| RTS APPOINTS PASTOR-THEOLOGIAN AS NEW CHANCELLOR DUNCAN HAS LONGTIME CONNECTION WITH RTS Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  The RTS Board of Trustees has elected Dr. J. Ligon Duncan, III, as chancellor and CEO of Reformed Theological Seminary. Duncan is currently the John E. Richards professor of systematic and historical theology at RTS in Jackson, Miss., and the senior minister of historic First Presbyterian Church (1837), where he has served for the past 17 years. He is the president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and served as president of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals from 2004-2012. Click here to read the complete news release. Welcome Chancellor Duncan! | August 21, 2013 | Issue #142 DATES TO REMEMBER Aug. 21 - Convocation at RTS/Orlando - 11am - speaker: former RTS president, Dr. Luder Whitlock, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of RTS/Orlando 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 5pm |
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| READ CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES FROM FRIENDS Visit the new RTS Chancellor Web page and learn about the new chancellor, keep up with his speaking engagements, see the books he has authored, and read through the kind words friends have sent to him in the "Congratulatory Messages" section. Click rts.edu/chancellor to visit the new page on our site. DEREK THOMAS NAMED SENIOR PASTOR RTS rejoices with the historic First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC, in the news of that congregation's unanimous vote naming Dr. Derek W.H. Thomas as senior minister. Dr. Thomas succeeds Dr. Sinclair Ferguson. Expressing that he is "honored and deeply humbled" over the congregation's decision, Dr. Thomas will continue serving as the professor of systematic and historical theology at RTS/Atlanta, teaching "Systematic Theology 1: Scripture, Theology, and Anthropology" as well as "Theology of the Westminster Standards" on Mondays this fall. Jerry Marcellino has been a full-time pastor since 1988 and has been the pastor of Audubon Drive Bible Church in Laurel, Miss., since 1993. He and his wife Dawn, are the blessed parents of seven children. Jerry is a graduate of the University of Hawaii - 1980 (B.A. in Communication) and Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, Maryland - 1988 (M.Div.). He is the author of Rediscovering the Lost Treasure of Family Worship; Should Christians Have A Heart For Israel? - A Biblical Perspective;Should The Church Have A Heart For Israel? - A Historical Perspective; and Should the Nations Have A Heart For Israel? - An Eternal Perspective. Visitors are welcome. For more information contact the admissions office at 601.923.1672 or email admissions.jackson@rts.edu. Come join us! THE CURRENT READ AT RTS/ORLANDOImage may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics (Christianity Today's 2013 Book Award Winner) is the book that the students, faculty and staff of RTS/Orlando will be reading this fall. The Current Read replaces the former title (One School One Book). Author and New York Times columnist Ross Douthat will lecture and sign his book in the Pamplin Chapel Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m. The public is welcome.GOSPEL TRANSFORMATION STUDY BIBLE: RTS CONTRIBUTORS In addition to Dr. Miles Van Pelt contributing the study notes for Kings and Chronicles to the Gospel Transformation Study Bible (due Sept. 2013), Rev. Mike Glodo, associate professor of Biblical Studies at RTS/Orlando, contributed the study notes for Nahum and Obadiah and Dr. Mark Futato, the Robert L. Maclellan professor of Old Testament at RTS/Orlando, contributed study notes for Deuteronomy. THREE SEASONED PASTORS TEACHING AT RTS/JACKSON THIS FALL This fall three seasoned pastors will bring significant pastoral experience to bear on historical and systematic theology in the classrooms at RTS/Jackson: Dr. Ligon Duncan will teach "Studies in Patristic Theology" on Mondays from 8-10 a.m. and "Introduction to Pastoral and Theological Studies" on Mondays from 10-noon. Dr. Derek Thomas will teach "Theology of the Westminster Standards" from Oct. 7-11, from 9-3 p.m. each day. Dr. Sean Lucas, senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, Miss., will teach "Church Polity" on Mondays from 11-12 p.m. and "History of Christianity I" on Mondays from 1-4 p.m. If you wish to audit a class, contact klee@rts.edu. LABOR DAY HOLIDAY Our campuses will be closed on Sept. 2 in observance of Labor Day. RTS/ATLANTA TO HOST 4 MEET AND GREET CONVOCATIONS THIS FALL RTS Atlanta is pleased to host four "Meet and Greet" convocations for new and returning students (and spouses) this fall. In order to accommodate the varying schedules of our student body, students are welcome to join faculty, staff, and one another at the RTS Atlanta campus for a meal on any (or all) of the following dates: Aug. 22, 5-6 p.m. (dinner provided); Aug. 26, 4-6 p.m., (dinner provided); Aug. 27, 12-1 p.m., (lunch provided); and Sept. 6, 5-6 p.m. (dinner provided). If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Mrs. Becca Hermes at bhermes@rts.edu at least two days prior. THE RTS ADMISSIONS TEAMS WANT TO MEET YOU! Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Stop by our booth at the Desiring God National Conference in Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 27-29 at the Minneapolis Convention Center, and learn more about RTS. The conference focus this year is "The Romantic Rationalist: God, Life and Imagination in the Work of C.S. Lewis."Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Going to UAC 13? Stop by the RTS booth and talk to the admissions staff. The Unashamed Conference will be held Sept. 13-15 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. JOHN REED MILLER LECTURES AT RTS/JACKSON Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Kevin DeYoung, senior pastor of University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Mich., and regular blogger and speaker for The Gospel Coalition, is the lecturer for the John Reed Miller Lectures at RTS/Jackson. The lectures will be held Oct. 22-23 and the topic is "Preaching." The public is welcome. Contact admissions.jackson@rts.edu for more information. JUSTIN TAYLOR INTERVIEWS THE NEW CHANCELLOR The Gospel Coalition recently posted an article of an interview with Dr. Ligon Duncan by Justin Taylor (MAR '12). Read the article here. | Betsy Bowers (MAMFT '13) Betsy is working at Restoration Counseling of Atlanta as a marriage and family intern. She works with Jennifer Stuckert (MAMFT '01, MABS '01) the founder and president, who is a national certified counselor, a licensed professional counselor and a certified professional counselor supervisor, and currently completing certification in sexual addiction counseling. David Brukiewa (M.Div. '96) David is the owner of Brukhouse Insurance in Colorado Springs, Colo. Ryann Craig (M.A.R. '09) Ryann serves as the Arabic cataloger on the Iraqi Jewish Archive project at the National Archives and Records Administration. The project was featured as the headline article in the (print edition) Washington Post on August 14. The National Archives will host an exhibit in conjunction with the project, "Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage," opening Oct. 11. Ryann is thrilled to help document the Jewish community in Iraq, and regularly uses her knowledge of Hebrew - which she first studied under Dr. Peter Lee at RTS DC - on the project. Phil Davis (M.Div. '03) Phil is a church planter of Faith Community Church in Prague, Czech Republic. He and his family were in the US recently. They traveled back to Prague on Aug. 15, after special times with friends, the pool and a trip to the Krispy Kreme. Some friends of Phil's put together this video of him, his city and his church there. He also asks for prayer for their colleagues Jake Hunt (M.Div. '07) and his wife Melissa for the healing of their daughter Eliza (11 months) who recently underwent surgery and is now getting chemo treatments. Branden Henry (MAMFT '12) Brandon is working as a marriage and family associate, for The Shepherd's Staff Counseling Center in Jackson, Miss., along with RTS alumni Matt Thames (MAMFT '02), a licensed professional counselor, and Lida Caraway (MAMFT '01), a licensed professional counselor and a national certified counselor. Fred Jonkman (M.Div. '97) In 2010, God enabled their team to purchase property on the outskirts of Quininde in Ecuador. They are in the design stage of a construction program that will include a medical clinic, an educational resource center, a home for abused girls, a center for micro industry training, and cabins for retreats. It will serve as a center for the ministry in this community where more than 50% of the population consists of afro-Ecuadorians. He says, "The spiritual and physical poverty, sexual abuse, and lack of work and purpose in life causes despair to reign in this community and only the gospel has the power to change this dismal situation." Fred and his wife Arlene have six children and 13 grandchildren: Michelle, Jason, Anita, Jodie, and Carolyn are married and live with their spouses and children in Canada. Erin is still with her parents on the mission field. |
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RTS E-Newsletter iss. #142 August 21, 2013
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