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February 2020
Grimké Spring Lecture Series: Dr. Bruce Lowe
The Grimké Lecture Series is back this semester, with an emphasis on speakers who are involved in local work and thinking from our own backyard. Named for Francis J. Grimké and hosted by the Center for the Study of the Bible and Ethnicity, our lecture series provides a place for mutual encouragement for pastors, community leaders and laypersons alike that connects local and global concerns in a prayerful, Kingdom-centered setting. With this vision in mind, the Grimké Lecture Series will…
Find out more »Sping Kick-Off Dinner
The RTS Orlando community is kicking off the spring semester with a pot luck dinner. Student Life will provide meat and tortilla shells. Students are encouraged to bring toppings and sides. Come and join us for a night of food, fun, and fellowship before classes begin on Wednesday!
Find out more »Chapel: Rev. Mike Glodo
This semester's sermon series is entitled “There Is No Rock Like Our Rock: The Incomparability of God.” Join us on February 5 for a message from Rev. Mike Glodo, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology and Dean of Chapel at RTS Orlando.
Find out more »Chapel Service: Dr. Ligon Duncan
Chapel is held in Grace Chapel on Wednesday mornings from 11:00 to 11:50 AM during the Fall and Spring semesters. The purpose of chapel is to praise God with singing, to offer prayer for the seminary community, and to sit together as a community under the preached Word of God. Attendance is required for all faculty members and for all students taking two or more classes during the Fall or Spring semesters as part of the RTS Jackson graduation requirement.…
Find out more »MAC/M-Div Spring Lunch Lecture Series: Part 1- Featuring Dr. J.V. Fesko and Mr. Mike Hillerman
Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to mark their calendars for a series of three lunch events to occur this spring. The events are designed to give students greater access to the resources present in each of our primary degree programs. Each event will include a mini-lecture from an instructor in the M-Div program, a mini-lecture from an instructor in the MAC program, and conclude with a Q&A session involving both speakers. The lectures are scheduled to occur on the…
Find out more »Spring 2020 MAC vs M-Div Volleyball Championships
The Office of Student Services invites all students, staff, and faculty to stop by the gymnasium on February 7th to attend the third edition of the MAC vs M-Div Volleyball Championships.
Find out more »Pizza Night
RTS will be providing pizza and drinks for all students to kick off the Spring semester together. Please come out for free food and fellowship between classes.
Find out more »Harold O.J. Brown Lecture Series 2020
Dr. Philip Ryken, President of Wheaton College, will deliver the annual lecture series, speaking on: “Messiah Comes to Middle Earth: Images of Christ’s Threefold Office in The Lord of the Rings”. Dr. Ryken earned a master of divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary and a doctorate in historical theology from the University of Oxford. He preached at Philadelphia’s historic Tenth Presbyterian Church from 1995 until his appointment at Wheaton in 2010. President Ryken has published more than 50 books, serves as a board member for the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities, the Lausanne Movement, and the National Association of Evangelicals.
There will be 2 lectures and lunch will be provided. Registration is required.
Find out more »2020 Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series
To Love the God Who Loves: Recovering the Biblical Commandment from Emotionalism and Eroticism Dr. Jon D. Levenson 2020 Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series Reformed Theological Seminary, Orlando On February 11 and 12, Dr. Jon D. Levenson, Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at the Harvard Divinity School, will deliver the 2020 Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series (KALS) at RTS Orlando. One of the best known but least understood commandments in the Hebrew Bible is the commandment to love God. This…
Find out more »Spring 2020 Ping Pong, Pool, Foosball, & Fellowship
On February 11 RTS students, faculty, staff, and their families are invited to join us for FREE pizza, as we cheer on the ping pong, pool, and foosball tournaments on display in the new student center gameroom/lounge! Please note that you do not have to participate in the tournaments to come eat and fellowship with your RTS family. Registration for the lunch is not required. To register for the ping pong, pool, and foosball tournaments click on the registration page.
Find out more »Chapel Service: Rev. Brian Sorgenfrei
Chapel is held in Grace Chapel on Wednesday mornings from 11:00 to 11:50 AM during the Fall and Spring semesters. The purpose of chapel is to praise God with singing, to offer prayer for the seminary community, and to sit together as a community under the preached Word of God. Attendance is required for all faculty members and for all students taking two or more classes during the Fall or Spring semesters as part of the RTS Jackson graduation requirement.…
Find out more »Training Leaders International Ministry Lunch
In Asia, Africa, and Latin America--where the church is growing fastest--85% of pastors have almost no formal biblical/theological training. Training Leaders International exists to strengthen the church by equipping pastors for the work of the ministry. Come to a free ministry lunch on February 13 to learn about career and volunteer opportunities to equip pastors in the majority world to shepherd God's people and to preach the Word. To register for the lunch, click on the registration page. Contact Jim Scott with…
Find out more »Gottman Level 1 Training
"In this workshop, you will be provided with a research-based roadmap for helping couples compassionately manage their conflicts, deepen their friendship and intimacy, and share their life purpose and dreams based on the Sound Relationship House Theory. You will be introduced to Dr. Gottman’s breakthrough research on thousands of couples to understand the difference between the “Masters” and “Disasters” of relationships. If you are not already doing assessment, this training will teach you how to assess a relationship’s strengths and…
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