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RTS NEWS - INSTITUTIONAL Atlanta Charlotte Institutional Jackson Orlando Washington D.C. 07/01/2008 - New RTS Online Bookstore Beginning July 1, 2008, RTS has a new Online Bookstore called Mind & Heart. The bookstore is an affiliate bookstore with Amazon.com. Anything you can buy on Amazon, you are able to buy through MindandHeart.com. In addition, there are sections with RTS Faculty books, recommended books and featured items.   You can... Click here to read full article 06/29/2008 - Atlanta and Washington Campuses Receive Official Approval from ATS for M.Div. Programs The Atlanta and Washington campuses of RTS received notice this week that their campuses are now fully approved to offer the Master of Divinity degree at their locations. Having already received approval from the Commission of Colleges and Schools of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, RTS Washington and... Click here to read full article 06/20/2008 - Dr. Kistemaker Develops Heart/Lung Problem , a professor of New Testament at RTS/Orlando was taken to the hospital on June 17 due to shallow breathing and chest pain. The doctors diagnosed him initially with pleurisy, or an inflammation of the lining of the lungs. This was quickly cleared up with an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory drip. However,... Click here to read full article 06/17/2008 - Spend a Semester in Russia St. Petersburg Christian University is offering an international program for students during the Fall and Spring Semesters. Instruction is provided in English with course offerings in Russian History, Russian Language, Russian Fine Arts, Russian Literature, Russian Business, Politics and Religion and Theology from a Russian Perspective. For more information... Click here to read full article 06/08/2008 - Dr. Michael A. Milton's new book released Dr. Michael Milton's new book, Hit By Friendly Fire , What To Do When Christians Hurt You, has just been released.   The publishers,Wipf and Stock, decribe the book on their web site:   "One second. One mistake. One firing of the missile in the midst of the war.... Click here to read full article 06/06/2008 - Chancellor Asks for Prayer for Neck Surgery Our Chancellor and CEO, Dr. Ric Cannada, has experienced some neck pain over the last three months and will have a procedure called Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, or “neck surgery” on Monday, June 9. He asks for your prayers, as the doctor removes the deteriorating and bulging disks... Click here to read full article 05/28/2008 - RTS/Virtual Welcomes Scott Hofert A Big RTS welcome to Scott Hofert who recently joined the Virtual Campus staff working with Tim Abare as the assistant director of advancement. He will be the key link between RTSV and their growing contingency of strategic relationships including: Catalyst, Teen Mania, Sermon Central, and the Global Pastors Wives... Click here to read full article 05/21/2008 - Steve Brown to Speak at RTS/Atlanta Dinner Event RTS/Atlanta is hosting a dinner at Perimeter Church in Duluth, GA, May 29, at 6:15 p.m. Chancellor Ric Cannada and RTS/Atlanta Senior Vice President John Sowell will introduce the new Atlanta faculty and present the financial campaign to our supporters. Dr. Steve Brown, nationally syndicated talk show host, author and... Click here to read full article 05/21/2008 - John Muether Publishes New Book John Muether, RTS/Orlando librarian and professor of church history has just published Cornelius Van Til Reformed Apologist and Churchman , (P&R). This work contributes to an understanding of Van Til and his apologetic insights by placing him within the context of twentieth century developments in North American Reformed theology,... Click here to read full article 05/01/2008 - RTS Alumni and friends GA Breakfasts Have a meal with RTS faculty and staff at the RTS Alumni and Friends General Assmbly Breakfasts. Bring a friend, no reservation necessary. • ARP GENERAL ASSEMBLY BREAKFAST WITH RTS Wed., June 11, 7:00 a.m., Bonclarken, Dining Room B, Flat Rock, NC • EPC GENERAL ASSEMBLY BREAKFAST WITH RTS Friday,... Click here to read full article 04/29/2008 - RTS Orlando Registrar in Hospital Lanny Conley, Registrar for the RTS/Orlando campus (11 years) recently developed Guillain-Barre Syndrome. It began with a virus that attached itself to his spinal cord. He then began to experience pain and numbness in his legs and arms. It then began to cause paralysis throughout his body. His organs began... Click here to read full article 04/15/2008 - The Collected Works of John M. Frame, Volume 1: Theology, Now Available on CD-ROM and DVD P&R Publishing Company and Bits & Bytes, Inc. are delighted to announce the co-publication of The Collected Works of John M. Frame, Volume 1: Theology , the first of three volumes of the collected works of Dr. Frame on CD-ROM and DVD in the Logos/Libronix format. Volume 1... Click here to read full article 03/24/2008 - Events Honoring Dr. O. Palmer Robertson During the PCA General Assembly Week Friends, pastors, former colleagues, students and fellow-presbyters are invited to share in honoring Dr. O. Palmer Robertson during and following the General Assembly week by making reservations for and attending one of the two events below. ·         Luncheon at the General Assembly Convention Hall, Dallas, TX ,... Click here to read full article 03/07/2008 - New Online Application Wizard – No Paper Needed… RTS decided to save a few trees and prospective students’ time by empowering them to complete the admissions application process entirely online!  