Issue #89 | April 29, 2010 |
DISASTER RELIEF FUND FOR YAZOO CITY, MS
On Saturday, April 24, a tornado ravaged the Yazoo City area, just north of Jackson. The RTS/Jackson campus did not sustain any damage, but there are RTS staff that live in the damaged area and sustained damage as well as many others that live there. Click here for more information about the damage. First Presbyterian Church in Yazoo City has set up a Disaster Relief Fund for any who may want to help. The church will assess needs and administer help. Please make checks payable to: Disaster Relief Fund and mail to: First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 61, Yazoo City, MS 39194.
DR. MIKE MILTON INTERVIEWED ON TRUTHS THAT TRANSFORM
Dr. Mike Milton, president of RTS/Charlotte was interviewed on Truths That Transform. The interview will air May 18-19. Dr. Milton spoke on Romans 13. Truths That Transform is a radio program featuring messages from the late Dr. D. James Kennedy and interviews with guests. Dr. Kennedy served for 47 years as senior minister of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL. He developed Evangelism Explosion in 1962, launched Knox Theological Seminary in 1989, and founded Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, FL) in 1971. The broadcast will be available here.
RTS SMART CLASSROOMS
RTS has received a special gift for the development of two "smart classrooms" to be incorporated at two campuses this summer. Smart classrooms will include a full compliment of multimedia components as well as the capability for live interactivity between campuses.
REMINDER: SIGN UP FOR RTS ALUMNI & FRIENDS BREAKFAST AT GENERAL ASSEMBLIES
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.
REMEMBER MOM ALWAYS BUT ESPECIALLY ON MAY 9
If you’re looking for a gift for Mom for Mother’s Day, try MindandHeart. Just type in mothers day (without the apostrophe) and on the next page under the product group, select “all” to see all kinds of gifts for Mom and at the same time you are also giving a small portion to the seminary by using this Amazon associate site.
DR. MILTON TO PREACH AT CHAPLAIN TRAINING
Dr. Mike Milton will preach at the annual training for PCA chaplains at the PCA General Assembly in Nashville on June 29. His sermon is titled "This We Will Defend: Essentials of the Reformed Faith for Chaplains Today."
NEW BOOKSTORE MANAGER AT RTS/JACKSON
Nathan Eldridge is the new bookstore manager at RTS/Jackson. Anna Graham, the current bookstore manager, will pursue a degree in nursing. Nathan has worked in the RTS Bookstore for the last two years as a work-study student. Welcome aboard Nathan!
BELHAVEN PRESIDENT’S BOOK PUBLISHED
Dr. Roger Parrott, president of Belhaven University, has written The Longview: Lasting Strategies for Rising Leaders. You can find the book here.
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 is the commencement speaker. June 15: Fall registration begins |
| RTS/ORLANDO | May 6: Women in Ministry End of Year Dinner - RTS Fellowship Hall, 6-8p.m. May 20: President's Reception and 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. A reception follows in the fellowship hall. June 15: Fall registration begins |
| RTS/CHARLOTTE | April 30: Picnic for students, faculty and staff May 7: Senior Banquet May 22: Graduation, Christ Covenant Church, Matthews, NC, 11:00 a.m. Rev. Bruce Fiol is the commencement speaker. A reception will follow in the narthex. June 15: Fall registration begins |
| RTS/ATLANTA | May 22: Graduation, the chapel at Church of the Apostles, Atlanta, GA, 10:00 a.m. Dr. Kenneth Boa is the commencement speaker. June 15: Fall registration begins |
| RTS/WASHINGTON D.C. | June 4: Graduation, McLean Presbyterian Church, McLean, VA, 7:30 p.m. Hon. John Scott Redd, Sr. is the commencement speaker. June 15: Fall registration begins. |
ALUMNI SNIPPETS
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Rachel Blackston (MAC ‘06) , a licensed mental health counselor, at Twelve Stones Counseling Center in Oviedo, FL, has returned from Haiti. She met patients at Hopital Sacre Coeur with “an amazing faith in God in the midst of such horrific circumstances,” and learned from their hope, resiliency, and graciousness. She talked and played games with them, gave foot massages, held babies, and heard their stories of survival and loss. An amazing moment for her was "hearing a woman who lost both of her legs in the earthquake sing gospel songs in Creole. One of the songs she sang translated, 'When I have lost everything and am without hope, Jesus you are my comfort, my source, my life.'" Rachel asks for prayer: for the patients at Sacred Heart Hospital in Millot who will soon be discharged and have no safe place to go; pray against injustice for the weak, the poor, and the handicapped; pray for volunteers to continue to go to Haiti…they need doctors, nurses, counselors, engineers, and anyone that has a heart to serve.
Christy Braman (MAC ’01) is back in Haiti after a few glitches with their van that broke down. They will travel to an orphanage and will train Haitian interpreters to work with Haitians to improve the way they live. Follow her blog here.
Jace Broadhurst (M.Div. ’99) received his Ph.D. in biblical hermeneutics from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Stephen Davis (MATS ’07) and his wife Kathy recently moved back to Philadelphia, his hometown, to plant Grace Church of Philly along with his brother John and John’s wife Dawn. They began weekly services in March in a rented facility in the University City section of West Philadelphia.
Dan Rose (M.Div. ’00) and his wife Carrie are leaving South Louisiana to plant a PCA church in their hometown of Albuquerque, NM. To connect with the Roses and their new ministry adventure, The Duke City Project, click here and follow his blog. 
Andy Stager (M.Div. ‘08) is the associate minister of family life at First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, SC. He and his wife Ellie have two sons, Deacon and Owen. Ellie is a recording artist. Listen to the songs on her album here.
John Henry Williams (M.Div. Certificate ’96) is the pastor of Greater Saint John Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, and an assistant professor of Religion at Selma University, Selma, AL, and an adjunct instructor in homiletics at Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College, Birmingham, AL. John has published a Lectionary Commentary for The African American Lectionary on the topic "Men’s Day". Click here to read the article in the Year Three commentaries.
Update on Randy Young (M.Div. ’91, MAMFT ‘91), director of the Living Waters Counseling Center in Medford, OR, was burned severely in February when he tried to light his grill. Randy has been moved to Vibra Specialty Hospital. Recent updates indicate his trach is out, he walked about a quarter mile with minimal assistance and his neck is almost completely healed. Physical therapy is going well, but occupational therapy is difficult. His wife asks for prayer for his ability to regain strength in his hands and for less pain. He will be discharged on Mother's Day weekend. He is looking forward to returning to work soon. They are grateful for your prayers.
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: Correction: Steve Brown will be teaching in Atlanta in Summer 2011, not 2010 as previously reported.