| WE HOPE TO RAISE A MILLION DOLLARS FOR STUDENT FINANCIAL AID BY YEAR'S END. WILL YOU HELP US? | | | Reformed Theological Seminary hopes to raise $1,000,000 this month! Thank you for prayerfully considering a gift to our Student Scholarship Fund. If you didn't receive our flyer in the mail, you can read about some of our students benefitting
from the scholarship fund here. You can also give online. Below is Robert Yancey, Jr., an RTS Student
Scholarship recipient featured in the flyer from the appeal.
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| Dec. 11, 2014 | Issue #165 | | | | DATES TO REMEMBER | Dec. 1 - Spring Registration Open
Jan. 6 - President's Forum with DA Carson at RTS/Orlando at noon.
Jan. 6 - Preview Day at RTS/DC, 12-2pm
Jan. 15-16 - OnePassion Conference with Dr. Steve Lawson at RTS/Orlando
Feb. 1 - Dr. Ligon Duncan preaching at First Reformed Church in Lansing, Ill., at 3pm.Feb. 2-4 Desiring God 2015 Conference for Pastors in Minneapolis, Minn. Dr. Steve Childers is a plenary speaker.
Feb. 10 - Faculty Forum at RTS/Charlotte with President Mike Kruger Feb. 18 - Preview Day at RTS/Orlando
Feb. 18 - President's Forum at RTS/Orlando with Russell Moore
Feb. 24-26 - Spiritual Life Conference at RTS/Jackson with Dr. Bill Barcley on "The Secret of Contentment." |
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| LIBRARY HOURS | | If you use our library, please call ahead to check the hours during the winter semester. | | | | THE DR. KNOX CHAMBLIN ARCHIVES | ![]() New College Franklin in Franklin, Tenn., has published The Dr. Knox Chamblin Archives: A Collection of Lectures and Notes on the work of C.S. Lewis. The
work contains an article by Chamblin titled "Doing Battle with Screwtape" that originally appeared in the summer 1990 edition of RTS Ministry (now known as Ministry & Leadership). An event was held on Nov. 8 at New College Franklin commemorating
Dr. Chamblin and recognizing the establishment of the Knox Chamblin Archives and Collection. His daughter Claire Holley performed there. | | | | RTS/WASHINGTON DC PREVIEW DAY | | Go deep into biblical truth, the historical faith, and the message of the gospel for ministry, life and devotion. Come to Preview Day at RTS/Washington DC on Jan. 6, to learn how seminary prepares men and women for a lifetime of service in Christ's name. Meet students and faculty and visit President Scott Redd's class on Christian Encounter with Islam. Lunch is included. RSVP to jmcgahey@rts.edu. | | | | JOHN KNOX QUINCENTENARY | | Dr. Don Sweeting blogged on the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Knox. The blog is titled "John Knox 500: Reformer, Pastor, Critic of Political/Religious Tyranny." Read the blog here. | | | | DOWNLOAD LECTURES ON YOUR PHONE OR TABLET | ![]() Search for "RTS Mobile" on your mobile device to download RTS lectures, read the Bible, get campus news and listen to spotlight lectures like Tim Keller from the John Reed Miller
Lecture series on the RTS Mobile App. The Tim Keller lectures are in the "spotlight" tab at the bottom. (The Tim Keller lectures are also now available on iTunes).
Also an alumni section has been added as well as a giving section. Check it out! | | | | DR. MIKE KRUGER BLOGS ON THE HOLY SPIRIT | | "There is an abiding perception in the Christian world that Reformed folks do not talk much about the Holy Spirit. If you want to be in a church where the Holy Spirit plays a key role, so it is argued, then you will need to go in a charismatic
or pentecostal direction." Read more here. | | | | RTS/ATLANTA FACEBOOK CHANGES | | Please "like" the RTS/Atlanta organizational page at https://www.facebook.com/rtsatlanta. They closed down the friend page on Monday and are moving to the organizational page. By "liking" the page you
can keep up with their updates and stay in touch. | | | | CONNECT DISCIPLESHIP CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA | | The Committee on Discipleship Ministries (CDM), a branch of the Presbyterian Church in America will hold a Connect Discipleship Conference in Naples, Fla., Jan 23-24. This training event is designed to connect church leaders and teachers to one
another and to new resources and training. Read more and register here. | | | | A THANKSGIVING MEAL FOR STUDENTS AT RTS/JACKSON | ![]()
If you can't be home for the holidays, well, RTS/Jackson will work just fine. | | | | PREVIEW RTS/ORLANDO | | On Feb. 18, RTS/Orlando will hold a Preview Day of the campus. Wednesday morning class options include ST II: "Christ, Soteriology, Eschatology" with Dr. Scott Swain or Pastoral and "Social Ethics" with Dr. John Frame. Interested potential students can also stay the weekend and attend Ligonier's 2015 National Conference. Register here for Preview Day. | | | | THE GETTYS AT RTS AND FPC IN JACKSON | ![]()
On Monday, Dec. 8, Keith Getty hosted a discussion on congregational singing in Grace Chapel at RTS/Jackson. Later that evening, First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Miss., hosted the Getty's Irish Christmas Concert (pictured above). | | | | DON SWEETING'S TAKE5 BROADCASTS ON THE BEST STORIES OF CHRISTMAS | ![]() Last year, Dr. Don Sweeting recorded a series on The Best Stories of Christmas on his TAKE5 radio program. For one of the stories he tells how he explained Santa to his son in "Nicholas from Myra." Listen to the broadcast here. He also recorded in this series, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," "Ben Hur: A Tale of Christ," "A Christmas Carol," "Polar Express," "Christmas Eve Truce," and "It's A Wonderful Life." TAKE5 airs on weekdays on WTLN 950 AM Radio at 6:55 am and 5:55 pm in Orlando. The recordings are also available on iTunes. | | | | DR. ANDERSON UPDATES DICTIONARY ENTRY | | Dr. James Anderson, associate professor of theology and philosophy at RTS/Charlotte, was invited to contribute an updated entry for 'Paradox in Theology' for the second edition of the upcoming New Dictionary in Theology. Read his entry here. | | | | RTS/ORLANDO BOOTH AT LIGONIER CONFERENCE | | Come visit the RTS booth at the Ligonier Ministries National Conference Feb. 19-21 in Orlando. | | | | STAFF PROFILE: WANDA RUSHING | ![]() Wanda (pictured with her husband Lonnie) came to work at RTS/Jackson in 2002 after being self-employed in several business ventures including Baskin Robbins, Cock of the Walk and Exxon convenience stores. She started as director of housing working with admissions, maintenance and students as assistant to the academic dean. After two years, when the structure of RTS changed, she became the director of operations. It was a great fit for her.