To accomplish this, all campuses teamed up to standardize the admissions application and create an online application wizard, including electronic reference forms – now there is only 1... Click here to read full article 03/06/2008 - RTS/Charlotte Forms Partnership in Monterrey, Mexico RTS/Charlotte has entered into a partnership with Mission to the World, the mission’s agency of the Presbyterian Church in America, for expanded church-planting and theological education in Monterrey, Mexico. Numerous churches join the partnership. The Reverend Andres Garza, an RTS/Charlotte graduate, will represent Mission to the World, recommending indigenous pastoral... Click here to read full article 02/10/2008 - Spiritual Life Conference at RTS/Jackson You are invited to attend the Spiritual Life Conference at RTS/Jackson featuring   Dr. Robert Reymond, Feb 19-21. Dr. Reymond is the author of numerous books including New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith (1998) and Jesus Divine Messiah (2003), and Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at... Click here to read full article 02/10/2008 - 2008 Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series Come hear Dr. Miroslav Volf of Yale Divinity School Feb. 27-28 at RTS/Orlando during the 2008 Kistemaker Academic Lecture Series. The lectures will be held in the Pamplin Chapel. Dr. Volf is the director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture and the Henry B. Wright professor of systematic... Click here to read full article 02/06/2008 - Spring Lecture Series at RTS/Charlotte RTS/Charlotte invites you to come and hear Dr. Sinclair Ferguson on Tuesday, Feb 26, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. during their Spring Lecture Series. His topic is Preaching the Word: Reflections at 60 is the senior minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Columbia, SC and... Click here to read full article 01/30/2008 - Chancellor Ric Cannada Elected to World Reformed Fellowship Executive Committee World Reformed Fellowship encourages understanding and cooperation among evangelical Presbyterian and Reformed denominations and institutions. They focus on the needs of the International Reformed community. Dr. Cannada spoke at the Second General Assembly of the World Reformed Fellowship in Johannesburg in 2006 and has recently been elected to the WRF Executive... Click here to read full article 01/30/2008 - RTS Financial Campaign Announced RTS wishes to publicly announce the current standing of our 2005-2010 financial campaign. We are close with only $15,000,000 left to meet our $75,000,000 target! Funding is being raised for: Expansion and support of the RTS/Atlanta and RTS/Washington D.C. campuses, and the hiring of additional full time faculty and staff to offer the M.Div. program... Click here to read full article 01/29/2008 - RTS Spring Semester 2008 Starting Soon Classes for the spring semester begin Feb. 3rd for Charlotte and Orlando (Jackson classes start Jan. 28). If you have planned to take that special course, now is the time to register. Remember, even if you are not interested in pursuing a degree, you can audit classes at RTS for... Click here to read full article 01/16/2008 - RTS WELCOMES NEW CFO RTS is pleased to announce the appointment of Brad Tisdale, our new Chief Financial Officer. Brad is a graduate of Mississippi State University and was formerly with KPMG. Through God’s provision he has found his place of ministry at RTS. Please join us in welcoming Brad to the RTS staff.... Click here to read full article 12/20/2007 - RTS Announces the New 9:37 MDiv Leadership Scholarship Initiative--300 Scholarships at 50% off Tuition!! Jesus says to his disciples, " The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest ." - Matthew 9:37-38 From where will these laborers come? How will they be equipped for the harvest? Who... Click here to read full article 12/19/2007 - Andy Peterson Selected for Curriculum Committee Dr. Andy Peterson, president of RTS/Virtual, has been selected for the Curriculum Review Committee of Joni and Friends Ministry. This committee serves the ministry of Joni Eareckson Tada in the implementation of a new training program with their Christian Institute on Disability, Agoura Hills, Ca. The CID will provide education... Click here to read full article 12/19/2007 - Polly Stone Writes Article for ATS Magazine Polly Stone, the director of institutional assessment for RTS, recently wrote an article for  Colloquy (see page 34), a publication of The Association of Theological Schools (ATS). Her article titled, Is Assessment the Slough of Despond?, discusses the results of recent surveys at RTS. She addresses such questions as,... Click here to read full article 12/19/2007 - Derek and Rosemary Thomas Publish Book: Love, Sex and Marriage A Biblical Guide to Love, Sex and Marriage (Evangelical Press, 2007), available in the RTS bookstore, is a commentary on the Song of Solomon, the Bible’s handbook on love, marriage, and sex. The Song of Solomon, or Song of Songs, is a paradigm of the passionate relationship (emotional,... Click here to read full article 11/20/2007 - First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge Votes to Join the EPC The 1600-member First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge voted to leave the PC(U.S.A.) for the EPC on Oct. 28. The vote was 422-60 with less than one-third of the members present. The church will be part of a New Wineskins