history at RTS/Washington DC, was interviewed by Jonathan Leeman, editorial director of 9 Marks Ministries on "Polity is for Everybody," along with Dr. Mark Dever and Dr. Hunter Powell. They discuss Presbyterian v Baptist church polity and discuss a five-volume work he published with Oxford University Press. Listen to the interview here. (There is a short commercial preceding the interview.) FUTATO TO SPEAK AT DESIRING GOD CONFERENCE Dr. Mark Futato, the Robert L. Maclellan professor of Old Testament at RTS/Orlando, will speak on "The Greatest Poem in the Psalter," on Sept. 28 from 12:45-1:15 p.m. at the Desiring God Conference in Minneapolis, Minn. Also, be sure to stop by the RTS booth. We'll have admissions folks there from Orlando, Charlotte, Jackson and Atlanta. LET'S HELP THIS CHURCH MOVE FORWARD RTS Alumnus Doug Domin is a church planter in Concord New Hampshire. They are close to finishing the construction of their church home and have been served notice to vacate their rented facilities before they have been able to complete construction of the new church building. It is a matter of finances and time is short. Would you prayerfully consider helping Doug and this church plant in the churchless Northeast complete their building in the next few months? For more information and to make a donation online click here. BRYAN CHAPELL TO TEACH COMMUNICATIONS I, IN JACKSONImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Dr. Bryan Chapell will teach Communications I at RTS/Jackson this fall. The course will meet Nov. 4-5 and Dec. 2-3.Chapell serves as the senior pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois. He taught preaching for years at Covenant Seminary where he also previously served as president and chancellor. His book, Christ-Centered Preaching, is a standard text used by seminaries around the world. Other works by Dr. Chapell in the discipline of preaching include Using Illustrations to Preach with Power and The Hardest Sermons You’ll Ever Have to Preach (editor and contributor). He also recently served as the general editor of Crossway’s ESV Gospel Transformation Bible. This is a major decision that will have long term impact. The court accelerated the advance of gay marriage in the US, and decided that defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman is unconstitutional. No Christian should be unaware of this decision or its implications." Read the complete blog of the first article at Chief End of Man. | Have you moved? Send us updates to your address and ministry here. We love to keep up with our alumni, but due to the nature of ministry work, they tend to move quite frequently until they are settled into a position. It is our privilege to serve and continue to provide you with any resources and additional education you may need. There are many events we host throughout the year and you are always welcome to attend, so keep us updated with your contact information. We also have many graduates to fill positions in your churches and future churches. Thank you for keeping us informed. Chuck DeGroat (M.Div. '98, MAC '99) Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Chuck has accepted an offer to become associate professor of counseling and pastoral care at Western Theological Seminary in Holland, Mich. He moved to San Francisco five years ago to start a counseling center and to start a seminary and he has accomplished both. He co-founded Newbigin House of Studies and serves there as a senior fellow. Newbigin House exists in partnership with Western Theological Seminary (Michigan) and City Church of San Francisco. Jake Hunt (M.Div. '07) Jake is currently serving in Prague, CZ and needs your prayers. His 11-month old daughter has what appears to be a cancerous tumor in her liver. Chemo and surgery are likely to follow, but they ask you to pray for healing, clear communication with doctors and the location to do treatment (either CZ or US). Keep up with their situation here. Benjamin Hutchings (MAC '05) Ben and his wife Aubrey, both licensed mental health counselors have recently opened the Open Doors Counseling Center (3586 Aloma Ave., Ste. 11, Winter Park, Fla.) Read more about the center here. Bryan Cazenavette (MAC '13) is also working there as a registered mental health intern. Daniel Iverson, IV (M.Div. '13) Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Danny and his wife Kimberly and their five children have arrived at Perimeter Church in Atlanta and have settled in a house in Norcross. He will be a church planting resident at Perimeter. In this position, he'll learn everything he can from every department while growing a core team for a future church plant and teaching and doing ministry work wherever they need him. He hopes to complete his licensure and ordination in the PCA by next spring. Listen to a senior sermon he did in the RTS/Orlando chapel prior to graduation. Alex Ponomarev (M.Div.M. '96) Alex and Irina (MAMis.'96), originally from Russia, are serving with Ministry of Outreach to Slavic Tribes (MOST) in Columbia, SC, a ministry to reach Russian speakers in America and overseas. Their church, First Presbyterian Church in Columbia hosts a bilingual Russian & English Sunday school class and the 11:15 a.m. worship service is translated into Russian with hearing pieces available. They recently planned a community picnic and had a tremendous turnout despite an earlier rain shower. Willem Van Der Merwe (D.Min. '10) Willie and his wife Caren are serving with GodSpeed Services in Swakopmund, Namibia, Africa, where they offer membercare services to missionaries, cross-cultural workers, teams and local spiritual leaders to refresh their souls and spirits and establish healthy environments in which they can thrive to help fulfill their mission and goals. They helped at the annual cross-cultural worker retreat conference, Breathe, in Europe and report that many cross-cultural workers came severely wounded to the conference and many of them experienced deep healing. Also they were able to meet up with their children in Cape Town in May. Hugo will attend a university in South Africa for 6 months as an exchange student. Ruco and Kristi are also serving in Africa. Greg Willson (M.Div. '11) Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Greg, formerly the assistant pastor at Orlando Grace Church in Maitland, Fla., and his wife Christina desire to plant a church. But, first they will work with a church planting residency at Riverside Community Church in downtown Columbia, SC. After one year there, they will be sent out with a core group to plant a new church, and will seek the Lord's guidance as to where this will be. Pictured above is Orlando Grace pastor Curt Heffelfinger (D.Min. '98) sending off the Willsons.Lauren (last name withheld) (MATS '10) She is serving in Africa and asks for prayer for a community of workers who are grieving over the sudden loss of one of the men there who died in a horrible accident. He is survived by his wife and several children. His wife has returned to the States for an indefinite amount of time and need prayer for their future. Lauren asks that we also please keep this community in your prayers and pray that they cling to the Truth. |
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RTS E-Newsletter iss. #141 July 25, 2013
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