| CHANCELLOR TRAVELS TO SOUTH AFRICA | ![]()
RTS Chancellor Ligon Duncan recently returned from South Africa where he spoke at the Grace Ministers' Conference. He also preached at Bethany Baptist Church, Constantia Park Baptist Church, Christ Church Somerset
West, Plumstead Baptist Church, Goodwood Baptist Church, and spoke and represented RTS at the GKSA Synod.
Opening lectures for the 2015 academic year at Mukhanyo Theological College were given by Dr. Duncan in
Kwamhlanga. See more pictures on his Facebook page here. |
| January 21, 2015 | Issue #168 | | | | DATES TO REMEMBER | Jan. 28 - Preview Day at RTS/Washington DC
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 on "Is Inerrancy the Invention of American Fundamentalism? Why it Still Matters Today" Feb. 18 - Preview Day at RTS/Orlando
Feb. 18 - President's Forum at RTS/Orlando with Russell D. Moore Feb. 24 - 26 - Spiritual Life Conference at RTS/Jackson with Dr. Bill Barcley on "The Secret of Contentment."
March 3 - The Harold O.J. Brown Lectures with Dr. Oliver Crisp at RTS Charlotte on "God, Election and Incarnation" - cost is $20 | |
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| THE HAROLD O. J. BROWN LECTURES | ![]() The HOJB lectures at RTS/Charlotte will be held Tuesday, March 3 in the RTS Campus Chapel. Lecture 1, "God Has No Future: Election and Eschatology," will be held at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is at noon and lecture 2, "Incarnation Anyway? A Supralapsarian Christology" will begin at 1:00 p.m.
Dr. Oliver Crisp is the lecturer and professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, specializing in analytic theology, philosophical theology and historical theology. He earned his bachelor's degree and Master's of Theology from the University of Aberdeen and his Ph.D. from the University of London. His books include Deviant Calvinism: Broadening Reformed Theology and Revisioning Christology: Theology in the Reformed Tradition.
The cost for the conference is $20 with lunch included. RSVP to twilliamson@rts.edu. | | | | STAFFING CHANGES AT RTS/CHARLOTTE | | Rev. Dave Latham has been appointed director of admissions and recruiting at RTS/Charlotte. He will replace Stephane Jeanrenaud who will be taking on an administrative role on the Charlotte campus. Read more here. | | | | PREVIEW DAY AT RTS/WASHINGTON DC | | Due to inclement weather, RTS/Washington DC had to reschedule their Preview Day. It will now be held on Wednesday, Jan. 28 from noon to 2:00 p.m. Learn more about RTS/Washington over lunch with staff and faculty, a student panel, and a discussion
in Dr. Howard Griffith’s class on Covenant Theology. RSVP to jmcgahey@rts.edu. | | | | DEREK THOMAS ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON THE SALVATION AND MISSION OF GOD IN CT | ![]() Lifeway is sponsoring a discussion with three authors on Ed Stetzer's blog in Christianity Today. Dr. Derek Thomas was asked four questions about the salvation and mission of God. Read his answers on part 1 here and part 2 here. Dr. Thomas is the Robert Strong Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at RTS/Atlanta.
"It is of the greatest comfort to the evangelist, who knows that men are unable to receive the Gospel he is preaching, that the One who is truly at work in bringing sinners to life and salvation is God – God in sovereign majesty and intent." - Derek Thomas. | | | | ROD CULBERTSON SHARES A COLLEGE STORY THAT ENDS IN A NEW TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE | Beginning with the story of mismatched roommates, Dr. Rod Culbertson shares a story of his college days, titled "God Working Before My Eyes" showing how God was working all along, and continues to work with a new translation of the Bible emerging.
"In the fall of 1973, I walked into my dorm room (Snowden 416) at the University of South Carolina and was met with a very unexpected but pleasant surprise." Read the rest of the story on his blog here. | | | | TWO RELEASES BY DEREK THOMAS NOW AVAILABLE | "The Assurance of Salvation," three messages by Dr. Derek Thomas from the 2014 Appalachia Conference on Theology & The Church, is now available in CD or mp3 format here.