Transitional Presbytery of the EPC for five years. The pastor,... Click here to read full article 11/20/2007 - New RTS/Charlotte President, Mike Milton, Publishes Life Story What God Starts, God Completes has just been released. This book is Milton’s compelling life story. It is available in the RTS Bookstore. ... Click here to read full article 10/17/2007 - John Reed Miller Lecture Series, Nov. 6-8 The John Reed Miller Lecture Series will be held at RTS/Jackson in the chapel Nov. 6-8., 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. The featured speaker is Dr. Mark Dever, the senior pastor of Capital Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. A Duke graduate, Dr. Dever holds an M.Div. from... Click here to read full article 10/17/2007 - Mark Futato's Book Interpreting the Psalms Just Released Dr. Mark D. Futato wrote a book titled Interpreting the Psalms: An Exegetical Handbook , published in August. This is the 2nd in the series (Handbooks for Old Testament Exegesis). Please visit the RTS Bookstore to get your copy today. ... Click here to read full article 10/17/2007 - Watch Rocky McElveen, Alaskan Wilderness Guide Speak on 700 Club rive=""> . Read the article or watch the video here. ... Click here to read full article 10/05/2007 - NexLearn SimWriter 2.0 Captures Brandon Hall Silver Award Simulation authoring tool allows one person to map, write, design, build and test multimedia-rich simulations in a matter of hours. Wichita, Kans., September 27, 2007 -- NexLearn, LLC, a leading developer of e-Learning and immersive learning simulations for academic and business education, announced today that it has received the... Click here to read full article 10/04/2007 - RTS 10 Day Church History Tour Overseas to register is Dec. 1, 2007. Click  here for more details, or email Luther Bigby at cht@rts.edu. ... Click here to read full article 10/04/2007 - Mrs. In Ministry Retreat Nov. 16-17 Attention all RTS/Jackson ladies! This year's Mrs. In Ministry Fall Retreat will be held Nov. 16 and 17 at Camp Garaywa  in Clinton, Miss. The topic of the retreat is Every Day with Jesus is Sweeter than the Day Before . Our speaker, Amanda Bailey (wife of... Click here to read full article 10/04/2007 - Watch Presentation by Frank A James on YouTube. Dr. James, President of RTS/Orlando, makes a short historical presentation about the Reformation and his vision for theological education today in a short video on YouTube. ... Click here to read full article 10/04/2007 - Women In Ministry Retreat Oct. 26-28 Attention all RTS/Orlando ladies! The WIM retreat will be held this year on Oct. 26-28 at the El Caribe in Daytona Beach, Fla. Carolyn James, author and speaker, will inspire and challenge women in the call God has placed on their lives. Her topic is O Sister,... Click here to read full article 10/04/2007 - RTS Shirts on Sale Fabric of Faith offers many types of shirts for men and women. All Fabric of Faith shirts are on sale for $30 Click  here for more info. ... Click here to read full article 09/07/2007 - RTS Graduate Joins Covenant College Faculty John Wingard (M.Div. '88) joined the Covenant College faculty as professor of philosophy. For more info, go to covenant.edu. ... Click here to read full article 08/30/2007 - Innovations in Learning Conference (Brandon Hall) Andy Peterson, President of RTS/Virtual will be presenting How to Write a Thesis: A Social Simulation at the Innovations in Learning Conference (Brandon Hall), Tuesday, September 25th from 3:15 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. at the Santa Clara Marriott, in Santa Clara, CA. The conference will run from... Click here to read full article 08/23/2007 - RTS Free Course Lectures on "itunes U" Breaks Records For the past year and a half, RTS has been a participant in Apple's iTunes U program.   This program allows educational institutions to make courses and other materials available to a worldwide audience through Apple's iTunes Music Store.   After a couple of months of testing, in... Click here to read full article 08/15/2007 - Special Pastor's Breakfast with Ligonier Ministries RTS-Charlotte is pleased to invite you to attend a Special Pastor’s Breakfast with Ligonier Ministries! When: Time: Where:   Friday, September 7th 9:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Marriott Southpark Hotel 2200 Rexford Road, Charlotte, NC 28211 Dr. R. C. Sproul will conduct a question and answer discussion specific to pastors,... Click here to read full article 08/09/2007 - THANK YOU, BILLY The grandchildren of Ruth and Billy Graham have developed a website for the purpose of collecting the untold and amazing stories of the masses whose lives have been forever changed by God through the ministry of Billy Graham. Their desire is that these stories are told to bring honor and... Click here to read full article 08/08/2007 - RTS PARTICIPATES IN CCC STAFF CONFERENCE Dean of Student Affairs David Kirkendall and Director of Admissions Jill Hadlock (RTS/Orlando) represented RTS at the Campus Crusade for Christ International annual conference in Colorado. ... Click here to read full article 08/08/2007 - Steve Brown's New Radio Show: "STEVE BROWN ETC." Dr. Steve Brown, professor of practical theology, has a new talk show, Steve Brown Etc., featuring discussions, debates, interviews, comedy and commentary dealing with religious, political and social issues. You can view episodes of the show and more at stevebrownetc.com. ... Click here to read full article 07/16/2007 - Dr. Ric Cannada and Family Thank You