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Class Information: Fall classes begin September 6th! Registration for the Winter quarter begins in October. Click here to see the Winter Course Schedule.
Donate Online: You can donate to RPTS securely online! Click here.
Planned Giving Calculator: Explore how a planned gift to RPTS could work for you with our online planned giving calculator.
Bicentennial: Learn more about our 200th Anniversary in 2010, including a bicentennial video, here!
Professor Videos: Watch professors sharing their vision for their respective departments here.
Scripture Verse: "...But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
- Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)
Quote: The grace of God in Jesus Christ brings freedom. To experience this grace is liberation. Our chains, shackles, burdens—describe them how we will—are broken. We are delivered from a guilty conscience. We come to trust in Christ and are immediately released. Then we progressively enjoy that freedom. We are no longer in bondage. Instead, we are free men and women in Jesus Christ.
-- Dr. Sinclair Ferguson, Professor at Redeemer Seminary, By Grace Alone
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June 24th Bicentennial Celebration a Hit!
"This evening was a tantalizing glimpse of what heaven will be like" and, "It ended too soon" were just a few of the things people were heard saying as they left the Heinz History Center following the completion of the Bicentennial Celebration on the evening of June 24th.
Click here to order your DVD of the program, including messages by Drs. Rich Holdeman, Derek Thomas, Jerry O'Neill and Sinclair Ferguson!
Click here to check out our facebook page and view all the event photos!
Fall Reformation Society of Pittsburgh Events
Saturday Seminar, September 11.
Dr. Dennis Prutow, Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology for RPTS will be speaking at this year's fall Saturday Seminar on September 11th, to help pastors enrich their preaching, and elders and other teachers improve on their teaching, as he features his book to first be released at this event by the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals, entitled, So Pastor, What's Your Point?
Annual Conference, December 11.
Dr. Bryan Chapel, President of Covenant Theological Seminary, will be speaking at this year's Fall Conference on Saturday, December 11th, on the topic of holiness. Dr. Chapel is the author of Holiness by Grace: Delighting in the Joy That Is Our Strength.
For more information, or to RSVP for either event, click here!
August 17, 2010 Webinar with Pastor Barry York on "Discipleship in the Local Congregation"
The next webinar for RPTS alums and friends is slated for Tuesday, August 17, at 3 p.m. EST, with Rev. Barry York (RPTS '91), Pastor of Sycamore Reformed Presbyterian Church in Kokomo, IN., on "Discipleship in the Local Congregation".
This webinar is the second of a 3-part series on the Great Commission from Matthew 28:18-20, and is related to "teach all nations" (KJV) or "make disciples of all the nations" (NAS). The objective of this topic is to encourage pastors and dedicated laypersons to implement discipleship practices in the churches where they serve so that their congregations will become multiplying ministries. The webinar will present a visual picture, the Scriptural pattern, and three multiplying principles of discipleship in the local congregation. Thanks to our sponsor RP MISSIONS!
Click here for details on how to participate the day of!
Release of "So Pastor, What's Your Point?"
Dr. Denny Prutow's book, So Pastor What's Your Point? will be made available in September. This book explains that force in preaching is born of solid preparation, passion, body language, and eye contact. In addition, you can begin to discern God's active application of His covenant Word to His covenant people. The vital principals taught here will be invaluable for those who not only preach but also teach God's word in various venues.
Click here to read more and view the video interview.
Mark Sampson hired as new Director of Development
RPTS announces the hire of Mr. Mark Sampson to fill the position of Director of Development at RPTS.
Sampson will report to President Jerry O’Neill and will oversee all aspects of communication, development, fundraising, marketing, public relations, and alumni relations as well as spending extensive time developing strategies and setting goals for the seminary. He graduated from Geneva College where he received his Bachelors of Science degree in Human Resources Management. Sampson worked for 18 years for Taco Bell Corporation in a variety of positions, most recently supervising the operation of 100 restaurants in seven states.
He resides in Gibsonia, PA., with his wife Sharon and daughter Kirby, and also serves as a deacon for the North Hills Reformed Presbyterian Church in Ross Twp., PA.
Scott Doherty hired as new Systems Administrator
RPTS announces the hire of Mr. Scott Doherty to fill the position of Systems Administrator.
Doherty will report to Jerry O’Neill, president of RPTS. His duties will include handling information technology needs, including server, database, network, email, internet, and website maintenance. Doherty will also be responsible for project management, working with staff to maximize resources and improve IT inefficiencies. A second year Master of Divinity student at RPTS and a graduate of SUNY Oswego with a Bachelors of Science in Computer Science, Doherty previously worked in assembly with Leaf Industries, in Minneapolis, MN. and as a Carpenter with Pauline and Standish Construction in Fulton, NY.
Doherty resides in Point Breeze with his wife, Andrea, and two children, Abbie and Jonathan.
Bicentennial Digital Book Series Release for August
In celebration of the bicentennial of RPTS in 2010, each month we make available a digital copy of a rare book from our Library that is no longer in print, and which highlights doctrinal, pastoral, and evangelical emphases of the Seminary's denomination, the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. Most of these books are by people who served the RPCNA in their ministry and life.
THIS MONTH'S RELEASE: the Covenant Sworn and Subscribed by the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 27th, 1871 and an accompanying Pastoral Letter.
From the begining of the Pastoral Letter:
"As a church we have always claimed, and do now claim, to be in covenant with God. But God is a covenant-keeping God and we are a covenant-breaking people; therefore, it is most necessary that, from generation to generation, and in the most solemn manner, and by repeated acts of renovation, a sense of the obligation of God's covenant upon ourselves and posterity to be frequently renewed. And was ever such a thing more necessary than just now?"
Click here to read the book.
Thanks to RPTS Librarian, Tom Reid, and John Mitchell and Ralph Joseph with the RP Historical Archives (housed on the RPTS campus) for their work on making these documents available!
Free Westminster Catechism MP3s Voiced by Dr. Jonathan Watt
As part of our Bicentennial Celebration this year, Dr. Jonathan Watt (RPTS '82), Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies, has voiced a recent production of the Westminster Shorter Catechism, both question and answer! To download them for free, click here!
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