Reformed Theological Seminary

Reformed Theological Seminary
Established	1966[1]
Type	Evangelical Seminary
Chancellor	Dr. Michael A. Milton
Location	Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Affiliations	Non-denominational
Website	http://www.rts.edu

Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a non-denominational, evangelical Protestant seminary. RTS's first campus remains in Jackson, Mississippi, United States though the school has expanded to include several additional campuses.

Founding

RTS has largely served the Presbyterian Church in America since that denomination's founding in 1973.^{[citation needed]}

Leadership

RTS is governed by a Board of Trustees exercising oversight through its administration. RTS is led by its Executive Committee, the Chancellor of the RTS system and through the respective campus presidents. The Chancellor and CEO of RTS is Robert "Ric" Cannada, Jr.^[2] The Chancellor and CEO elect of RTS is Michael A. Milton.^[3]

Academics

RTS maintains an institutional belief in the inerrancy of the Bible and follows the Reformed tradition, including Covenant Theology.^[4]

Programs of study

RTS's institutional focus is on training students (especially in its Presbyterian and Reformed branches) to be pastors, missionaries, educators, and Christian counselors.^{[citation needed]} RTS offers an the Doctor of Ministry, Master of Divinity, and Master of Arts degrees in several subjects.^[5] Through its virtual campus, RTS offers a Master of Arts - Religion (MAR) degree.^[6] The degree can be earned primarily online with two on-site week-long intensive sessions over the course of the program.^{[citation needed]}

RTS, including its virtual campus, is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada^[7] and by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.^[8]

RTS also provides course recordings on iTunes U free of charge.^[9]

Faculty

In April 2010, Bruce Waltke offered to resign his professorship at Reformed Theological Seminary because of controversy over a video where he discussed his positive views on evolution.^[10][11] Waltke wrote in a letter that he finds no fault with the administration of RTS on the matter.^[12]

Campuses

RTS has campus locations in Jackson, Mississippi; Orlando, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Washington, D.C.; Memphis, Tennessee; and Houston, Texas, as well as its Virtual Campus.^[13] RTS also has extension sites in Memphis, Tennessee and Houston, Texas.^[14]

RTS's Washington, D.C. campus is a member of the Washington Theological Consortium.^[15]

RTS's virtual campus traces its origins to the Orlando campus, from which distance education was first offered for RTS students in the early 1990s.^[1] In 1998, the virtual campus official launched as a separate "campus".^[1] The virtual campus eventually became the first online seminary to offer accredited degrees.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Official website