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Register for Winter Classes: It is not too late to register for Winter Classes. Click here to see the Winter Course Schedule.
Donate Online: You can now donate to RPTS securely online!
Planned Giving Calculator: Thinking about what a charitable gift annuity or charitable trust could look like for you? Explore how a planned gift to RPTS could work for you with our new online planned giving calculator.
Bicentennial: Learn more about our 200th Anniversary in 2010, including a bicentennial video!
Professor Videos: Watch professors sharing their vision for their respective departments.
Scripture Verse: And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.' But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?''" -- Luke 12:15-20
Quote: It is better to avoid sin, than to flee from death. If you are not ready today, how will you be ready tomorrow? The morrow is uncertain. How do you know that you will live until then? -- Kempis, in The Story of Christianity, Justo L. Gonzalez
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Calvin500 Early Bird Savings Extension
RPTS is pleased to be a sponsor of Calvin500, a quincentennary celebration of the birth of John Calvin.
If you have been considering joining RPTS in Geneva, Switzerland, next July for the celebration, the last early bird discount has been extended through the end of the year!
Check out our Calvin500 website page to learn more about the event at http://www.rpts.edu/calvin.php.
Biblical Counseling Institute Updates
The new and developing Biblical Counseling Institute (BCI) now has its own section on the RPTS website.
Here are some highlights available on this new page:
- Recorded lectures from the recent Gibsonia Study Center "Basics of Biblical Counseling for Laymen" minicourse by Dr. Scipione are available for listening;
- Details on a 3-weekend condensed "Intro to Biblical Counseling" course beginning March 13 in seminar format that can be taken for credit or audited with a special discount;
- Information on new counseling courses offered by Dr. Scipione, including this winter's "Marriage and Family Counseling";
- A speaking schedule and articles by Dr. Scipione;
- Information on seeking counseling at BCI.
Visit the new BCI page on the Seminary's website at http://www.rpts.edu/bci.php to learn more.
Professor Selvaggio Releases Two New Books
Visiting Professor, Rev. Anthony Selvaggio, released a book this October, entitled A Proverbs Driven Life: Timeless Wisdom for Your Words, Work, Wealth, and Relationships (Shepherd Press). His book addresses several areas of life on which Proverbs provides counsel: wealth and stewardship, wise speech, a faithful work ethic and faithful ethics at work, friendship, marriage, and parenting.
Professor Selvaggio also released another book this November, The 24/7 Christian: Practical Help from the Book of James, from Evangelical Press. Both books are available for purchase online at Amazon.com and publisher websites.
Try the RPTS Online Giving Page for a Convenient Year-end Donation
Year-end gifts are a vital component of meeting the annual RPTS budget.
If you would like to partner in the ministry of RPTS through an end-of-year gift, consider using the convenient online donation form that operates securely through PayPal at http://www.rpts.edu/support/donate.php. You can specify a designation for your gift, such as to the Annual Fund, the Biblical Counseling Institute, or various Scholarships.
Of course, gifts are always welcome in the mail; checks should be made out to RPTS and sent to RPTS, 7418 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208.
THANK YOU!
Webinar by Dr. Prutow on Preaching Recorded and Available Online
A recent webinar for RPTS alums and friends held October 21 by Dr. Dennis Prutow, Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology, on preaching preparation procedures and having one homiletical point was recorded and is available to view online by clicking here.
Thanks to RP Missions for sponsoring the recording of this presentation!
Wish List
In-kind Donation Wish List
- Weekly volunteer help in the Library
- Skilled volunteer labor for work on the new building across the road
- Theological books for the Library
- Office furniture for the new building across the street
- Weekly volunteer help in the office and for the Biblical Counseling Institute
- Skilled volunteer labor to complete classroom downstairs
- Vacuum cleaners in good condition
- Chain saw
- Roto tiller
- Weed eater
- Laptop
- Projector
- A couple of comfortable, wing-backed chairs or some end/occasional tables for the library/counseling annex
- Microform reader-printer, which costs about $10,000 new, for the library
- Compost unit
- Portable white boards about 4' X 6'
To make an in-kind donation to RPTS, please contact Grant Van Leuven in the Development Office at gvanleuven@rpts.edu, or 412-731-8690, Ext. 108.
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