Dr. Thomas and RTS friend Joel Beeke are general editors for an important series on the works of William Perkins. Volume One is now available here. | | | | MELISSA KRUGER INTERVIEWED ABOUT HER NEW BOOK | | Trillia Newbell, on her blog "Where Life and Faith Collide" interviews Melissa Kruger on her new book titled Walking with God in the Season of Motherhood (WaterBrook
Press, due March 2015). Read the interview here. | | | | PROMOTIONS AT RTS/ORLANDO | Dr. Scott Swain, Dr. James Coffield and Dr. Scott Coupland, all teaching at RTS/Orlando, have been promoted to full professors.
Congratulations to these three professors! | | | | STAFF PROFILE: MIKE COPENING | ![]() Mike is the director of institutional technology for Reformed Theological Seminary. He started working for RTS in 2008 as contract labor and has been on staff since February of 2010. Mike oversees all enterprise technology that spans
all campuses, including databases, network, phones, website, and a variety of systems. His office is housed at the RTS Orlando campus but he supports all campuses. Mike has lived in five states but is finally starting to call Florida home
after having lived in the Orlando area for the last 18 years. He attended the University of Central Florida and earned a BSBA in Management Information Systems from the college of business. |
| | Henry Beaulieu (M.Div. '95) | | In the summer of 2014, Henry began serving as the assistant pastor and director of counseling at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Statesboro, Ga. He was formerly the assistant pastor at Eastwood Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Ala. He still
serves as the State Chaplain for the Alabama Army National Guard. He has been certified as a biblical counselor with the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors (now Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) for over 17 years. He and his wife
Gretchen have four children: Faith, Margaret, Jonathan, and Jackson. | | | | Curtis Heffelfinger (D.Min. '98) | | Rev "Heff," pastor of Orlando Grace Church in Altamonte Springs, Fla., wrote a blog recently on "Something I'll Never Say Again." Let's keep this brother and
his wife in prayer. Read the blog entry here. | | | | Bee Kirk (M.Div. '11) | | Bee was ordained as a teaching elder and minister of the Word on Nov. 11, 2014 in the Central Florida Presbytery, PCA. | | | | John Lehner (M.Div. '13) | ![]()
John, who majored in Spanish in college, and his wife Judy, are preparing for ministry in the Asturias, Spain. They are also expecting, and the baby is due July 31. John will be attending the 9Marks Conference for pastors in their first five years of ministry. They will travel to Melbourne, Fla., for a missions conference Feb. 10. | | | | Rich Penix (MABS '14) | | Rich recently provided a testimony on "Learning Hebrew with Logos Bible Software." Read the testimony here. | | | | Russell Smith (M.Div. '00) | | Russell, pastor of Covenant-First Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, has just released Geneva Two: A Parable of Christian Community and Calling. "Written as the oral history of a fictional intentional community, Geneva Two tells
the stories of people whose faith has been shaped by sharing life together. Come experience the joys, the pains, and the challenges of living in authentic Christian community." Russell and his wife Tammy have two daughters. | | | | Jim Wehner (MA '08) | ![]() Jim has been named the second president of FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta. He succeeds Dr. Bob Lupton who founded the ministry and led it for four decades. FCS Urban
Ministries "partners with under-served neighborhoods to provide innovative and holistic development that produces flourishing communities where God’s Shalom is present."
| | | Jonathan Whitley (M.Div. 06)
Tara Whitley (MATS '06) | ![]()
Jonathan and his wife Tara live in Southern Illinois with their three sons: Ross, Clay and Graham. Jonathan is the pastor of First Evangelical Presbyterian Church of
Anna, Ill and is working on his D.Min at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. | | |
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The HOJB lectures at RTS/Charlotte will be held Tuesday, March 3 in the RTS Campus Chapel. Lecture 1, "God Has No Future: Election and Eschatology," will be held at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is at noon and lecture 2, "Incarnation Anyway? A Supralapsarian Christology" will begin at 1:00 p.m. 
Lifeway is sponsoring a discussion with three authors on Ed Stetzer's blog in Christianity Today. Dr. Derek Thomas was asked four questions about the salvation and mission of God. Read his answers on part 1 .jpg)
Mike is the director of institutional technology for Reformed Theological Seminary. He started working for RTS in 2008 as contract labor and has been on staff since February of 2010. Mike oversees all enterprise technology that spans
all campuses, including databases, network, phones, website, and a variety of systems. His office is housed at the RTS Orlando campus but he supports all campuses. Mike has lived in five states but is finally starting to call Florida home
after having lived in the Orlando area for the last 18 years. He attended the University of Central Florida and earned a BSBA in Management Information Systems from the college of business.
Jim has been named the second president of 