@RTSCharlotte 2019 Year in Review
Well, it’s New Year’s Eve. It’s the time of the year to be inundated with “Best of” stories and “Year in Review” segments, dutifully cataloging everything that happened in pop culture or politics.
But, what if a “Year in Review” was about more than Donald Trump or Kim Kardashian? What if we did a year in review about what God had done in the prior year? Or, more to the point, about how God has been at work in our ministries this year?
Of course, God has been at work in countless ways around the globe this year, most of which I could never know about. But, I can speak … Continue reading...
@RTSCharlotte Launches Women in Ministry Scholarship
One of the most exciting developments over the last few years at RTS Charlotte is the increasing number of female students in our various degree programs. There is a vibrant community of women on campus led by our Community Life Coordinator, Mallie Taylor.
And these women are some of our best and brightest. Every semester we give awards for the best student papers, and this past year a large percentage of the winners were female students.
And this is good news for the church. Women contribute to and enrich so many different ministries in the church. Examples include: missions, counseling, evangelism, discipleship, women’s ministry, mercy ministry, youth ministry, children’s ministry, … Continue reading...
Congratulations to Dr. Kevin DeYoung
I am pleased to announced that on Jan 10th, Kevin DeYoung successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Leicester in the UK.
In 2017, Kevin joined our faculty as Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology. He also serves as the senior pastor of Christ Covenant Church here in Charlotte.
Of course, Kevin is well known through his speaking, teaching, and writing ministry. He has been a great addition to the faculty and the students have loved his classes.
For those interested in taking a class with Kevin, this Spring term he will be teaching Systematic Theology 3: Ecclesiology and Sacraments. For more, see here.
We are blessed … Continue reading...
RTS Charlotte Women’s Bible Study Has a New Look
As many of you know, from 2014 to 2016 I led a women’s Bible study on the RTS Charlotte campus on the book of Romans–42 installments in all.
Starting in 2017, the women’s Bible study resumed with the book of Hebrews. This past fall, we just finished the 25th installment and plan to wrap up the book in the Spring.
We continue to be encouraged to hear that the videos are being watched by folks all over the country and the world. I even heard a recent story of someone coming to Christ by watching the videos in California.
For those interested in getting the videos and handouts, RTS just … Continue reading...
Will Ross Joins the Faculty of @RTSCharlotte as Assistant Professor of Old Testament
I am asked all the time about which faculty positions are hardest to fill. Although the answer is debatable, I think that finding solid Old Testament professors is a significant challenge.
There are a variety of reasons for this. One is that there are just fewer of them. In the Reformed world especially, we have many more folks in systematics, historical theology, and church history. But fewer in biblical studies (especially OT).
Beyond sheer numbers, there may be an even bigger reason that solid OT guys are rare. Arguably, the OT is filled with proportionally more historical and theological challenges. Such challenges include the days of Genesis, the question of … Continue reading...