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February 2021
Ping-Pong/Pool Tournaments Begin
With COVID-19 continuing to spread, we will once again be holding our Ping-Pong and Pool tournaments over the course of the semester. But this time we will be holding a double-elimination tournament! If you lose one round, you will move to the losers’ bracket, where you will be able to continue to play until losing a second time. The winner of the losers’ bracket will have a chance to steal the title of Champion from the winner of the winners’…
Find out more »Women of RTS Soup Swap
Women of RTS, join us for dinner and a soup swap. Bring a container of your favorite soup to share and leave with a new soup to enjoy!
Find out more »Virtual Game Night
Join us online on Friday, February 19 for our virtual game night! You'll have the opportunity to join other students, faculty, staff, and their families for a wide variety of games! Already on the list are games like Scattergories, Catchphrase, Codenames, Farkle, and Jackbox games like Quiplash and Drawful, and we're open to your suggestions for other games! If you're interested in joining us, sign up for the game you'd like to play first here. We also need some help…
Find out more »Student Lunch
Join us for a student lunch on Tuesday, February 16th. Grab a boxed lunch and a friend and eat together around campus! An RSVP is required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK25aw_clkbwPyXlsUehCTU3tGCqnCo0_k7L2K0v1T5Qzwzw/viewform?usp=sf_link
Find out more »Women’s Fellowship Discussion Group
Do you want to learn to love others better? This semester Women's Fellowship will read through Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy by Jasmine L. Holmes. Small group discussions each week will help us learn about one person's experience and apply the principles of learning about someone in order to love them. This book is not just for mothers but for anyone who wants to learn how to love others better. All women of RTS Jackson are cordially…
Find out more »Virtual Discussion Forum
Join us on Wednesday, February 17 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT for February's Virtual Discussion Forum. This month Dr. Miles Van Pelt and Dr. Ligon Duncan will discuss "Theological Formation in the Age of Zoom." We will also be giving away 20 copies of the Biblical Theological Introduction volumes, written and edited by RTS's own faculty! Participation in the forum is free, but registration is required, so please register at rts.regfox.com/rtsj-online-discussion-forum-christian-formation if you are able to attend. If you have…
Find out more »RTS Dallas Spring Lecture
Dr. Jordan Stone is our new Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology. He will be giving his inaugural lecture, "The Role of Pastoral Theology in the Life of the Church" as our spring lecture for the community from his home church. Please RSVP at https://rts.regfox.com/2021springlecture.
Find out more »TA Reading and Writing Seminar
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, your RTS Jackson TAs will be hosting a reading and writing seminar in the Student Center from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. The purpose of this seminar is to offer some tips, tricks, and general advice on reading and writing at a seminary level in order to ace your classes and glorify God by doing your best work. The TAs will also present helpful, time-saving tools like Zotero (for footnotes) and tell you how to…
Find out more »Counseling Services Foundation
On Thursday, February 25 from noon – 1 pm, Mr. James "Bebo" Elkin from the Consulting Services Foundation (CSF) will hold a virtual meeting for all RTS students who are pursuing ordained ministry. Mr. Elkin's desire is to briefly introduce both himself and the work of CSF so that he can begin to get to know students and offer personalized counsel and assistance. Mr. Elkin and Rev. Wayne Herring, who also serves students through CSF, have been a great help…
Find out more »March 2021
Campus Picnic Lunch
On Monday, March 8, RTS Jackson will be hosting an outdoor picnic lunch for all students, faculty, staff, and their families! Boxed lunches will be catered from Broad Street Baking Company and Café, and we will spread out on the lawns surrounding the Pavilion to enjoy food and fellowship (make sure to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs!). We'll also run a friendly game of Bingo with prizes for the winners! We will, of course, be taking all necessary…
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