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RTS Selects Coordinator of RUM as Adjunct Professor

Dr. Rod Mays was approved as adjunct professor of practical theology by the RTS Executive Committee on Sept. 2. Dr. Mays has served as the coordinator of Reformed University Ministries (RUM), the campus ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America for 11 years. Prior to assuming his current position, Rod served for nine years as […]

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Statement from Chancellor Ric Cannada to the RTS community and beyond,

 April, 11, 2010: The RTS community and I want to readily and sincerely confirm our deep and abiding affection for Bruce Waltke. We are brothers in Christ seeking to serve the Lord with all of our hearts and minds. We will continue to pray for one another and serve each other as the Lord gives […]

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Faculty Sign Contracts

Each year by the beginning of April, RTS faculty sign and return contracts committing to serve on the faculty for the following year. We are pleased to announce that with more than 50 faculty all but three have committed to continue their teaching with RTS for the 2010-11 academic year.  Dr. David Jussely from the […]

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RTS Orlando Announces a New President

Reformed Theological Seminary would like to announce the appointment of Dr. Don Sweeting as president of the Orlando Campus and as professor of church history by unanimous vote of the RTS Board of Directors. He will begin serving in this role by June 1, 2010. Don is ordained in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC).  He […]

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New Ministry to be Inaugurated at RTS/Charlotte

Join us for The Institute of Reformed Campus Ministry inauguration, at RTS/Charlotte, on Tuesday, September 8 in the chapel at 10:30 a.m. This new institute will be a “think tank” designed to equip students to more effectively reach college campuses with the gospel of Jesus Christ and the core tenets of Reformed theology. It will […]

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VADM Scott Redd Elected to RTS Board

VADM Redd, the first Senate-confirmed director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) of the U.S. from 2005-2007, has been elected to the RTS Board of Trustees. Prior to his appointment at the NCTC, he served on the WMD Intelligence Commission. In 2004, he served as deputy administrator and COO of the Coalition Provisional Authority in […]

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RTS/Charlotte Will Offer a Doctor of Ministry with Emphasis in Church Revitalization

Through a memorandum of agreement with Dr. Harry Reeder, Briarwood Presbyterian Church and Embers to a Flame (ETF), RTS/Charlotte will sponsor a Doctor of Ministry with an Emphasis in Church Revitalization. The first group of pastors will begin studies in January 2010 at the Embers to a Flame Conference in Birmingham, AL. New groups for […]

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James Accepts Provost Appointment at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

After 16 years at RTS, Dr. Frank James has accepted the position of provost at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston, MA. Dr. James has served at RTS as professor of historical theology, as vice president for academic affairs for the whole of RTS and as president of the Orlando Campus. Dr. James after accepting the Gordon […]

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Master of Arts (Biblical Studies) and Doctor of Ministry Programs in Atlanta

We are pleased to announce that two new degrees have been approved for the Atlanta campus of Reformed Theological Seminary.   Effective immediately, the seminary is inaugurating a sixty-six semester hour master of arts (biblical studies) degree program. As with the already-established master of arts (religion) and the master of divinity degrees, this program may […]

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Dr. James to Return to the Classroom

From Frank James:  After nearly seven years of serving RTS, both as Chief Academic Officer and then as President of the Orlando campus, the time has come for me to return to the classroom and my writing. The Chancellor and I have mutually agreed that the time is right for such a transition. I look […]

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John Sowell Appointed President of RTS/Atlanta

The RTS Board of Trustees has appointed Mr. John Sowell, President of the Atlanta, Georgia campus of Reformed Theological Seminary. The Atlanta campus has recently been approved to offer the Master of Divinity degree and has added 3 full time faculty. John, since becoming a member of the RTS administrative team in 2000, has served […]

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Atlanta and Washington Campuses Receive Official Approval from ATS for M.Div. Programs

The Atlanta and Washington campuses of RTS received notice this week that their campuses are now fully approved to offer the Master of Divinity degree at their locations. Having already received approval from the Commission of Colleges and Schools of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, RTS Washington and Atlanta will now accept into […]

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RTS Charlotte Forms Partnership in Monterrey, Mexico

RTS Charlotte has entered into a partnership with Mission to the World, the mission’s agency of the Presbyterian Church in America, for expanded church-planting and theological education in Monterrey, Mexico. Numerous churches join the partnership. The Reverend Andres Garza, an RTS/Charlotte graduate, will represent Mission to the World, recommending indigenous pastoral candidates to RTS for […]

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Dr. Ric Cannada and Family Thank You

Thanks so much for all of the many expressions of kindness and support and prayer you have sent to me and my family during the five months since Dad’s stroke.  It is has been a very challenging time but also a very good experience as we have had many sweet times with Dad and have […]

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Dr. Harold OJ Brown Passes Away

Dr. Brown went home to be with the Lord, Sunday evening, July 8, 2007, at 8:25 pm, passing peacefully and surrounded by family members and close friends. Dr. Brown’s funeral, held on Thursday, July 12 in Dunnellon, Florida, was a glorious event, according to his wife Grace. Two ministers, the Reverend Keeth Staton of the […]

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New Executive Director of Washington Campus

Reformed Theological Seminary is honored to announce the appointment of Mr. Hugh C. Whelchel to the post of Executive Director of the seminary’s Metro Washington campus.   With over twenty-five years of business experience, mostly in Florida and Virginia, Mr. Whelchel brings a unique combination of senior executive responsibility, creative educational administration, and technical innovation […]

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