At the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) in Denver, I was invited by Dr. David Dockery (currently the interim president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary) to speak on a panel about the future of Christian Higher Education and Theological Education. Dr. Dockery is one of the most widely and highly respected people in Christian Education today, and I am glad to count him as a friend. He assembled a panel including Greg Baylor of the Alliance Defending Freedom (who gave a sobering but instructive analysis of…
So many of you have written or texted me asking how the seminary is doing in Jackson (because you have seen the national news), that I thought that I ought to give a brief report. Short answer: by God’s grace, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson has been able to begin the semester and continue classes on campus through the area flooding and through the City of Jackson water problems. He is the situation. The heavy flooding we have experienced in the Jackson metro area contributed to a failure at the main water treatment facility in the city. Bottom line: water pressure is low or non-existent across much of the city (I understand that west and south Jackson are especially impacted), and the all the water is unsafe to drink (or even to brush your teeth with). We remain on a boil…
My friend Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has just published a new book, Succeeding at Seminary: 12 Keys to Getting the Most out of Your Theological Education (Moody Publishers). Those of you thinking about going to seminary, those of you who have just started seminary, and those of you who counsel those who are contemplating going to seminary or who are already seminarians, will all find this book useful. I certainly did. I wrote the foreword, and here’s what I said: If you have picked up this book to…
Renowned New Testament scholar comes home to Reformed Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas Reformed Theological Seminary is delighted to announce that renowned scholar of New Testament and Biblical Interpretation, Dr. Greg Beale, is joining the…
Dear RTS family, Your Provost, Chief Officers, Senior Administrators, Presidents, Executive Directors, Deans, and I have been continuously working on our plans for the fall semester and the 2020-2021 academic year amidst the ever-changing landscape…
Visit Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS from anywhere, everywhere on RTS Jackson Virtual Preview Day: May 27, 2020 1 PM CDT. Even in the Coronavrus disruption, your friends at RTS are trying to make the most out of the situation for you.…
Many of my RTS friends and supporters may not know that my call to serve as Chancellor and Professor at RTS actually comes from my presbytery. Because of this, I am required to give an annual report on my ministry (which I joyfully do!), in order to…
Reformed Theological Seminary PRESS RELEASE Experienced pastor and church planter with a heart for missions and campus ministry to become next executive director August 1 (JACKSON, MS) – July 3, 2018 – Chancellor and CEO Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III…
Today, the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) released The Nashville Statement. I’ve been a part of CBMW for about 25 years (and the organization is 30 years old this year). CBMW originally came into being to affirm…