Our sixth annual School of Theology will be held in Palmerston North from 9th to 13th July 2012. This page provides provisional information which will be confirmed nearer the time, when online registration will also be available.

The School of Theology

This annual week of teaching and discussion is aimed at helping men who desire to be better equipped for service in their churches. It is a post-graduate level course which assumes familiarity with the Bible and Christian theology.
    While it is primarily intended for men who attend churches within the Fellowship of Reformed Baptist Churches in New Zealand, others may be able to attend at the discretion of the elders (further details regarding the registration process will be available nearer the time). Participants will be expected to attend the entire School of Theology which will begin with lunch at 12:30pm on Monday 9th July 2012 and conclude with dinner the following Friday evening.
    GRBC members will provide accommodation to as many participants as possible who come from outside Palmerston North. However, as there is a limit to the numbers we can accommodate we will be asking participants to indicate on the registration form if they are willing to arrange their own accommodation in the event that demand exceeds supply! In addition to morning and afternoon teas between sessions, lunch and dinner will also be provided each day. These costs will be included in the registration fee.

The Subject

The 2012 School of Theology will be on the Doctrine of the Church. This will be a detailed study of biblical ecclesiology, covering such subjects as the nature, purpose, and centrality of the church; the structure and function of a church; the sacraments of the church; church discipline; associations, missions, and cooperative efforts. Interaction and discussion during the sessions will ensure that this material will be applied with practical relevance to our local church situations.

The Speaker

Dr. James M. Renihan is a respected author, preacher and conference speaker while also serving as Dean and Professor of Historical Theology at the Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies at Westminster Seminary in Escondido, California. He is currently an elder at Christ Reformed Baptist Church, in Vista, CA, having previously served as pastor of churches in Massachusetts and New York.
    Jim has taught at our School of Theology for the past five years:

• 2007 on the topic, Baptist Symbolics: the history, language and theology of the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith,
• 2008 on Baptist History,
• 2009 on the Distinctives of Reformed Baptist Theology
• 2010 on A Theology of Ministry
• 2011 on Puritanism in context.

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