Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumnus Jordan Olshefski
While God sends RTS Charlotte grads all over the world, sometimes he calls them to stay right here in Charlotte. When he does so, it gives us a chance to watch their ministries grow and develop in our own city.
This is the case with the next individual in the Where Are They Now? series: Jordan Olshefski. Jordan was my TA at the seminary and also my intern at my church (Uptown PCA)–duties which he (incredibly) upheld at the same time. It has been a blessing having him stay around.
Jordan gets the award for the most thorough answers (so far) to the interview questions (which is no surprise if … Continue reading...
Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumnus Joe Holland
Church planting is all the talk these days (particularly in my denomination, the PCA). And, in many ways, this is a good thing. However, with any good thing comes pitfalls and challenges.
One of those pitfalls is the near myopic focus of church planting in only large urban contexts. While we certainly need good churches in such settings, some advocates of urban church planting have come very close to suggesting it is the only kind of church planting that matters (for more, see my prior post “The Arrogance of the Urban“).
For this reason, we are highlighting RTS Charlotte alumnus Joe Holland (class of 2003) in this installment … Continue reading...
Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumnus Matt Miller
Over the last 20 years, RTS Charlotte has been pleased to develop a great relationship with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian (ARP) denomination. While we serve many different denominations (over 40 different ones), and while the PCA is still our largest constituency, there is a special regional connection with the ARP in the Carolinas.
This relationship will only get stronger, we pray, with the newly announced Glenwood ARP Scholarship here at the Charlotte campus. This scholarship provides full tuition for 3 years for qualified ARP students who are in the M.Div. program. Although the application process for these scholarships is competitive, we encourage people to apply. For more info, see here… Continue reading...
Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumna Connice Dyar
One of the fastest growing areas of ministry in the United States today is sports chaplaincy. Not only do most major sports teams have chaplains, but now even college and some high school programs have chaplains. These chaplains have unprecedented access to these athletes who will be future leaders and (inevitably) influencers of American culture.
Incredibly, despite these strategic opportunities, the ministry of sports chaplaincy is relatively unknown. We are working hard here at RTS Charlotte to address this important ministry niche through our Chaplains Ministry Institute (CMI), in partnership with great ministries like the Sports Chaplains Network.
Connice Dyar (RTS Charlotte class of 2007) is on the … Continue reading...
Where Are They Now? RTS Charlotte Alumnus Phil Davis
Why would a seminary graduate, with a young family, want to move overseas and start a church in the “most atheistic city in the world”? Certainly this is not the normal next step for the average American seminary student who typically envisions ministry in an established suburban church in a Bible-belt city.
But, this was the next step for RTS Charlotte alumnus Phil Davis (class of 2003) who moved his family to Prague, Czech Republic to start a new church. And now they have a thriving ministry in this beautiful European city (and home of 14th century Reformer Jan Hus). In addition, they have been joined in recent years … Continue reading...