| REPRINTED THIS SUMMER IN PAPERBACK | ![]() Dr. Mike McKelvey's book Moses, David and the High Kingship of Yahweh: A canonical Study of Book IV of the Psalter was reprinted this summer. Get a copy for yourself here. According to the description, "This book contends that Psalms 90-106 were purposely arranged as a rejoinder to the previous three books, in response to the rise and fall of Davidic kingship charted in Books I-III, and examines how Psalms 90-106 may have been purposely organized as a collection. The theological and thematic emphases that dominate the book are also considered, offering a holistic understanding for what has happened to Israel in the exile and why. In particular, this study focuses on the employment of the three key figures of Moses, King YHWH and David in Book IV." Dr. McKelvey is the assistant professor of Old Testament at RTS/Jackson. | | | | GUY WATERS NAMED ASSOCIATE EDITOR OF RTW | | Dr. Guy Waters, the James M. Baird, Jr. Professor of New Testament at RTS/Jackson, has been named the associate editor of Reformed Theological Review (Australia). | | | | REINKE'S TOP 53 BOOKS OF 2014 | | Tony Reinke, author and content strategist for DesiringGod.org, recently ranked Dr. Ben Gladd's book Hidden But Now Revealed amongst his top 53 books for the year. See the list here. | | | | KEVIN DEYOUNG BLOGS ON ST. NICHOLAS | | Read Kevin's blog on "Who Was St. Nicholas?" here. | | | | RTS ATLANTA CHRISTMAS PARTY | ![]() | | A very generous donor provided a Christmas celebration for the RTS Atlanta students and staff. It was very much appreciated by all. |
| | | | DOCUMENTARY OF MARTIN LLOYD-JONES TO BE RELEASED IN APRIL | | "What is preaching? Logic on fire," said Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, Welsh protestant minister, and medical doctor (starting his work as assistant to the Royal Physician). Dr. Lloyd-Jones was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. The documentary Logic on Fire: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, by Media Gratiae is due to be released April 14, 2015. Watch the trailer here which includes our chancellor, Dr. Ligon Duncan. Also, Dr. Lloyd-Jones is interviewed on TV here in 1970. | | | | RTS CFO WRITES ARTICLE FOR ATS | | Brad Tisdale, the RTS Chief Financial Officer, recently wrote an article titled "10 Steps to Developing a Dashboard of Key Metrics" for the Association of Theological Schools. Read the article here. | | | | NEW RTS PROFESSOR BLOGS ON ESCHATOLOGY | ![]() Dr. Michael Allen, associate professor of systematic and historical theology at RTS Orlando, recently posted in the Common Places series of Koinonia, the Zondervan Academic blog. The blog is titled "The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Eschatology." He begins, "Surveys of Christian doctrine regularly note that the themes of eschatology have attained a certain prestige in the late nineteenth and then twentieth centuries that exceeds their fate in previous times. What do we make of this new emphasis? What benefits have been gained? And what dangers might we need to be alert to?" Read more here. | | | | FORMER RTS ORLANDO STAFF PASSES AWAY | | Harold Peter De Roo passed away on Aug. 7. He was director of church relations at RTS/Orlando. He graduated from Rutgers University and Western Theological Seminary. He pastored many churches in his career. He is survived by his wife Dorothy, his children, Mark and Roxanne De Roo of Holland, Mich., Todd and Vicki De Roo of Tyler, Texas, and Dirk and Jan De Roo of Exeter, NH, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, brother Bernard in Dallas, and sister-in-law, Elaine of Holland, Mich. The funeral was held Aug. 10 at Dykstra Funeral Home in Holland, Mich. Read more here. | | | | STAFF PROFILE: MARK JAMES | ![]() Mark is an instructional designer and learning management system administrator at RTS Distance Education in Charlotte, NC. He was born in Tallahassee, Fla., and grew up in Mobile, Ala. He graduated from Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.) in 2002 with degrees in math and religion. After completing an M.A. degree in Biblical/Theological Studies at the University of Mobile, he moved to Charlotte to attend RTS. He received his M.Div. in 2011. Mark is married and has one son (Daniel, 5) and two daughters (Martha Grace, 3 and Anna Ruth, 1). He is licensed to preach by First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and is a member at Ballantyne ARP. In his free time, Mark likes to spend time with his family, watch Alabama football, read, and listen to music. He hopes to be working on an Old Testament Ph.D. by the time he is 40. |
