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Renewal
A Time to Move Forward
Spring 2019
Happy Christmas
President Ike Reeder
I wanted to briefly reflect on the significance of
sending out this newsletter to you during the time of
Christmas. I hope the content of this newsletter will
galvanize you and your goals as you move ahead in
your walk with our savior, Christ our Lord.
Christmas is a time that unites us. Near or far, it is
one holiday that everyone celebrates—even if they
don’t know the reason they should be celebrating!
We’re committed to training pastors, evangelists, and
directly on the very promise of Christmas. We’ll be
disciplers that are passionate about taking the truth
hosting an intensive on Eschatology—the fulfillment of
of Christmas to all the corners of the world. I’d like
the promise of the first coming of Christ with His second
to draw your attention to the BTS stories we have
coming—in Birmingham, January 3-5 with Dr. Jay
featured in this newsletter. Stuart Mills, who leads a
Haley. And January 10-12 we’ll be running a course on
cohort of our Certification program in Peru, will share
Soteriology—the study of the salvation that is ours as a
a little bit about how BTS’s partnership with Third
result of that incarnation—with Dr. David Filson, a guest
Millennium Ministries is having an impact on the
professor, in Huntsville.*
more than 30 students they have regularly attending
and studying God’s word through a joint BTS/
Christmas is a time of giving and the renewal of
Third Millennium curriculum (this is just one small
relationships. As we head into the final days of
snapshot from the 10,000 certificate students we have
2018, will you please take some time to consider
around the world).
prayerfully supporting BTS and its mission to open
doors to theological education to learners everywhere?
Rick
Remember that, in a time where the average cost of a
Kesecker,
seminary credit hour is approaching $700, BTS remains
who
$100 per credit hour, $200 per class. We can only do
works in
this by remaining donor and church partner supported. If
insurance
you’d like to be a supporter of BTS, please don’t hesitate
and is a
to contact us at btsadmin@briarwood.org. Our students
certificate
are eternally grateful!
graduate
Rick and Deb Kesecker, 2016 along with
* See the back page of the newsletter for complete
his wife,
course offering in January. Church History in America
Deb, will
will be taught in Montgomery on January 10-12 and
share about their experience going through the BTS
Church Revitalization in Birmingam on January 18-20.
missions’ curriculum and how that has impacted their
ministry in Washington. Keep an eye out on our
Facebook page and Instagram for more stories of
graduates and students of BTS in the coming year!
As we celebrate Christmas, we must always
remember the reason for Christmas—the incarnation
of God on earth in the person of Jesus Christ. It is
fitting that our new spring semester is starting with
three wonderful intensives, two of which focus
Student Testimony
Rick & Deb Kesecker, Founders: Two Feathers Ministries
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few” Matthew 9:37
In January of 2005, the Lord began to stir our hearts to become more involved with missions and to our surprise, we realized we
really enjoyed cross-cultural Gospel interactions. After several years of leading teams to work on the Yakama Indian Reservation, we
outlined a strategy to form a 501(3) (c) charity and set our hearts on expanding outreach to other Native American reservations.
It was during this time that we realized we needed to be formally educated and trained to avoid making mistakes in the field that would
cause more damage than good. After much prayer and the completion of Perspectives (an intensive course on missions)coursework,
we felt God leading us to pursue the missions certificate offered through Birmingham Theological Seminary.
Birmingham Theological Seminary was a wonderful experience for multiple reasons: 1)
We were able to attend evening or morning classes to accommodate our full-time work
schedules, 2) we were taught by professors who were in pastoral roles, 3) we formed
multiple relationships with our fellow students who were also overcoming similar challenges
of working full time with the hopes of transitioning into ministry roles, 4) coursework
was practical instruction, most of which we have been able to adapt and incorporate into
our ministry training 5) tuition is affordable which allowed us to attend classes together;
strengthening our relationship as husband and wife.
We are grateful for the experiences that we had at Birmingham Theological Seminary. BTS provided us with insight into practical
knowledge while developing us spiritually to better minister to multiple people groups.
