Because of the growth of RBS, the seminary overseers have realized the need to relocate the seminary headquarters and expand the ministry. Accordingly, the two founding churches, Grace Immanuel Reformed Baptist Church of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Covenant Reformed Baptist Church of Easley, South Carolina, have, after consulting with the advisory board, extended invitations to Immanuel Baptist Church of Sacramento, California, and Grace Baptist Church of Taylors, South Carolina, to join in the oversight of the seminary. Both of these congregations have accepted the invitation. Moreover, GBC of Taylors has offered to serve as the new headquarters and can currently offer Dr. Gonzales the secretarial help he needs. GBC also has larger building facilities and is committed to construct a “virtual classroom” where lectures can be taught, recorded, and even streamed to students over the Internet. GBC and the overseeing churches also hope to partner with other sister churches to develop internship programs that can be offered to eligible students.

Reformed Baptist Seminary has created a series of tutorial videos for our “Virtual Campus.” The latest set of videos guide the student through the process of formatting a term paper or thesis using a template that has styles already set to the standards outlined in Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. We’ve posted a second tutorial video that demonstrates how to use the software Style Ease to create a paper according to the same Turabian standards, which you can access here. So if you’ve tried unsuccessfully with many sighs and groans to format a paper in the past, have a quick look at this new tutorial video. It’s definitely a time saver.

The time has finally come. RBS Virtual Campus is opening its doors. However, the paint is still wet in some places. That is, we're still in the process of uploading course info, audio, and resources. So while most of the entry level courses are set up and ready, we're still working on some of the other courses. Moreover, the finishing touches are being made on our tutorial videos which will help the student and teacher see how to navigate the Virtual Campus. Our website technicians hopes to begin uploading the tutorial videos tomorrow, August 15. In the meantime, each instructor and student will receive an email instructing them how to login and update their profile. So let me invite our students and teachers to login and explore Virtual Campus. I'll be working part of Saturday uploading course materials. Feel free to send me and email or give me a call if you have any questions.

Your servant,
Bob Gonzales