David Smelser and the Civil Air Patrol will be visiting RTS Jackson on February 13th, looking for any students who are interested in serving as a CAP Chaplain. David will have a booth set up at Patterson's Porch from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm during prayer groups/Hamburger Wednesday.

Jesus has called his church to bring the gospel to all peoples on the earth.  2000 years after Christ’s death and resurrection, there are still thousands of peoples, ethnē, that have not yet heard the good news of the gospel.

Understanding how the Church ought to interact with politics is an important issue facing Christians today. Organized by Women in Ministry, the entire campus community is encouraged to attend this event. Childcare will be provided, as well as appetizers and desserts. 

The purpose of this event is just to spend some quality fellowship time after dinner as an RTS community while we play board games together! Feel free to bring a snack and/or board or card game of your choice.

Dr. Carl Ellis is visiting Jackson March 27th-30th as part of an AALI Emphasis Week. In addition to teaching a class at RTS on Redemptive Historical Theology and speaking to Belhaven and Jackson State’s RUF groups, he will be doing an AALI Q&A lunch session at Patterson’s Porch on Thursday, March 28th.

Come meet the President! Dr. Erik Van Alten will be in Jackson a few days visiting from Ukraine. He is president of the Evangelical Reformed Seminary of Ukraine (ERSU) and is a specialist in Calvin studies. He also served for 8 years as pastor of a Reformed church in South Africa and studied at Kampen University of the Netherlands. Dr. Clay Quarterman, 1977 RTS alumnus, has been overseas with MTW for 40 years as both a church planter and seminary professor in…

Come to Patterson's Porch for FREE pizza, as well as ping pong and foosball tournaments on display in the middle of the student center.

On June 14th all summer MAC and SIBL students, along with faculty members, are invited to join Dr. Miles Van Pelt and Dr. Charlie Wingard for the annual MAC/SIBL Dinner! It will be held at Patterson's Porch from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, and Lynne Wingard will be cooking a delicious meal consisting of smoked pork tenderloins, Asian noodle salad, watermelon Caprese salad, rolls, and cobbler. Please fill out this form to register you and your whole family for this…

In celebration of the beginning of the summer semester, RTS Jackson will be meeting as a group for lunches at Patterson's Porch every day throughout the week of June 17th. All students, faculty, and staff are invited. RTS Jackson will be providing FREE LUNCHES Monday-Thursday! No registration is required. Below is the complete schedule of lunches. Monday, June 17th - Jambalaya & Cornbread Tuesday, June 18th - Newks Wednesday, June 19th - Chick-fil-a (fried and grilled options) Thursday, June 20th - Pasta…

The MAC Faculty are excited to celebrate a second group of 2019 graduates who will complete their programs in August. As we "launch" these graduates into their careers on August 24th, we hope you will celebrate their finished work in the Counseling program and their ongoing work as counselors.

The Student Services Committee will host the 2019 edition of the annual Luau on September 6th to kick off the Fall semester. Please join us at Patterson's Porch for a wonderful time of food, fun, and fellowship. Bring your family! There is ample space for children to play and for adults to socialize. We will also have a bouncy house for children. In case you needed any extra motivation to come out to this kick-off event, Dr. Miles Van Pelt,…

Reformed Theological Seminary is pleased to announce that Dr. Ayman S. Ibrahim will serve as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Missions Conference, held at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi September 10th and 11th. Dr. Ibrahim will be speaking on the topic “Reaching Out To My Muslim Neighbor.” Dr. Ibrahim was born and raised in Egypt. Since 1991, he has taught in various countries in the Muslim world and in the West at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He…

Thinking about church planting or being on a church planting team?  What are the issues to consider?  What’s the difference between planting and pastoring? How do you know if church planting is for you? Clint Wilcke, Ministry Coordinator for the MidSouth Church Planting Network, and Jim Hatch, Mission to North America’s Church Planter Development Director, will host a free Chick-fil-a  lunch Thursday, September 12  in Patterson’s Porch at 12:00 pm. Come explore what a church planter does and what qualities…

Rev. Dr. Robert Kamau, founder of African Transformational Leadership, will be speaking during the lunch after chapel in Patterson’s Porch on Wednesday, September 18. Dr. Kamau is a Kenyan-born scholar, a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry graduate from Piedmont International University. He is an ordained minister and a respected elder in the church in Kenya. He is married to Alice, and the couple has two biological boys (Kelvin, 26, and Roy, 23), and an adopted…

For those interested in learning more about candidacy, internship, licensure, and ordination in the Presbytery of the Mississippi Valley, please join Dr. Bruce Baugus (chair of the presbytery’s credentials committee) Thursday, September 26th at Patterson’s Porch for a free lunch and informational meeting. Click on the registration page to sign up for the lunch, and contact Dr. Bruce Baugus with any questions.

