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Berean PRC Sponsors "Solas of the Reformation" Conference December 30 - Updates Added!

The Berean PRC in Antipolo City, the Philippines plans to hold a Reformed Theology Conference this Tuesday, Dec. 30 at the Bantayog Memorial Center in Quezon City from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Prof. David J. Engelsma (emeritus professor, PRC Seminary) will speak on the theme, “The Five Solas Of The Reformation.” Cost is P 150 per person. To reserve a spot, please contact Elder Rod Bongat at 0925-516-6424.

BPRC Conference Dec 2014

The Engelsmas arrived safely in the Philippines last night (Saturday, Dec.27) and Prof.Engelsma is preaching today in the Berean PRC.

*Update: On January 3, 2015 the Kleyns did a special post on their blog on the conference, with many pictures. You are encouraged to visit that post at the link provided here. Here are two pictures from that collection:

Prof.D.Engelsma with Pastors V.Ibe and J.Flores

Dec 2014 BPRC Conference 1

Group Picture:

Dec 2014 BPRC Conference 2

Further update: On January 9, 2015 Rev.D.Kleyn did a special post on the book selling part of the conference - exciting news! Here is a short note from that post along with a picture of Prof.D.Engelsma signing books:

In all we sold 270 books, more than double last year's sales! Thanks to the congregations of the PRC for the collections that make the sale and purchase of these books affordable!
I also promised an explanation of why Prof. Engelsma, the featured speaker at the conference, was not on the group picture. The reason was that many people wanted their books autographed by the author. :-)
2014 Sola Conference DJE signing books
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Doon PRC Calls Rev.W.Langerak for Missionary to the Philippines

langerak2At their special congregational meeting on Christmas Day (Dec.25, 2014) Doon PRC voted to call Rev.W.Langerak (SE PRC, Grand Rapids, MI) to serve as the next missionary to the Philippines, replacing Rev.R.Smit who will now be returning from the field in March of 2015.

Let us pray for Rev.Langerak and his family as he weighs this significant call, as well as for the field in the Philippines and for Rev.Smit and his family as they seek a call from one of our churches in North America.

Rev.Langerak plans to answer this call by Sunday, January 25.

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December 2014 Newsletter from the Philippines Mission

Our missionaries in the Philippines, along with the Foreign Mission Committee and the calling church, Doon PRC Council, have just published their fourth newsletter of this year

The December 2014 issue, penned by Missionary-pastor Richard Smit, provides a detailed update of their exciting labors with the established churches and various groups with whom they have contact. This newsletter includes a special note about the "early" return of Rev.Smit and his family to the U.S, as they await the arrival of a new baby and a call to one of our churches.

Let's remember to pray for the Smits and Kleyns - and all our missionaries and their families - as they serve the Lord and His people in distant lands. May they experience the nearness of their Savior and the support of their fellow-saints in this time of year.

You will find the full newsletter below in image form but the December newsletter is also attached here in pdf form.

Dec 2014 Page 1
Dec 2014 Page 2

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December News from the PRC Seminary

SignWith December at its mid-point, it is a good time to update you with news from "Seminary hill."

This past week was the final week of classes for the professors and students. Next week they face exams according to the schedule posted on the Seminary website. Pray for the students as they take their finals, that they may prepare well and give a good account of themselves to the Lord of their talents and studies.

Following exams the Seminary will be on a two week Christmas/New Year break (Dec.22- Jan.2). Seminary will still be open during that time and staff will be available to assist you with any needs. Please call ahead if you have any special needs (616-531-1490).

On January 5, 2015, the Seminary Interim course will begin, running from 9-11:30 a.m. daily until Jan.14. Prof.R.Cammenga will be teaching a special class on "The Theology of John Calvin." Visitors are welcome but must call the Seminary by Jan.2.

Senior Ryan Barnhill is completing his internship in Edgerton PRC, and he and his family will be returning to Grand Rapids the week of December 29. He will take his final courses during the second semester and begin peparing for his synodical exam at the PRC Synod 2015, to be held at Faith PRC, Jenison, MI June 9.

Second semester classes are set to begin, D.V., on Tuesday, Jan.20, 2015. The schedule of classes is attached here for your interest and information. Look for a notice soon about classes that may be audited.

Though the busy Fall Reformation lecture season has ended, our professors continue to be active in the churches preaching and leading special societies. They count it a great blessing to be involved in the churches in this way.

Finally, the next Seminary Journal (Vol.48, No.1 - November 2014) is set to arrive from the printers on Tuesday, Dec.16, and will be mailed out that week. This issue will contain the speeches given this past summer at a theological conference on the covenant between the PRCA and the EPCA (Evangelical Presbyterian Churches of Australia).

If you are not currently a subscriber and wish to add this Journal to your reading material, contact the Seminary office. This issue will also be posted on the Seminary website next week.

RFPA Publishes New Title: "Just Dad: Stories of Herman Hoeksema"

Just Dad - LKregel-2014The Reformed Free Publishing Association has just released their latest title - a personal, anecdotal history of Rev.Herman Hoeksema by his youngest daughter Lois Kregel. The title is affectionately called Just Dad: Personal Stories of Herman Hoeksema

Filled with Lois's recollection of family life with this prominent Reformed pastor as her father and loaded with family photos, this book is sure to grab and hold your interest.

This is the publisher's description found on their website:

 

New Release!

Many people are familiar with the public persona of Herman Hoeksema. As one of the leading theologians of the twentieth century, a seminary professor, the pastor of a large congregation, and a prolific writer, he was well-known in ecclesiastical circles, as well as in the world in general. But to his family he was “just Dad.” This anecdotal biography written by his youngest child records many stories about him, some perhaps familiar but others never before told.

  • 144 pages
  • paperback
  • ISBN 978-1-936054-54-1
  • ebook version available in .mobi format (for Kindle users) and .epub (all other devices).

     

    The RFPA is also offering this special until the end of the year:

    From now until December 31, 2014 place an order at our website and receive free shipping!

    *Not valid on Bookstore or Wholesale orders.*
     

    Visit the RFPA website today for all your gift-giving and library-building needs! And while you are doing so, consider joining the RFPA Bookclub!

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    Rev.J.Mahtani Declines Call to Serve as Missionary to the Philippines; New Trio Formed

    JonMahtaniOn Sunday morning, December 7, 2014 Rev. Jon Mahtani informed Doon PRC, the calling church for our Philippines mission, as well as his own congregation at Cornerstone PRC (Dyer, IN) that he was led by the Lord to decline the call they had extended to him on November 16, 2014.

    Per the decision of the FMC (Foreign Mission Committee) along with Doon PRC's Council, Doon PRC will continue seeking to call a man to replace Rev.R.Smit in the Philippines' mission work.

    On Sunday, December 14, 2014 the Council of Doon PRC announced the following trio from which to call next: Rev. A. Brummel (Heritage PRC, Sioux Falls, SD), Rev. G. Eriks (Hudsonville, MI), and Rev. W. Langerak (Southeast - Grand Rapids, MI). They plan to call December 25.

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    First PRC, Grand Rapids Calls Rev.R. Van Overloop

    Rev VanOverloopOn Thursday, December 4, 2014, the congregation of First PRC, Grand Rapids, MI voted to extend a call to Rev.Ron Van Overloop (Grace PRC, Standale, MI) from her trio that also consisted of Revs.A.Brummel (Heritage PRC, Sioux Falls, SD) and R.Smit (missionary to the Philippines).

    May the Good Shepherd of the sheep guide His under-shepherd into the clear knowledge of and submission to His will with regard to this call too.

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