She has been married for 44 years and she and her husband have three children and seven grandchildren (five of them live in her neighborhood). They are a very close family and she usually has lunch with her sons every day during the week. Her daughter, who is battling stage four breast cancer, lives in Austin, Texas with Wanda's other two grandchildren. It has changed their lives. They have a different view on what people who walk through this disease are challenged with, but they are confident on God's provisions and healing. |
| | Al Baker (M.Div. '81) | ![]() Al Baker serves as the director of the Alabama Church Planting Network for the Presbyterian Church in America, and is also an evangelist with Presbyterian Evangelistic Fellowship.
He has just independently published Essays on Revival: In Wrath May God Remember Mercy (September, 2014). These are 62 of
his weekly devotionals he has written from 2010 - 2012 on revival. The book is "a cry for earnest pursuit of the Holy One, believing that without true revival, our nation is doomed to mediocrity or worse." In December, Al will be teaching "Return
to the Lord" to empty nesters and grandparents at Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Ala. | | | | Marco Escalante (M.Div. '11) | ![]()
Marco and his wife Diana (pictured above with son Marco Antonio) are still looking for a larger facility to hold there average of 100 people attending services at Church Cordero de Dios in Mexico City. This summer, four people from St. Andrews Chapel in Florida helped them with a conversational English club for children and they built furniture and bookshelves for the school that supports the church.
They have acquired the sound system they needed and also have a person to operate the equipment now. | | | | Michael Lee (M.Div. '05) | | Michael and Tricia have found an apartment in Panama where they will continue to serve with Mission to the World, but now in a new area. They are trying to sell most of their household items in Monterrey, Mexico. Please pray the move goes smoothly for
the items they are taking with them and pray for the work they will begin to do with the small church in Panama. | | | | Elizabeth Pennock (MAC '11) | ![]() Elizabeth has been working at Pioneers for 13 years. This fall she moved into a new part-time position in the member development department as the consultant for staff development
and strategic initiatives. Earlier this year she became licensed as a mental health counselor and began working at Agape Counseling Center in Winter
Park, Fla. She works with Caleb Grover (M.Div. '05, MAC '05), who started the center in 2007, and Denise Kirsop (MAC '09). Her co-workers are both licensed mental health counselors. | | | | Paul Roberts (M.Div. '09) | | Oklahoma Baptist University recently appointed Paul VP/CIO in addition to his role as dean of libraries. He says, "I am very grateful to serve in this way, and am very grateful to RTS for the ThM in Reformation Studies that qualified and prepared
me to contribute to this university in instructional capacities as well." | | | | Lauren S. (MATS '10) | | Lauren works with women who have been abused in Africa. She is now moving to a larger city there where trafficking is more rampant and people are much more open to social justice work. She asks for prayer for God to prepare a place for her in the new
city and that He would bring her to the right people. | | | | Jemar Tisby (RTS M.Div. student) | | Jemar recently posted "Seven Early Posts on Ferguson" here. Jemar co-founded the Reformed African American Network along with a classmate and is also involved with the African American Leadership Initiative at RTS/Jackson. | | | | David Wayne (M.Div. '95) | | Our condolences go out to the family of David Wayne who passed away on Dec. 1 from a long battle with cancer. The funeral was held on Dec. 5 at Severna Park Evangelical Presbyterian Church. He is survived by his wife Lynette, children
"DJ," Michael and Rebekah, and his half-brothers Bruce and Jerry and his half-sister Sharon. Read the full obituary here. | | | | Randy Williams (MACE '94) | | Randy is serving as store manager for LifeWay Christian Bookstores in Hagerstown, Md. | | | | Carlton Wynne (M.Div. '07) | ![]() Carlton is the lecturer in systematic theology and apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Mike Kruger, president of RTS/Charlotte, featured Carlton on his latest 'Where are they now?' blog here. |
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Last year, Dr. Don Sweeting recorded a series on The Best Stories of Christmas on his TAKE5 radio program. For one of the stories he tells how he explained Santa to his son in "Nicholas from Myra." Listen to the broadcast 
Wanda (pictured with her husband Lonnie) came to work at RTS/Jackson in 2002 after being self-employed in several business ventures including Baskin Robbins, Cock of the Walk and Exxon convenience stores. She started as director of housing working with admissions, maintenance and students as assistant to the academic dean. After two years, when the structure of RTS changed, she became the director of operations. It was a great fit for her. 
Al Baker serves as the director of the Alabama Church Planting Network for the Presbyterian Church in America, and is also an evangelist with 
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Carlton is the lecturer in systematic theology and apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Mike Kruger, president of RTS/Charlotte, featured Carlton on his latest 'Where are they now?' blog