#seminarylife

[anarchobaptist]

my messenger bag average contents:

1 or 2 Bibles (always NIV, sometimes SBL study)

like 800mg worth of gummies

mom-style wallet

spare masks

spare eyeliner stick

several small palestinian flags

laptop with a huge "god is coming and boy is she pissed" sticker

folded up order of worship

#seminarylife

[christianandnerdy]

What are your thoughts on this? #christianandnerdy #chritiananime #seminarylife #seminarstudents https://www.instagram.com/p/CORCWMaFcZc/?igshid=15z3az3lw0crr

[joshuahinh]

A Concrete Jungle | Urban Exploration | Decaying #stpetersseminary #cadross #architecture #brutalism #derelict #abandoned #forgotten #modernism #modernistarchitecture #derelict #stpeters #seminary #seminarylife #winter #sun #decay #preserve #protect #cardross #concrete #gillespiekiddandcoia #eastkilbride #scotland #urbanexploration #urbanexplorer #urbanexploring (at St Peter's Seminary, Cardross) https://www.instagram.com/p/CINkMdZs_05/?igshid=bfmv85bo1odr

[kevinalanmann]

Where the magick all began! #BlesseBe #UnitarianUniversalist #GTU #SeminaryLife #CommunityMinistry https://www.instagram.com/p/B9c-lZigtmc/?igshid=r9h7bnja832p

[betweenandbeloved]

Check out my latest sermon at Upper Dublin Lutheran Church from this past week.  It was Bear Creek Camp Sunday so I was more than excited to share my time as a camper and a few throwback photos!

Here’s the photo I shared of my first ever group photo from camp circ. 2003

These are the two photos I shared from the story I told in the sermon:

(Taking a selfie before selfies were a thing!)

[gptseminary]

Announcing a Strategic Cut in Tuition Rate Alongside Creation of New Scholarship Opportunities

Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary students graduate with a burden for the Lost, a burden for preaching the Gospel, and a burden for serving Christ and His church – NOT a burden of student loan debt. At this Spring’s meeting of the Seminary’s Board of Trustees, the Board voted to reverse the planned tuition rate increase, and to implement a cut. Not only is this cut representative of the Seminary’s commitment to affordability, but it is an expression of confidence in the Lord as the student body continues to grow.

The tuition relief accompanies the creation of a number of new scholarship opportunities, including the Student Ministry Fellows Awards and the John & Mildred Van Voorhis Full Tuition Scholarship. These opportunities for men called to preach God’s Word and pastor Christ’s church are intended to accomplish two pressing goals. First, such scholarship opportunities strengthen local churches by providing them with candidates for the ministry who are free from any Seminary-related tuition debt. Second, they energize men with confidence that the Lord will provide for their needs as they seek His glory.

If you would like more information about these scholarship opportunities, and how to help to sustain them, please contact the Seminary Advancement Office at advancement@gpts.edu, or by calling 864.322.2717 and asking for Advancement. Ω

[horizongazing]

Today's travel just got better! #paulistfathers #seminarylife #ministryofthestomach (at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7RIlWABFIw/?igshid=9i6kxb5o7ei5

[oceankingworrior]

Full moon 🌕 make a wish 🙏#fullmoon #moon #tokyo #seminary #seminarylife #night #nightsky #peaceful #calm #happy #moonlight #moonphoto #つき #月光 #満月の夜 #東京 (at 日本カトリック神学院 東京キャンパス) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4w108EHzwt/?igshid=1p75dqhsxwgtt

[xiomaraguevara]

Disfrutando el viaje y la buena compañía al único estilo, enjoying the trip and good company in the unique Mary kay style. #marykay #seminarylife #weloveourmk #mujerempresaria #onewomancan #xiomaraguevara #texas #colorado (en Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0O0fTvA5m6A68cSDwE0v8lPwpwCwgCatTCiWE0/?igshid=i89sfk4cs2bb

[dreaming9to5]

Sunrise commute. #roswell #everydaysacred #thinplaces #seminarian #seminarylife #lent #fulltimeeverything https://www.instagram.com/p/ButNkGdgKic/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a5btaxmgce1

[glo912]

Hogwarts at dusk. #seminary #seminarylife #seminarystudent #gradstudent #graduatestudent #nightclass (at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuDYtOlhujG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a6f2ejay88b5

[chanbp]

Christy has set the bar very high for FG gatherings! I’d have shot more but my battery died while filming the lou hei :( #trinitytheologicalcollege #seminarylife https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt2ychwBATx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=f1lmxmnw7miy

[sirrevdrnick]

This is more true than I can even begin to describe

LOL

[gptseminary]

Veteran Board Member Mr. John Van Voorhis Granted Emeritus Status, Endowed Scholarship Established

After 24 years of service as an active Board member, Ruling Elder Mr. John Van Voorhis has graciously joined Dr. George W. Knight III and Pastor Randy Riddle as an Emeritus Trustee. Mr. Van Voorhis has been one of the Seminary’s strongest proponents for many years, serving on the Board since 1994 in several capacities. He has served as both Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board for over two decades. He has also consistently and sacrificially served on the Administrative Committee of the Board, which is responsible for recommending strategy and personnel-related decisions to the Board as a whole.