Two Feathers Ministries exists to glorify God by making disciples of First Nations (Native American) peoples and recruiting believers
to become laborers who will multiply His ministry while respecting Native cultures. Visit twofeathersministries.org to learn more.
BTS Program in Peru and pastors of other denominations who want to study and
learn more about the Bible with us. This broader audience is
Stuart Mills, Areopago Cristiano largely due to holding our classes in a Christian study center
directed by Pastor Sergio La Rosa.
We at Peru Mission are super excited about the free certificate in
Christian Ministries offered by Birmingham Theological Seminary. We are very thankful for the generosity of BTS to provide
Our vision is to build the city of God in northern Peru. One of our this certificate and platform to work through exams and
ministries, Christian Areopagus, is doing this by training local books. This is enabling us to train future leaders for God’s
leaders and pastors through discipleship and apprenticeship programs Kingdom in Peru.
even using Third Millennium Ministry (IIIM) materials. When I
found out that BTS partnered with IIIM and offers a free certificate Find out more about this mission at www.perumission.org.
outside of the U.S. with a system to also provide testing and reading Find out more about the Certificate in Christian Ministry at
assignments, I jumped on the opportunity. Four ministry apprentices btsfreeccm.org.
were our first students to go through the program and now we have a
class of 27 students working towards their certificate. We have other
students who are taking online classes but do not seem to advance
very far for lack of accountability and mentoring.
We are taking BTS’s system and providing pastoral oversight and
leading them through the questions and giving them the exams
in a classroom setting. This classroom structure and mentoring
relationship provides that accountability to help the students progress
through the curriculum. In fact, two of our former apprentices, Alexis
Alayo and Esdras Vasquez, are now leading the current class with 27
students. Some of our students are future pastors and members of our
Presbyterian churches but at least half of our students are members
SPRING SEMESTER: January 14th - May 3th 2019
Registrations/Tuitions due by January 18th • Drop/Add Period Ends January 25th
Spring Break is March 25th -29th
Classes will not meet on April 18-19 for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
Graduation: May 17, 2019 at 7:00PM at Briarwood Presbyterian Church
BIRMINGHAM CAMPUS: Briarwood Presbyterian Church
*Old Testament I-III, New Testament I-II, Systematic Theology I-VI do not have to be taken in any particular order
COURSE # PROFESSOR DAY TIME ROOM
ST3531/ ST3531-VC Systematic Theology VI (Eschatology/End Times)*Dr. Jay HaleyJan. 3-5 8:00am-5:00pm A201
OT1022 Old Testament II (Historical books & Prophets)* Rev. Kuna Griggs Mon 6:00-8:00am A201
DM9102 Counseling Methodologies for the Pastor Dr. Larry Dozier Mon 5:30-8:30pm V/C
ST3550/ ST3550- VC Bible Interpretation Dr. Thad James Jr. Mon 5:30-7:30pm A201
NT2012 Beginning Greek II Mr. Bruce Horsley Mon 5:30-7:30pm A202
ST3511 Survey of Systematic Theology Dr. Jeff Lowman Mon 5:30-7:30pm A209
AP8505/ AP8505-VC Introduction to Philosophy Mr. Brandon Robbins Mon 7:30-9:30pm A201
PT5602 Biblical Principles of Christian Education Dr. Dave Matthews Mon 7:30-9:30 m A202
PT5524 Minstry of the Word II Dr. Jeff Lowman Mon 7:30-9:30pm A209
PT5531/ PT5531-VC Christian Worker’s Personal Life Dr. Jay Haley Tue 5:30-7:30pm A201
AP8553/ PT5531-VC Christianity & Competing Worldviews Rev. Clete Hux Tue 5:30-7:30pm A209
BC7611 Biblical Counseling Seminar (1) Dr. Lou Priolo Tue 6:15-8:30pm VBC
ST3527/ ST3527-VC Systematic Theology II (Study of Man) * Dr. Jay Haley Tue 7:30-9:30pm A201
