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174 MINUTES OF THE 1997 SYNOD OF THE completed sometime in June. It should be available from the Board lat summer. Respectfully submitted, Don Lamont Bruce Lundeen, Chairman Dean O'Neill Brian Roulin Donald R. McBurney Everett Wood Wayne Duffield, Secretary Louis D. Hutmire, Treasurer THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Trustees reorganized into the following committees to which members are appointed by the Board President: the Academic and Student Affairs Committee, the Business Affairs Committee, the Development Committee, and the Nominating Committee. The Trustees also appointed an Executive Committee to carry out the instructions of the Board in interim periods and to make emergency decisions subject to the Board's approval at its next meeting. The following reportis organized along the lines of the new committee structure. Academic Affairs The seminary trustees adopted the following mission statement and understandings at the April 1996 meeting. The faculty adopted this statement at its February meeting. We plan to always keep the Understandings with the more general mission statement in order to give everyone interested a clear sense of who we are and what we are doing. Mission Statement of The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary The mission of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary is to train pastors for the ministry of the Gospel and to prepare other disciples of Christ for effective service in His Kingdom. Understandings 1. The founding purpose of the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary was to train pastors for the Gospel ministry within the sponsoring denomination. This fundamental purpose remains unchanged as we enter the twenty-first century. 2. As God has provided opportunity, the mission of the Seminary has expanded to include the training of men and women from many Reformed and evangelical churches for a variety of ministries including missions, Christian education, youth and campus work, and other specialized fieldsof service.
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA 175 3. Our instruction is guided by the theology and practice of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, a denomination which wholeheartedly embraces the historic Reformed faith while stressing Christ's Kingship over every area of life. 4. Our training emphasizes scholarship in Biblical studies, systematic theology, and church history; the cultivation of personal godliness and Interpersonal skills; and the development of spiritual gifts with a vision for discipling the nations of the world. 5. Our educational setting is a multicultural urban environment which provides both challenges and opportunities for ministry. Because the redemptive grace of God is the basis for ultimate answers to the personal and interpersonal problems around us, our ministry presents a message of reconciliation to God and to one another through the Prince of Peace, our Lord Jesus Christ. Two faithful faculty members, Bill Russell and Rachel George, are retiring this year. They will be greatly missed. Both do their jobs very well and are highly respected by the students. There was a recognition dinner for them at Geneva College on Friday, April 26, 1996. Mr. Tom Reid has located a house in Pittsburgh and began his responsibilities June 1, 1996. He will serve as Registrar and Librarian. Also, we have a gifted staff person, Karen Pie, to help in the library. Church history courses for the 1996-97 year have been assigned to capable instruaors. Jonathan Watt will teach Medieval and Patristic History, Wayne Spear will teach History of the Reformation, and Tom Reid will teach The Church in Modern Times. In the providence of God, these courses perfectly fiteach man's area of expertise. Bruce Backensto has agreed to teach Apologetics to free Dr. Spear to teach the church history class. The ATS, Association of Theological Schools, visitation, originally scheduled for the spring of 1997, has been pushed back to the fall of 1997, at the request of President O'Neill. This was done because of the change in leadership and to enable Tom Reid to be well established before such a visit. Dr. Wayne Spear will lead our process of self-study. Tom Reid will do much of the writing of the actual report. A major project of the Board and the Seminary administration is the development of a comprehensive plan for evaluation of all parties of the Seminary, including the Board itself, the administration, the faculty, staff and students. In faculty matters, we are happy to report that Mr. Duncan Lowe gave an oral defense of his dissertation at Westminster Seminary on March 27, 1996. Plans are being made to give Dr. Wayne Spear a short sabbatical, financespermitting. Dr. Ed Robson continues his work with computers in both research and teaching. At its April meeting, the Trustees approved in principle a proposed D.Min. to be offered at RPTS, with the degree being granted by Westminster Theological
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