On October 1 RTS students, faculty, staff, and their families are invited to join us for FREE pizza as we cheer on the ping pong and foosball tournaments on display right in the middle of the student center. Please note that you do not have to participate in the tournaments to come eat and fellowship with your RTS family.  Will Roger Qi (ping pong) and Mack Strawbridge (foosball) be able to defend their 2018-2019 titles, or will we have new…

Reformed University Fellowship is coming to RTS Jackson October 15 and 16 to share how God has been at work on college campuses through RUF, and what opportunities exist to work with them.

Join the RUF staff for a one-on-one conversation, the Tuesday ministry lunch on campus, or the evening meet and greet off campus.

The Office of Student Services invites all RTS students, faculty, and staff to attend the second annual Board Game & Movie Night on October 24! We will have Chick-fil-a for dinner, and then spend the evening playing board games together. There will also be a movie playing on the student center projector for those who prefer this option. Bring your kids! There are several options for them: We will have a children's movie playing in the TV room. Children that…

1984 RTS graduate Dan Iverson and 2017 grad Haruaki Odate “O-chan” (and Asami) will host a free Chick-fil-a, sushi, pizza, and ice cream missions lunch this Thursday for all students, faculty, staff, and their families. During the lunch, Dan and O-chan will share about missions and Japan. Dan has been an MTW missionary in Japan with his wife Carol for 33 years. Their church planting team of 4 couples came together here at RTS 35 years ago. They went to…

On November 12, the Great Commission Society returns to RTS Jackson! Dr. Medeiros, Jonatas Cunha, and the Great Commission Society are hosting a free Missional Moment Lunch (Chick-fil-a) on campus for all interested students. To register for the lunch click on the registration page. For more information regarding the functions of the Great Commission Society, read more about its four primary platforms below. Contact Jonatas Cunha with any questions. The Great Commission Society has four primary platforms: Missions Conference: Regularly we host…

The Student Services Committee invites all RTS Jackson students, faculty, staff, and their families to join us for the Fall 2019 Chili Cook-off! Students are invited to prepare their best pot of chili and present it at the event for all to enjoy! All chili submissions will be eaten and voted upon, and a $100 VISA gift card will be presented to the winner. Please let Jim Scott (jscott@rts.edu) know if you are planning to make a pot of chili,…

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.

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…

Lieutenant Glen Harris and Chaplain Austin Grimes from the U.S. Navy Recruiting Team will be visiting RTS Jackson on February 19, looking for any students who are interested in serving as a U.S. Navy Chaplain. They will have a booth set up in the student center from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm during prayer groups/Hamburger Wednesday.

The Office of Student Services invites all RTS students to join us for our annual international dinner, where we celebrate our international student body and hear from them about what God is doing around the world. The main course will be provided, but we invite everyone to bring a side or dessert from their culture or region of the country. We will also be hosting an international facts trivia game, with prizes for the winning team! Please join us for…

Canceled due to COVID-19. Ed and Linda Speyers joined Wycliffe Bible Translators in 1976 and invested 20 years (1979-1999) in South America doing incarnational ministry, which included Bible Translation among the Suriname Javanese people. In March 2000 the fruit of their efforts culminated in the dedication of the Suriname Javanese New Testament. The Suriname Javanese project was a different approach to translation in that local speakers were equipped to become proficient in Bible translation techniques and all other aspects of…

Canceled due to COVID-19. Thinking about church planting or being on a church planting team?  What are the issues to consider?  What’s the difference between planting and pastoring? How do you know if church planting is for you? Clint Wilcke, Ministry Coordinator for the MidSouth Church Planting Network, and Jim Hatch, Mission to North America’s Church Planter Development Director, will host a free Chick-fil-a lunch Thursday, April 2 in Sam Patterson Student Center at 12:00 pm. Come explore what a church planter…