The Board of Trustees of Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Craig Sheppard as the Executive Director of the Center for Reformed Theology (CRT) in Indonesia. RTS’ connections to Indonesia started in the 1970s and ’80s, when Indonesian students started attending RTS. After graduation, these alumni established churches and seminaries […]
Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Rev. H.B. Charles, Jr., will deliver the 2019 John Reed Miller Preaching Lectures at RTS Jackson. Rev. Charles is the pastor-teacher of Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. He has served in this role since 2008. Prior to joining his present church, he led the Mt. […]
Reformed Theological Seminary Global & Distance Education is pleased to announce three new online courses: Personal Sanctification, Poets, and Worship. “We have been extremely blessed to work with a wide variety of faculty from across the institution this year,” said David R. John III, the Executive Director of RTS Global & Distance Education. “This has […]
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Blair Smith, Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at RTS Charlotte, has completed and defended his dissertation. His examiners have recommended that he be admitted to the degree of Ph.D. Smith has been a student under Lewis Ayres in Historical Theology at Durham University in the United Kingdom. Smith studied the Fatherhood of God […]
Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) and Missionary Athletes International (MAI) are pleased to announce a new partnership that will help provide biblical and theological education for MAI full and part-time staff. Central to this partnership is a substantial tuition discount to MAI staff and specialized training offered by RTS faculty. The Organizations MAI is the parent ministry of […]
On April 30, the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) announced its Christian Book awards in twelve categories. Two RTS professors, Dr. John Currid and Dr. Guy Waters, contributed to two of the gold medallion award winners. ESV Archaeology Study Bible Dr. Currid, Chancellor’s Professor of Old Testament at RTS, served as one of the senior […]
(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Bruce A. Lowe to Associate Professor of New Testament at RTS Atlanta, beginning June 1, 2019. Since 2008, Dr. Lowe has been serving on the faculty of RTS in Atlanta, where he has functioned as the campus pastor. He is eager […]
The Charlotte campus of Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that it will launch the Women in Ministry Scholarship in fall, 2019. The scholarship is designed specifically for female seminary students headed into Christian ministry. Dr. Michael J. Kruger, president of the Charlotte campus, commented on the new scholarship: “We have been so blessed […]
Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce two recent promotions among the faculty. Dr. Jay Harvey is now an Assistant Professor at RTS New York City, and Dr. Thomas Keene is now serving as the Academic Dean for RTS Washington. Dr. Jay Harvey Dr. Harvey will continue to serve as Executive Director at RTS New […]
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) The following letter is posted with permission from the family of Dr. Howard Griffith: Dear friends, As many of you may already know, our father, Howard Griffith, passed away in his sleep early in the morning on March 20. After a long battle with cancer, he has gone to be with his heavenly […]
(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Kevin DeYoung has successfully completed and defended his dissertation, “John Witherspoon & ‘The Fundamental Doctrines of the Gospel’: The Scottish Career of an American Founding Father.” DeYoung is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Leicester in the UK, focusing on the theology of John Witherspoon. Witherspoon was a Scottish-American Presbyterian theologian, and […]
(ATLANTA, Ga.) — Dr. Guy M. Richard, Executive Director and Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary Atlanta, has recently released his new book, Baptism: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions. When asked why he chose baptism as the topic of his new book, Dr. Richard answered: “As a Presbyterian pastor who lives and preaches […]
(JACKSON, Miss.) – The Board of Trustees of Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. John V. Fesko to the faculty of the Jackson campus. He will serve as the Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology beginning June 1, 2019. Since 2009, Dr. Fesko served as the Academic Dean and Professor of Systematic […]
(ORLANDO, Fla.) — The Rev. Mike Osborne has been appointed Dean of Students and Director of Field Education and Placement at RTS Orlando. His duties begin on March 1, 2019. As Dean of Students, Osborne will serve as a pastor to future pastors and a counselor to future counselors. Most recently, he has served on the […]
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Reformed Theological Seminary invites all incoming, residential Master of Divinity students to apply for the Hughes Scholarship. The scholarship covers 100% tuition plus a $3,000 book stipend. “The Hughes Scholarship ensures that the most promising candidates for gospel ministry are not held back from serving the church because of financial constraints,” observed […]
(JACKSON, Miss.) — Chancellor J. Ligon Duncan III announced the appointment of two vice presidents at Reformed Theological Seminary, installing Phillip Holmes as vice president for institutional communications and David Veldkamp as vice president for enrollment management. Holmes previously served as director of marketing and communications at RTS. He grew to know and love RTS […]
