We welcome Dr. Bobby Penny to his new position as Vice President of Development at RTS Jackson. Bobby comes to us from First Presbyterian Church in Hattiesburg, MS, where he served as Minister of Outreach. He graduated from RTS in 1978 with a Master of Divinity degree. His wife, Adrianne, is an accomplished artist who […]
Dr. Paul Long, Sr. began preaching the Gospel in February 1947 after service in World War II. On February 13, 2007, RTS honored Dr. Long in chapel for 60 years of faithful Gospel ministry. After Dr. Long preached in chapel, the Book Store hosted a book signing in which Dr. Long signed his two booksThe […]
RTS Jackson offered Dr. Miles Van Pelt the position of Academic Dean vacated by Bill Barcley’s departure, and he has accepted. Dr. Van Pelt served under Walt Kaiser at Gordon Conwell, and Dr. Kaiser has significantly shaped Dr. Van Pelt’s view of academics. Miles is committed to excellence in the classroom, academic rigor, and equipping […]
Miles Van Pelt, Assistant Professor of Old Testament at RTS Jackson, successfully defended his PhD dissertation on November 7, 2005, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Old Testament from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. His dissertation was entitled, “III-H Verbs in Biblical Hebrew: A Study of Short and Long Forms with Special […]
