All Articles For Letter from the Seminary

January 7,1994 Dear Friends in Christ: We continue to enjoy God’s blessing in our life and work at the seminary. We are thankful to God for the harmony which prevails and for the good progress being made by the students at all levels. The January interim class, taught this year by the undersigned, is a seminar on pastoral care. In this class we are dealing with some of the problems the students are likely to face in the pastorate, such as alcoholism, eating disorders, depression/anxiety, and marriage problems. Two of our ministers and an elder made presentations to the class....

Dear friends in Christ: Under God’s blessing we are enjoying a profitable year at the seminary. Our student body consists of eight men. Allen Brummel (son of Edgerton, MN Protestant Reformed Church) and Douglas Kuiper (Hope PRC, Walker, MI) expect to graduate, D.V., in June of 1996. In June of 1994 Christopher Connors and David Higgs, of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia, will have completed a three-year course of study. Rev. Bruce David (Pastor of the Orthodox Christian Reformed Church, Allendale, MI) is studying Dogmatics and Homiletics with us and Rev. Audred Spriensma (recently installed as Pastor of Grandville,...

November 1, 1989 Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord: By the time you read this we will be nearing the end of the first semester. Our students at this point in the semester are anticipating their semester examinations and working hard on their term papers and research projects. Mr. Mitchell Dick is in his third year of studies and Mr. Leonard Holstege is in his first year. In addition, there are eight young men from our churches enrolled in pre-seminary programs at various colleges and universities. This means that in the near future our enrollment at the seminary will...

March 10, 1992 Dear Brothers and Sisters in our Lord: Under God’s blessing we hare having a profitable year at the seminary. The students are doing well in their studies. In addition to our own four students, it is our privilege to instruct two students from the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Australia. These men and their families have adjusted well to our school and churches. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, the professors are kept busy preaching and teaching in our churches.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ:  We are nearing the end of another school term, and we thought it well to end the term as we began it, by communicating with you via our Standard Bearer. Without such communication the seminary tends to be somewhat isolated from the churches, while it is nevertheless the school of the churches and wants to be remembered as such. 

Protestant Reformed Seminary 4949 Ivanrest Avenue Grandville, Michigan 49418 With gratitude to God, the seminary began the new year of instruction on August 26, 2002 with orientation, chapel, and the traditional disbursing of assignments. On Friday evening of the first week, students, faculty, and staff with their families gathered for a picnic and enjoyed good fun and fellowship. The annual seminary convocation, held in Grandville PRC on September 4, set the appropriate tone for the work of the seminary. In his convocation speech, Professor Engelsma demonstrated the fundamentally important task of maintaining, defending, and developing the unconditional covenant of grace,...

Protestant Reformed Seminary 4949 Ivanrest Avenue Grandville, Michigan 49418 February 25, 2002 To: The Protestant Reformed Churches and friends and supporters of the Protestant Reformed Seminary Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, Greetings in the love of Christ! Under the indispensable blessing of God, the seminary is enjoying a good and profitable year. We reported last fall that we have seven full-time students in school this year. The two senior students, Mr. Rodney Kleyn and Mr. David Overway, completed their internships in Faith PRC and Hull PRC, respectively. Both men were enthusiastic about their internships, affirming that they...

Protestant Reformed Seminary 4949 Ivanrest Avenue Grandville, Michigan 49418 August 1, 2001 To: The Protestant Reformed Churches and friends and supporters of the Protestant Reformed Seminary Dear brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus, Greetings in the love of Christ! As the new seminary year approaches, we thought it good to give you a few “snapshots” of the people in the seminary. Students and faculty alike are grateful that the same friendly staff continues to serve the seminary. Don Doezema is the seminary registrar and the general “go-to guy,” and his wife Judi is the secretary. Both give invaluable service...

The Protestant Reformed Theological Seminary opened its doors for the 2005-2006 school year on Monday, August 29. Two first-year students were welcomed, Nathan Dykstra (Hudsonville Protestant Reformed Church) and Cory Griess (originally from Loveland, CO Protestant Reformed Church and currently a member of the Georgetown Protestant Reformed Church in West Michigan). Heath Bleyenberg is in his second year. Heath is a member of Hope PRC and was born, baptized, and raised in the PRC of Edgerton, MN. Nathan Langerak, a third-year student, is a member of Trinity PRC in Hudsonville, MI and a son of Hope PRC. The two seniors,...

I would like to recommend to all the readers of the Standard Bearer the recent book by Rev. Herman Hoeksema, Peace for the Troubled Heart. I found the book helpful and comforting for a pilgrim who has traveled this weary pilgrimage for many years. The book will be a great comfort for all the saints. Fred Ondersma, Wyoming, Michigan Response: We heartily agree with you and thank you for the recommendation to the readers. A review of Rev. Hoeksema’s Peace for the Troubled Heart is forthcoming. RJD