July eNews from Westminster Theological Seminary

Welcome, new board members Westminster is pleased to announce the appointments of Philip G. Ryken and George MacKenzie to the Board of Trustees. Rev. Dr. Ryken is Senior Minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia and the voice of the radio program Every Last Word. Mr. MacKenzie is a ruling elder at Proclamation Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and a certified public accountant with extensive non-profit and corporate executive experience.

New York students in Philadelphia Twenty-six students from our M.A. (Urban Mission) program in New York City were on the Philadelphia campus for a one-week intensive July 3-7. Most of these students are full-time professionals who took a week of vacation time from their jobs to immerse themselves in Apologetics and one of three other intensive modules.

Don’t miss these upcoming training opportunities:

Campus Ministry: Westminster’s Philadelphia campus hosts the 2006 Foundations of Campus Ministry Conference, August 7-10, sponsored by Reformed University Ministries.

Urban Mission: Professor John Leonard will lead a workshop on "Islam and the City" at the 2006 Christian Community Development Association National Conference in Philadelphia, September 27 to October 1.

See our website for a complete list of Westminster events.

Introduction to the founding faculty Have you visited our online Founder's Gallery? We’ve posted brief biographies and historic oil paintings of our earliest faculty. Plus, learn more with this audio of President Lillback's recent seminar, "An Introduction to the Founding Faculty of Westminster."

Speaking of our founding faculty, did you know many of their books are still in print? Since our founding, Westminster's faculty have been gifted teacher-scholars who extend the realms of theological understanding. This month, we invite you to visit Westminster Bookstore to browse a list of still-in-print works by John Murray, professor of systematic theology from 1930 to 1967.

Considering Westminster? Fall 2006 Prospective Student Days are September 21, October 12, and November 9. Register online, or contact the Admissions Office at admissions@wts.edu.

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How well do you know Westminster? Fun facts about the Seminary:

·         The original campus was located on Pine Street in Center City Philadelphia, in a house owned by Professor O.T. Allis and leased to Westminster for $1.

·         The Montgomery Library collection contains over 140,000 volumes, regularly receives approximately 700 periodicals, and offers access to the superb electronic resources Early American Imprints and Early English Books.

·         Over 5,100 living alumni currently serve in 66 nations as pastors, professors, evangelists, social workers, counselors, Bible translators, writers, and in many other professional fields.

·         The Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Association of Theological Schools.

·         The Texas Campus occupies a 6,000-sq.-ft suite in an 18-story office building in Dallas.

·         Approximately 91 ecclesiastical denominations and 39 birth countries are represented in the current student body.

·         The Seminary is governed by a self-perpetuating board consisting of at least fifteen but not more than thirty trustees, of whom at least one-half but not more than three-fifths must be ministers of the gospel.

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Last Updated Wednesday, July 12, 2006 10:51AM