| KISTEMAKER ACADEMIC LECTURE SERIES AT RTS/ORLANDO | | | ![]() Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. (pictured right) is the speaker for the Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series (KALS) at RTS/Orlando March 10-11. He will speak on "The Exaltation of Christ & Salvation in the Theology of Paul" at the RTS/Orlando Pamplin chapel.
The lectures will be held from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on both days. Dr. Gaffin is the professor of biblical and systematic theology, emeritus, at Westminster Theological Seminary in Glenside, Penn.
The Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series (KALS) is named in honor of New Testament Professor Emeritus Simon J. Kistemaker, Ph.D. These annual lectures offer scholarly insight into diverse topics in biblical and theological studies as well as practical theology.
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| Feb. 26, 2015 | Issue #170 | | | | DATES TO REMEMBER | Feb. 27-28 - Dr. Ligon Duncan will speak at the 9Marks Conference in Louisville, Ky.
March 3 - The Harold O.J. Brown Lectures with Dr. Oliver Crisp at RTS Charlotte on "God, Election and Incarnation" - cost is $20 March 10-11 - The Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series at RTS/Orlando with Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. March 10 - Faculty Forum at RTS/Charlotte with Dr. Bob Cara
March 18 - President's Forum at RTS/Orlando. Dr. Sweeting interviews Dr. Michael Allen, new associate professor of systematic and historical theology
March 21 - Spring Preview Day at RTS/Washington DC from 12-2pm
March 31 - Biblical Theology Conference at RTS/Jackson with Dr. Tom Schreiner |
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| FACULTY FORUM AT RTS/CHARLOTTE | | The next Faculty Forum at RTS/Charlotte will be held March 10 at noon. Dr. Bob Cara, professor of New Testament will speak on “Psalm 69:9 / Rom 15:3: Both Redemptive-Historical and Exemplary Exegesis in the Same Verse!” The public is invited. | | | | JAMES ANDERSON RECOMMENDS "WHAT ISIS REALLY WANTS" | | The Atlantic recently published an article by Graeme Wood titled "What Isis Really Wants." Read the article here. Dr. James Anderson, associate professor of theology and philosophy at RTS/Charlotte who teaches on Islam, says this is a "long read, but worth it. Very helpful, well-sourced analysis." | | | | RACE AND THE ROOTS OF THE PCA - 5 PART SERIES | | Dr. Sean Lucas has written a series of blogs on Reformation21.org pertaining to Race and the Roots of the Presbyterian Church in America. Read the five blogs here. | | | | AVOIDING A SPIRIT OF LETHARGY | | Dr. Scott Redd, president of RTS/Washington DC blogs on a letter written to the Hebrews struggling with lethargy. He also discusses those who have fallen away from the believing community. Read part one of the blog here on the Christward Collective site of The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals. | | | | SEATING STILL AVAILABLE FOR HAROLD O. J. BROWN LECTURES AT RTS/CHARLOTTE | | Dr. Oliver Crisp will lecture on "God Has No Future: Election and Eschatology" and "Incarnation Anyway" A Supralapsarian Christology, on March 3 at RTS/Charlotte. Lecture 1 will be held at 11:00 a.m. and Lecture 2 at 1:00 p.m. The cost is $20 with lunch included. RSVP to twilliamson@rts.edu. | | | | CREDO MAGAZINE INTERVIEWS DR. MIKE KRUGER | ![]() Matthew Barrett of Credo Magazine interviewed Dr. Kruger in an article titled "Rethinking the Canon of Scripture." Click here, then click on the small magazine, click again to read and select p. 14-17 at the bottom. | | | | FREE BOOK DOWNLOAD | | Download this free book titled "Unrivaled Christ, Unstoppable Gospel, Unreached Peoples, Unending Joy" by John Piper and David Mathis. | | | | CARL ELLIS SPOKE AT RTS/JACKSON ABOUT THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICANS | | On Feb. 19, Carl Ellis was interviewed by RTS Chancellor Ligon Duncan at noon and gave a talk in the evening. During the lunch hour, many students were able to hear of Dr. Ellis' conversion to Christianity, attraction to Reformed Theology, as well as a few of his perspectives on current issues of race and religion in America. The evening was kicked off by Wy Plummer with a brief history of African-Americans in the PCA. Then, Dr. Carl Ellis led us through a two hour presentation on the Christian History of African Americans. See pictures here. | | | | ADVICE TO YOUNG PASTORS | | This is an ongoing series from the blog of Matt Smethurst on TheGospelCoalition.org, in which church leaders are asked, "What should young pastors today be studying?" In this seventh installment, Matt gets answers from Conrad Mbewe, RTS Chancellor Ligon Duncan, and Ken Jones. | | | | 21 FOR 1: A SHORT REFLECTION ON THE 21 CHRISTIANS KILLED IN LIBYA | | Dr. Scott Redd, president of RTS/Charlotte recently blogged on the public martyrdom of 21 Egyptian Christians on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. Read the blog here. | | | | KEVIN DEYOUNG TO SPEAK AT RTS/CHARLOTTE | | The public is welcome to attend a chapel service with speaker, Kevin DeYoung on March 24 at 11:00 a.m. DeYoung is the senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Mich., and is a member of The Gospel Coalition. A Q&A session will follow. | | | | DR. KRUGER ENDORSES NEW BOOK ON ORTHODOXY AND HERESY IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY | | Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christian