NT2023/ NT2023-VC New Testament II (Romans-Revelation) * Dr. Richard Trucks Tue 7:30-9:30pm A209
NT2012 Beginning Greek II Mr. Bill Stroup Wed 6:00-8:00am A201
OT1022 Old Testament II (Historical books & Prophets) * Dr. Frank Barker Jr. Wed 5:30-7:30pm W203
PT5637 Personal Evangelism (2) Dr. Barker/Mr. Allison Wed 6:30-9:30pm F HALL
BC7755 Counseling in the Local Church II (3) Dr. Steve Cloud Wed 6:30-8:30pm A209
PT5524 Ministry of the Word II Dr. Michael Reese Thu 9:00-11:00am A201
BC7630/ BC7630-VC Marriage & Family Counseling (4) Dr. Howard Eyrich Thu 5:30-7:30pm A201
PT5733/ PT5733-VC Leadership Development & Deployment Rev. Kuna Griggs Thu 5:30-7:30pm A202
PT5521 Introduction to Theological Research (5) Dr. Jim Maples Thu 5:30-7:30pm A209
BC7617/ BC7617-VC Biblical Counseling & the Law(4) Dr. Howard Eyrich Thu 7:30-9:30pm A201
HT4743/ HT4743-VC Presbyterian Church History Dr. Jim Maples Thu 7:30-9:30pm A209
NT2023 New Testament II (Romans-Revelation) * Rev. Mike Jones Fri 6:00-8:00am A201
ST3655 Personal Evangelism (6) Dr. Olan Stubbs Fri 9:30-11:30am CO Rm.
PT5800 Church Revitalization (7) Dr. Harry Reeder III Jan. 17-20 F Hall
Logos Logos Bible Software Training Seminar(8) Dr. Thad James, Jr. Feb. 09 8:30-12:30pm A201
VC: These classes are available by video conference. $25 video conference fee applies.
1. VBC - BC7611 is an exam prep course for ACBC will meet at Valleydale Baptist Church 2324 Valleydale Rd. 35244 classes will run 1/8-3/19
2. PT5637 Personal Evangelism will meet beginning January, 9. BTS students must register with Briarwood Evangelism Ministry (contact
lreese@briarwood.org ot 776-5301) and submit a BTS registration form.
3. BC7755 Counseling in the Local Church II will begin on January, 9. Counseling in the Local Church I is a prerequisite.
4. BC7501 Introduction to Biblical Counseling is a prerequisite for BC7617 Biblical Counseling & the Law.
5. PT5521 Introduction to Theological Research is the same as PT5527 Communication.
6. ST3655 will be taught in the Campus Outreach Conference Room. Classes dates are Jan. 11th - April 15th. One hour of classroom and and one
hour of on the job training (OJT).
7. PT5800 students must pre-register with the Church Revitalization office (776-5399) and submit a BTS registration form. Conference fee applies.
8. Logos Bible Software Training Seminar is free to BTS students and graduates. Students must have the Logos Bible Software loaded on their
laptops. Must register in advance.
Extension Campuses
Calhoun County
Anniston Bible Church- 3230 Coleman Road. Anniston, AL 36207
Extension Coordinator: Dennis Bradford- 202-821-7409/ calhouncounty@bts.education
OT1512 Beginning Hebrew II Dr. Stephen Schrader Mon 5:30-7:30pm
AP8661 Christianity & Contemporary Culture Dr. Vic Minish Mon 7:30-9:30pm
Demopolis
Christian Chapel Baptist Church- 500 W. Decatur Street
Extension Coordinator: Albert Jackson 205-496-4133 demopolis@bts.education
PT5521 Introduction to Theological Research5 Rev. Major Burrell Tue 5:30-7:30pm
PT5626 Ministry to Children, Youth & Families Rev. Major Burrell Tue 7:30-9:30pm
OT1022 Old Testament II (Historical books & Prophets) *Rev. Fred Moore Thu 5:30-7:30pm
NT2023 New Testament II (Romans-Revelation) * Rev. Fred Moore Thu 7:30-9:30pm
Dothan
Westwood Presbyterian Church- 5480 W. Main and Dothan Community Church- 5390 Westgate
Extension Coordinator: Leslie Hicks- dothan@bts.education
PT5602 Biblical Principles of Christian Education Rev. Brewer Ames Tues 5:30-7:30pm
PT5621 Conflict Resolution in the Church Dr. Charles Lewis Tues 7:30-9:30pm
HT4641 Church History in America Dr. Todd Baucum Thu 5:30-7:30pm
OT1022 Old Testament II (Historical Books & Prophets) * Dr. Todd Baucum Thu 7:30-9:30pm
Huntsville
Westminster Pres. Church- 5744 Oak wood Rd. NW and Haven Bapt. Church- 1840 Slaughter Rd.