Mr. Van Voorhis is the first graduate of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary’s Master of Ministry for Ruling Elders (MMRE) program, and he currently serves on the Session of Covenant Community Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Taylors, SC. However, his history of Presbyterian churchmanship and involvement in Christian education goes back 57 years, to 1961.

In 1961, Mr. John Van Voorhis took vows and was ordained as a Ruling Elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church at Knox OPC, and immediately went to his first General Assembly. That year, Professor John Murray served as Moderator of the Assembly. Within ten years, Mr. and Mrs. Van Voorhis were involved as one of four founding families in the formation of Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Burtonsville, MD. He served as an elder in the Burtonsville congregation from 1968 to 1970, before moving first to Charlotte, NC, and then to Philadelphia, PA. In both Charlotte and Philadelphia, Mr. Van Voorhis served as a Ruling Elder in the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Evangelical Synod (RPC-ES). From 1970-1973, he served on the Session of Faith Church in Charlotte, and from 1973-1980, he served on the Session at Christ Church in Oreland (outside of Philadelphia).

During the Van Voorhis’s time in Philadelphia, Mr. Van Voorhis served as Vice Moderator of the Philadelphia Presbytery for two years, Moderator for two years, Chairman of the Permanent Judicial Commission, active member of the Board of National Presbyterian Missions, and member of several synodical committees. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Philadelphia-Montgomery (Phil-Mont) Christian Academy in suburban Philadelphia, and as a member of the Board for The Presbyterian Guardian.

From 1983 to 2005, Mr. Van Voorhis served as a Ruling Elder at the Second Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Greenville, SC. In that time, he served twice as Moderator of Calvary Presbytery and from 1996 to 2000 as an active member of the Standing Judicial Commission of the Presbyterian Church in America’s General Assembly.

In 2006, Mr. and Mrs. Van Voorhis were involved as one of the founding families of Covenant Community Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Taylors, SC, where he currently serves as a Ruling Elder. Reflecting on his vast and varied experienced as a Presbyterian churchman, Mr. Van Voorhis testifies, “I have found, to no one’s surprise, that no denomination is perfect, but it has been a great joy to serve in Christ’s Kingdom for 57 years as an elder, and for 25 years on the Board of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.”

When asked for a statement of reflection on his time of service to the Seminary, Mr. Van Voorhis warmly recalled,

“It has been a tremendous blessing and encouragement to me to sit under the instruction of Dr. Morton Smith and other good men, and then to become a part of a Board which has been fully committed to the Reformed faith since Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary had its onset. As I leave my active participation on the Board, I am greatly encouraged by the godliness and quality of my fellow Board members, in whose hands I feel confident of God’s continued blessing in future years.”

In honor of Mr. Van Voorhis’s many years of service to the Seminary, the Board of Trustees voted to establish the John & Mildred Van Voorhis Endowed Scholarship to fund one full-tuition scholarship ($7,000) per year. Details about the endowment and scholarship are forthcoming, and additional announcements will be made in coming weeks. Ω

[svu-stories-personal]

Yes, I like to take colorful notes from my readings. Yes, it takes longer. I have no shame. #seminarylife #studybreak #noshame https://www.instagram.com/p/BnTh9MUAm9d/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=sc0fhxhgfy1o

[thomasypark]

#Repost @imbmissions with @get_repost ・・・ "The God of the universe is serious about hospitality. Hospitality can create an entry point for living out the Great Commission and evangelizing our neighbors, especially in the age of unbelief. How do we show hospitality today? It’s not complicated, though that doesn’t mean it’s easy. . "Welcome Everyone You Meet Literally, I think the best thing to do is greet everyone you see. That’s an easy thing to do if you’re wired like me—I’m a grade-A extrovert. That’s hard if you’re an introvert, and right now you’re thinking, Can we just go to number two, please? But often the best things to do are the hardest things to do. Pray for grace, ask for strength and, well, greet people. . "Engage People Remember that everyone you meet is eternal. You’ve never met a mere mortal, and you have never met someone who doesn’t bear God’s image. So care about and take an interest in those you run across. . "Make Dinner a Priority The Bible, over and over again, talks about the joy of eating together. Long dinners with good food, good drink, good company, and good conversations that center around our beliefs, hopes, fears—that’s a good dinner. Yes, eat with your church small group, invite over your good friends, but remember that hospitality is to give loving welcome to those outside your normal circle of friends. It’s opening your life and your house to those who believe differently than you do. . "Love the Outsider In every work environment and every neighborhood, there are people who, for whatever reason, are kind of outliers. These men and women are all around you, perhaps more so than ever in our globalized world. . "When we open up our homes and build friendships with those who don’t look like us, believe like us, or act like us, we open up our lives and make ourselves vulnerable. We can do it because of the hope, strength, and, yes, courage we get from the Lord." - Matt Chandler, Pastor of @villagechurchtx #Missions #MissionTrip #Theology #TheologyMatters #Bible #BibleStudy #BibleStory #Scripture #Pastor #Pastors #Preach #Preacher #Church #Seminary #Sermon #SeminaryLife #SeminaryStudent #StuMin #Church