Contexts: Reconsidering the Bauer Thesis (Pickwick, 2015), written by Paul Hartog, has just been published and Dr. Mike Kruger, president of RTS/Charlotte gave an endorsement. See the description and the endorsement on Dr. Kruger's blog here. | | | | CHANCELLOR SPEAKING AT SHEPHERD'S CONFERENCE | | Stop by the RTS booth at the Shepherd's Conference at Grace Community Church March 3-8 in Sun Valley, Calif. Dr. Ligon Duncan will be speaking at this conference on Tuesday evening for Session 5 and on Thursday for Session 12 at 3:00 p.m. as part of a panel on inerrancy moderated by Al Mohler and including Kevin DeYoung and John MacArthur. | | | | STAFF PROFILE: STEPHEN HERREN | ![]() Stephen serves on staff for the maintenance department at RTS/Jackson. He is taking classes at Hinds Community College to earn his HVAC certification, which will greatly benefit RTSJ. He was recognized at HCC in February for earning the distinction of president's scholar for the fall 2014 semester. Stephen is the son of Brenda Herren, a long-time employee that worked on student accounts for 27 years with RTS/Jackson. Stephen and his wife Valerie have three children. |
| | Greg Bledsoe (RTS alumnus) | ![]() Greg has been named surgeon general for the State of Arkansas. He was chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Marshall Medical School South in Alabama. He is the son of Republican Sen. Cecile Bledsoe. For more info, click here. | | | | Shawn Carpenter (M.Div. '08) | ![]()
Shawn and his wife Laura were recently spotted by Stephane Jeanrenaud at the Desiring God Conference. They, with their four boys, are laboring with the gospel in Bakersfield, Calif. Their pioneer church plant, Redeemer Church of Bakersfield, launched in 2010 and has experienced slow but steady growth, with increasing inroads into their community. Shawn has the privilege of teaching a Bible class at a local rescue mission. | | | | Cameron Cole (RTS student) | | Cameron recently wrote an article titled "The Hard Truths Prepare Kids for Suffering" on The Gospel Coalition website. Read the article here. | | | | Scott Davenport (M.Div. '08) | ![]()
Scott and his wife Julie are serving in northern Peru. The Geneva School is nearly complete with help from teams and donors. "With three large classrooms, offices, bathrooms, and a spacious courtyard, the school’s environment is both healthier and safer than the cramped and hazardous facilities of other kindergartens and primary schools in the area. Demand is high, and 50 students have already enrolled." They report the 7th annual Twin Lakes Camp Peru was a great success this past year with 145 children attending from affiliated churches. There were 24 US volunteers and 37 Peruvian volunteers. A big thanks was offered to Twin Lakes Camp (a ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Miss.) and Point Pleasant Camp (a ministry of Independent Presbyterian Church of Savannah, Ga.) for bringing the joys of summer camp to the children in Trujillo. They also have a university ministry, and an apprenticeship program. | | | | Kent Muhling (M.Div. '01) | ![]()
Kent and his wife Yuko (MAC '00) are serving in Sendai, Japan, with Asian Access through SIM. They held their second 'movie talk' in November and watched the film Rudy. Afterwards, they discussed their dreams and failures. They also held a Christmas dinner. In January they launched Grace Center Church Sendai. Yuko helps plan and host events, counsels and homeschools the children. They ask for prayer for their children and their relationships with each other, for Yuko and her fatigue, and for Kent to be a husband and father with the Spirit's grace, wisdom and patience. | | | | Steve Parr (RTS alumnus) | ![]() Steve has published Moments with the Master: 365 Day Poetry Devotional (Zulon Press, December 2014). "It is the first of a five-book yearly devotional series written in Haiku poetry form to inspire believers to spend increasing time with God." | | | | Byron Snapp (M.Div. '73) | | Lawrence has recently retired and he and his wife are in the process of moving to Bristol, Tenn. | | | | Chris Talley (M.Div. '99) | | Chris and his wife Beth have been serving at Knoxville Redeemer Church for 12 years. He has now been called to serve at Atlanta Westside Presbyterian Church. | | |
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Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. (pictured right) is the speaker for the Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series (KALS) at RTS/Orlando March 10-11. He will speak on "The Exaltation of Christ & Salvation in the Theology of Paul" at the RTS/Orlando Pamplin chapel. 
Matthew Barrett of Credo Magazine interviewed Dr. Kruger in an article titled "Rethinking the Canon of Scripture." Click 
Stephen serves on staff for the maintenance department at RTS/Jackson. He is taking classes at Hinds Community College to earn his HVAC certification, which will greatly benefit RTSJ. He was recognized at HCC in February for earning the distinction of president's scholar for the fall 2014 semester. Stephen is the son of Brenda Herren, a long-time employee that worked on student accounts for 27 years with RTS/Jackson. Stephen and his wife Valerie have three children.
Greg has been named surgeon general for the State of Arkansas. He was chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Marshall Medical School South in Alabama. He is the son of Republican Sen. Cecile Bledsoe. For more info, click 
Steve has published