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NEWS ON THE INSTITUTE FOR REFORMED WORSHIP |
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IRW moves to Columbia campus of Erskine
The Institute for Reformed Worship at Erskine Theological Seminary, which began in 2004, has moved from the main campus in Due West, South Carolina, to the new Columbia campus. With the move to Columbia the IRW will be expanding its work. During its first four years the IRW concentrated on developing and offering courses for Doctor of Ministry students at Erskine specializing in the study of Reformed worship. The IRW will continue this focus, but will also provide programs not tied to academic degree work and which will serve to promote the worship of God which is according to Scripture. The mission statement has been updated to reflect these new emphases (see below).
The Institute for Reformed Worship is now located at the Erskine Theological Seminary Columbia campus, 1500 Lady Street, Suite 200, Columbia, SC, 29201. Further information may be obtained by contacting Langley Burch, coordinator of the Columbia campus, or Dr. Mark E. Ross, director of the Institute, at (803) 771-6180, burch@erskine.edu, or ross@erskine.edu.
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IRW Updated Mission Statement
The Institute for Reformed Worship exists to promote the worship of God according to Scripture. It provides courses, conferences, workshops, and other resources for the study and practice of Christian worship, including prayer, praise, the reading and preaching of Scripture, and the celebration of the sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper. The Institute seeks to promote research and scholarship in the Biblical foundations, theology, history, and practice of worship, and to equip those who serve in leading the worship of the Christian church, such as ministers and musicians. In conjunction with Erskine Theological Seminary, courses offered by the Institute may be taken for credit towards a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) degree or for continuing education. |
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Terry Johnson receives Doctor of Ministry
When the Institute for Reformed Worship began in 2004, Terry Johnson was among the first to enter the program. At the May graduation ceremony this year Terry was awarded the Doctor of Ministry degree. His dissertation entitled “A Study of Making the Case for Historic Reformed Worship” was completed under Dr. Hughes Oliphant Old. Terry is the senior minister of the historic Independent Presbyterian Church in Savannah, Georgia, beginning his ministry there in 1987. Born and reared in southern California, he graduated from the Los Angeles public schools and the University of Southern California, earning an A.B. in History, cum laude. He studied under Dr. J. I. Packer at Trinity College in Bristol, England, and served as a Byington Fellow for Dr. David Wells at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts, from which he graduated summa cum laude in 1981. In 1993 Terry was named the convener and then chairman of the General Assembly's committee on Psalm-singing for the Presbyterian Church in America. Among the fruit of their labors was the Trinity Psalter, of which he was the editor and compiler. He has authored a number of books, including Reformed Worship: Worship That is According to Scripture, The Family Worship Book, and The Case for Traditional Protestantism. He has also published Leading in Worship, a source-book for Presbyterian ministers.
Terry joins Dr. Robert D. Cathcart, Jr., pastor of Friendship Presbyterian Church (PCA) of Laurens, SC, as a graduate of IRW track in the Erskine D.Min. program. Dr. Cathcart's dissertation is entitled, "The Search for Shalom: Refreshing the Weary Saints of Friendship Presbyterian Church through the Liturgical Use of the Psalms of Ascent." |
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