| | Mark Auffarth (M.Div. '03) | | After 50 years of being Shannon Forest Presbyterian Church and running Shannon Forest Christian School, the church has launched the school as an independent ministry and has changed its name to Eastside Presbyterian Church. Mark has been the pastor there for five years. They are very excited about what God is doing as they seek to follow him and be a witness for him in their corner of Greenville, SC. | | | | Stephen Berry (M.Div. '97) | ![]()
Stephen, who is an associate professor of history at Simmons College, and also has a doctoral degree from Duke, has written A Path in the Mighty Waters: Shipboard Life and Atlantic Crossings to the New World, due out in January 2015. Using their specific journey as his narrative arc, Stephen book tells the broader and hereto underexplored story of how people experienced their crossings to the New World in the 18th century. | | | | Esaie Etienne (M.Div. '04) | Esaie is serving with Mission to the World in Haiti. He has a new video about his ministry in Haiti. Click here to view the video. They have started church plant number three and the room is already too small to hold all of the people! Eleven leaders are receiving training in biblical studies, theological studies, Presbyterian church government, and reformed distinctive. The Docine Christian academy has 311 students this year and they have a library with over 1000 books in French and Creole. The Gonaives children's home is in motion and they need to raise the money for clearing and fencing the land. They have need of a ministry center and need to raise funds for that as well. | | | | Jennifer Marshall (MAR '14) | | Listen here to a roundtable discussion from "The Gospel Coalition that includes Jennifer Marshall, on How to Honor and Encourage the Singles in Your Church." | | | | Rod Miles (M.Div. '04) | | Rod, founding pastor of Grace Church of Marin in San Anselmo, Calif., asks for prayer that: God would help them work out the logistics of a surprise temporary move, as they are unable to use the worship space at the college where they have been meeting; that God would bring healing to some of their most ill congregants (some suffering with cancer and other significant health challenges); that God would provide financially; and to praise Him for his mercy, provision and care for them as he builds His church and changes lives. | | | | Nathan Shurden (M.Div. '07) | | Nate is the pastor of Cornerstone Presbyterian Church in Franklin, Tenn. Dr. Ligon Duncan preached at his church in early December on "How the Prince of Peace Gives Us Peace," and also taught Sunday School. According to Dr. Duncan, Nate's church had two packed Sunday a.m. services and they are getting ready to plant a daughter church. | | | | HAVE YOU MOVED? | | Send us your updates for your address and ministry here. We love to keep up with our alumni and their ministries. We host many events during the year at many of our campuses and you are always welcome to attend. Keep us updated so we can keep you posted and provide you with resources and communications like these. Also, visit rts.edu/alumni to see the new RTS alumni page. |
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Dr. Mike McKelvey's book Moses, David and the High Kingship of Yahweh: A canonical Study of Book IV of the Psalter was reprinted this summer. Get a copy for yourself 
Dr. Michael Allen, associate professor of systematic and historical theology at RTS Orlando, recently posted in the Common Places series of Koinonia, the Zondervan Academic blog. The blog is titled "The Promise and Prospects of Retrieval: Recent Developments in Eschatology." He begins, "Surveys of Christian doctrine regularly note that the themes of eschatology have attained a certain prestige in the late nineteenth and then twentieth centuries that exceeds their fate in previous times. What do we make of this new emphasis? What benefits have been gained? And what dangers might we need to be alert to?" Read more 
Mark is an instructional designer and learning management system administrator at RTS Distance Education in Charlotte, NC. He was born in Tallahassee, Fla., and grew up in Mobile, Ala. He graduated from Huntingdon College (Montgomery, Ala.) in 2002 with degrees in math and religion. After completing an M.A. degree in Biblical/Theological Studies at the University of Mobile, he moved to Charlotte to attend RTS. He received his M.Div. in 2011. Mark is married and has one son (Daniel, 5) and two daughters (Martha Grace, 3 and Anna Ruth, 1). He is licensed to preach by First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church and is a member at Ballantyne ARP. In his free time, Mark likes to spend time with his family, watch Alabama football, read, and listen to music. He hopes to be working on an Old Testament Ph.D. by the time he is 40.