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Connecting to Churches
Tis’ the season for New Years resolutions (however short lived they’ve been!), new budgets, and churches seeking interns and pastors. I’ve been encouraged to receive correspondence in the last few days from churches requesting Westminster students and graduates to serve in their church. While the data suggests that the current economic climate has resulted in fewer openings for seminary graduates, ministry placement is something we have been praying about and earnestly working to foster of late. Westminster does not want to supplant the church’s role in identifying and calling ministers, but we also believe the seminary can and should be intentional about helping students and alumni become connected to churches with ministry needs and visa versa. This is an area where you can help us provide a vital service to the church and Westminster students and alumni. Do you know of a church or ministry that would benefit from having a Westminster trained person serving there? Would you be willing to take a Westminster student as an intern? If so, would you contact Jeff Shamess at alumni@wts.edu with information about the position? Would you also pray with us that God would help us connect Westminster-trained laborers to the harvest fields? Partnering with you for kingdom purposes,  Rev. John Currie, MAR, dean of student development and alumni support
P.S. Sign-up and login for access to all our rich, historic audio archives. The Media Center is easily accessible for your ongoing equipping. At www.wts.edu, go to popular links on the lower right hand corner of the page. The Alumni Office at Westminster is always interested to hear how the Lord is using you in ministry. Drop us an email anytime at alumni@wts.edu and share what’s new in your life. Biblical-Theological Hermeneutics |
2012: A Year in Review
In the midst of financial diffuculties that resulted in a reduction of staff at the beginning of the year, the Lord has still blessed Westminster in a myriad of ways. From faculty books, to on-campus events, to graduating students leaving and new students arriving, 2012 was a year full of reminders of the many ways God has used Westminster, and how God continues to bless its efforts. Click 'FULL STORY' for a recap of some of the highlights of 2012 at Westminster. Confident to Counsel
Ben Coppedge, M.Div. student, counseling emphasis. Ben Coppedge is currently in his last year of a Master of Divinity degree with a counseling emphasis. Three years before he came to Westminster, he was an intern with Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at the University of Georgia. The campus minister he worked under while at UGA also studied at Westminster, and Ben says, “He was feeding me John Murray, Vos, Machen, and the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) books for three years down there.” Through his recommendation, Ben decided to come to Westminster to study. Biblical Theology
By Steven J. Carter
When I returned to Westminster last year to serve as chief administrative officer, I was struck by a picture of a great teacher that I hadn’t seen on campus while a student in the seventies. You now see it immediately when you enter the library. It’s not a portrait of a founder, like those that grace Machen Hall, but a photograph, most likely from the early 20th century, of someone who could be regarded as a founder, but as of one born out of due time: Geerhardus Vos. Interview with an Alumnus
Rev. Dr. Dave Harvey (M.A. '89; D.Min. '01) Recently, Dave Harvey of Sovereign Grace Ministries came to campus to speak at chapel. His message, Godly Ambition, is available for download or streaming in our media center. After chapel, we asked Dr. Harvey some questions about his time at Westminster, as well as what issues he sees facing the church today. FULL STORY |
