History & Hope Series | RTS Washington 30th

History & Hope Church Lecture Series

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To mark 30 years of serving the church in the nation’s capital, Reformed Theological Seminary Washington, D.C., announces the “History & Hope” Church Lecture Series for the 2024-25 academic year. For three decades, RTS Washington has worked closely with multiple denominations to prepare their pastors and other church leaders in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. The “History & Hope” series will feature lectures by leading representatives of the denominations RTS Washington most frequently serves. These speakers will highlight their denomination’s confession and character, history and hopes for the future.

Please join us for these events during the 2024-25 academic year to learn about how RTS is serving the future of your denomination. Local church members along with RTS alumni and students are all welcome as we reflect on our shared love for Christ’s church and hope for its growth in Washington, D.C., and around the world.

Lectures

THE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

with Dr. John Meuther

introduction by Peter Lee

September 20, 7:00 p.m.

Grace Presbyterian Church

Vienna, VA

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THE EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

with Dr. S. Donald Fortson, III

introduction by Scott Redd

October 9, 7:00 p.m.

Fourth Presbyterian Church

Bethesda, MD

REFORMED THEOLOGY IN THE BAPTIST TRADITION

with Mark Dever

introduction by Mike McKinley

November 18, 7:00 p.m.

Capitol Hill Baptist Church

Washington, DC

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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

Dr. Sean Lucas

introduction by Irwyn Ince

January 7, 2025, 7:00 p.m.

McLean Presbyterian Church

McLean, VA

REFORMED THEOLOGY & THE ANGLICAN TRADITION

with Sam Ferguson

introduction by Scott Redd

February 4, 7:00 p.m., The Falls Church Anglican Falls Church, VA

Speakers

John Muether

John Muether is Dean of Libraries and Professor of Church History at RTS Orlando. He has held regional and national leadership roles in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, including serving as the denominational historian.

S. Donald Fortson, III

S. Donald Fortson is Professor of Church History and Pastoral Theology Emeritus at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of Liberty in Non-Essentials: The Story of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church (2016). His father was a member of the founding generation of the EPC in 1981.

Mark Dever

Mark Dever serves as the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. He is the president of 9Marks Ministries and holds a Ph.D. in Ecclesiastical History from Cambridge University.

Sean Lucas

Sean Lucas serves as the Chancellor's Professor of Church History at RTS as well as senior pastor of Independent Presbyterian Church (PCA), Memphis, TN. He is the author of For a Continuing Church: The Roots of the Presbyterian Church in America, as well as other books and articles on Presbyterianism.

Sam Ferguson