Western Reformed Seminary

In Memoriam of Judith Collins. 1935-2024
In 1988, Judith became the third graduate of Western Reformed Seminary. She was a long-standing member of the Tacoma Bible Presbyterian Church and the longest-serving Bible Presbyterian Missionary. She served in Kenya with IBPFM for decades and died in the country she dedicated her life to serving.

Friends, check out our offerings for this coming fall at https://wrs.edu/academics/current-courses.
To apply or register, visit https://wrs.edu/admissions/apply-or-register. We hope to see you in the classroom.
If you live beyond Pierce and Thurston counties in WA, ask us about distance learning options.

Current Courses * Any active duty service member may take this class for credit free of tuition charge. (Additional costs may be incurred for purchasing of textbooks or course notes.) † Public speaking and homiletics courses are currently only offered through synchronous live-feed video broadcasting. Evangelism a...

WRS had four graduates this year for our May 14th graduation.

Foundations in Biblical Counseling, Spring 2024

Spring Fundraiser and Matching Gift
Friends, a generous donor has offered a matching donation, dollar for dollar, for our spring fundraiser, up to $20,000.
We are trying to raise funds to update our library server and systems, classroom computers and technology, and faculty computers. Please mark your gift for the spring fundraiser.
You can even give online through Tithe.ly or PayPal at https://wrs.edu/support

Friends, the tentative course schedule has been posted for fall 2024. We hope to see you in the classroom.
Fall 2024 Course List and Schedule
OT Prophetic Literature – 117 | 3 hours | Mon. @ 6 pm
Advanced Hebrew‎ – 121 | 3 hours | Thu. @ 2 pm
Basic Greek 1 – 201 | 4 hours | Mon. & Wed @ 4 pm; Thu. @ 1 pm
Christ in the Gospels - 215 | 3 hours | Mon. @ 1 pm
Theology of Man, Sin, & Salvation – 313 | 3 hours | Wed @ 1 pm
Modern Church History – 413 | 2 hours | Wed. @ 10 am
† Preaching & Teaching the Covenants – 536 | 1 hour | Tue. @ 10:30 am or 2:30 pm (pending)
† Public Speaking in the Church – 514 | 2 hour | Tue. @ 12:30 pm
Biblical Introduction – 911 | 3 hours | Tue. @ 2:30 pm
Intro to Biblical Counseling – 611 | 3 hours | Mon. @ 6 pm

Current Courses * Any active duty service member may take this class for credit free of tuition charge. (Additional costs may be incurred for purchasing of textbooks or course notes.) † Public speaking and homiletics courses are currently only offered through synchronous live-feed video broadcasting. Evangelism a...

WRS is offering the ACBC Fundamentals Training Course this spring at three Olympia churches. Register and come join us.
Registration Forms are available at:https://wrs.edu/assets/docs/ACBC-Foundations.pdf

Yet another student walking home with a big stack of books!

Another student was able to pick up his free stack of books after the December fundraiser.

Our first student took home his allotment of free books today from the December fundraiser.

Friends of WRS, Thank you for your support of WRS and our students!
Your donations helped raise over $3,800 that will be split among our 10 degree student. Stay tuned for photos of students with their new books when they return for the upcoming semester.

Would you consider WRS for your end-of-year giving and bless our students as well?

Wednesday, 13 September 2023
WRS Day of Prayer

WRS graduation of 2023 celebrated the diligent labors of our two most recent graduates: Brandon Davis and David Hunt.

President Lyro opened up our semester with a stirring chapel message.

On Being Confident by President Lyro President Tito Lyro preaches from 1 Jn 5:13-17 in the opening chapel of the semester.The views expressed in chapel messages are the speaker's views and may n...

Here's a recent chapel message from a local pastor friend of the seminary.

The Parable of the Weeds by Pastor Robbins Pastor Tyler Robbins of Sleater Kinney Road Baptist Church in Olympia, WA, teaches on the parable of the weeds.The views expressed in chapel messages are the...

Join WRS on April 13-14th, 2023, for our annual Ron Taber Lecture Series. This year the faculty will be presenting lectures on Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen in honor of its 100th anniversary of publication.
It's an excellent book that is as relevant now as it was 100 years ago. WRS has an open source version of the digital book available here:https://wrs.edu/assets/docs/Christianity_&_Liberalism_Machen.pdf
The podcast Theology Simply Profound by Reformed Forum also has a recording of the book read aloud, chapter by chapter, found here (this is the link for chapter 1): https://reformedforum.org/podcasts/tsp252/

No surprise here.

Earth's magnetic field supports biblical stories of destruction of ancient cities When battles raged in ancient cities, their rocks blazed so brightly that they could be reoriented according to Earth's magnetic field.

WRS is looking for a volunteer librarian. Are you interested in learning or practicing practical job skills in a volunteer environment? Here is a job summary:
1. The Main Volunteer will focus on sorting, classifying, and cataloging new acquisitions. This involves:
a. Checking new titles against the current database of WRS holdings. Duplicate titles of new texts can be laid aside for sale, gifting to students, or discard.
b. Classifying acquired titles. This sometimes is done manually with a reference guide, but normally is done through online import of the text’s data set (e.g., title, author, subjects). WRS uses the Library of Congress system of classification.
c. Cataloging involves data input into the library database (e.g., acquisition date, new or used, type of media, etc.).
i. Stamp new acquisitions. Occasionally repair damaged books
ii. Generate spine labels and unique bar codes for check out.
iii. Affix labels and bar codes to new books.
2. Some preliminary training on the library software may be required: probably online with in-house coaching.
3. Process and shelve books.
4. As a volunteer, library work hours are flexible.

Introduction to Biblical Counseling for Jan 2023 is quickly approaching. WRS is now offering synchronous distant learning for this course if you live anywhere outside of Pierce and Thurston Counties in WA.

WRS would really like to spruce up our front landscape. Would you like to help?
We could use donors who have plants or funds they would like to put toward the project. [All donations are tax deductible.]
We would also love to have volunteers who would like to take out the old or help put in the new.
https://tithe.ly/give?c=3450266

Come and join us for our open house!

Synchronous classroom now available for distant students. Call or email for more information.

Today is registration day, but we allow late registration for another couple weeks. Even if you don't take a class, pray for us.
These are the classes starting next week.
Visit us at www.WRS.edu

Hey friends! Classes start on Monday, 29 August.
It’s not too late to register.
Please pray for our faculty and students as they get started with the new semester.

Check out our fall course list and register early.
https://www.wrs.edu/academics/current-courses

Harvey’s end-of-term student presentation

Ron Taber Lectures Q&A 2 with Dr. Van Dixhoorn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K6dqUToaeY

Question & Answers (Night 2): The Westminster Assembly Dr. Van Dixhoorn fields questions on resources, scripture proofs, the exercise of church discipline, and the ruling elders. Dr. Van Dixhoorn is serving as Pr...

Ron Taber Lecture 4 with Dr. Van Dixhoorn: 4. God’s shepherds: The Westminster assembly and the reformation of church government, 1643-1648.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzEC4HU0GDo

God's Shepherds: The Westminster Assembly and the Reformation of Church Government In his fourth and final lecture, Dr. Chad Van Dixhoorn teaches about the information of church government. Dr. Van Dixhoorn is serving as Professor of Church...