Extension Coordinator: Rob Nelson - 703-909-6667 huntsville@bts.education
ST3529 Systematic Theology IV (Soteriology) * Dr. David Filson Jan. 10-12 HBC
OT1021 Old Testament I (Genesis-Ruth) TBA Sat 9:00-3:00pm WPC
Montgomery
Young Meadows Presb. Church- 5780 Vaughn Road and Trinity Presb. Church-1728 Hull Street
Extension Coordinator: Lydia Pickett- 334-284-5056/ montgomery@bts.education
HT4641 Church History in America Dr. Harrison Taylor Jan. 10-12 Trinity PCA
PT5602 Biblical Principles of Christian Education Dr. Filbert Martin Mon 5:30-7:30pm
ST3526 Systematic Theology I (Study of God) * Rev. Lee Bloodworth Mon 7:30-9:30pm
NT2022 New Testament I (Gospels-Acts) * Mr. Douglas Stelzig Tue 5:30-7:30pm
NT2011 Beginning Greek I Mr. Douglas Stelzig Tue 7:30-9:30pm
Tuscaloosa
No classes offered in Tuscaloosa this semester. Please see videconferencing courses (marked VC) on the
Birmingham schedule. Distance education is also available. Please contact BTS office if you have any questions.
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Jan Term 2019
Birmingham
January 3 - 5 (Thursday - Saturday)
ST3531 Systematic Theology VI*
Dr. Jay Haley, Professor
January 18 - 21 (From Embers to a Flame
Church Revitalization Conference)
PT5800 Church Revitalization
Dr. Harry Reeder, Professor
Huntsville
January 10 - 12 (Thursday - Saturday)
ST3529 Sytematic Theology IV*
Dr. David Filson
Montgomery
January 10 - 12 (Thursday - Saturday)
HT4641 Church History in America*
Dr. William Taylor
*Available by video conference. Contact office for details
Is Genesis History? BTS was excited to host our first forum on October 10th. About 100 guests joined us to hear Thomas Purifoy—the writer, director and producer of the Is Genesis History? Documentary—give a presentation and discussion on the film. Guests included BTS students and faculty, church members and even a local youth group. The lecture was full of information and helpful insights on the history of our world. If you missed it, the lecture is available on DVD. For more information contact the BTS office at 776.5356. We are looking forward to offering more interesting forums in the future. Prison Cohort Graduation BTS, in partnership with the Alabama Department of Corrections, is very pleased to announce that the graduation of our first cohort of seminary students at Bibb County Correctional Faculty was held on September 16, 2018. This first graduating class consisted of ten men; four received Master of Arts in Biblical Studies and six received Certificates in Biblical Studies. These men will be dispersed to different facilities in Alabama to teach, to minster, to counsel and to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to fellow inmates. The seminary training for the second cohort of fifteen men also began in September; three in the Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies program and twelve in the Certificate of Biblical Studies program. Many thanks to the BTS professors who have given their time, sharing their theological knowledge and their hearts with these men each week as they prepare them for their respective ministries within the ALDOC. BTS also thanks each of you for your prayers and your support of this ministry. Video Conference Are you are a distance education student, but want to have more of a live class experience? Are you on a rotating work schedule that makes it difficult to attend classes weekly? Is there just not enough time to make it to 5:30 class when you get off from work at 5:00? Video conference is a great option for you! Look for the V/C beside the course number to see if the class is offered by video conference, choose the V/C option on the registration form, pay $200 for tuition and $25 for the video conference fee and you’ll be signed up! Video Conference students can log on live and participate with the class or listen to the lectures later in the week. Video conference expands the course offerings from distance education and extension campus offerings.
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Harry L. Reeder IV Support BTS
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