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Blog Archives: January 2021 — December 2021
Public Grace: The Role of the Church in a Fractured Society
December 02, 2021
In 1997, my wife Jeannie and I were leading a church plant in Puerto Rico when a hurricane hit our part of the island. Power and water were unavailable for months. This would be a challenge for any community, but it was made worse because many of our neighbors had not been speaking to one another in years. Under the strain of etching out a living in an area of high crime and extreme poverty, old grudges and hurts had festered and turned into bitterness and broken relationships.
We decided that as a church, our role would be to help connect ...
2021 End of Year Giving Update
November 11, 2021
Dear Members and Friends,
As we look back over 2021, it is easy to feel the weight of the events taking shape around us. A global pandemic wears on, worldwide supply chain issues impact the economy, and sharp political divisions seemingly affect every aspect of public discourse. All of these things provide a sobering glimpse into the challenges of living in a broken world. On top of this, in January, Redeemer announced that our beloved Senior Pastor, Tom Gibbs, was transitioning to a new call as the President of Covenant Theological ...
September Pulpit Committee Update.
September 01, 2021
Redeemer members and friends,
We hope you had an enjoyable end of summer and are excited about Redeemer’s programming for the fall. Since our last update in July, we have continued to work with our search consultant, McGowan Global Institute, to curate a list of highly-qualified, interested candidates. We have conducted numerous first-round interviews and have more coming up soon. Through those interviews, we have eliminated a few candidates and are excited to advance a few to the next stage of evaluation. We expect that number to grow in ...
We Have Seen His Glory: A Study Through the Gospel of John
August 18, 2021
This Sunday we will start a new sermon series on the Gospel of John, entitled, We Have Seen His Glory. This phrase comes directly from the prologue to John’s Gospel: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14).
When we think about the word “glory” today, our minds are often drawn to entertainment: sports icons, celebrities, professional musicians. We think of money, fame, and adulation, the rarified air of the select few. For the ...
July 22 Update from the Pulpit Committee
July 22, 2021
Hello Redeemer members and friends,
Happy summer to each of you! We wanted to send a brief update regarding our pastoral search as it continues to move forward this summer. Our consultants at McGowan Global Institute have recently provided several qualified candidates with whom we have begun preliminary interviews that will continue over the next couple of weeks. We are excited about these candidates that have been recommended as they give us a glimpse of what the Lord has in store for Redeemer! Please pray for us as we begin this ...
RPC Session Updates Worship Service Guidelines.
June 16, 2021
Good afternoon Redeemer friends and family!
Several weeks ago, we began easing the COVID-19 protocols for our worship services. It has been a tremendous blessing to see how people have responded to these changes, and we are thankful for your continued patience with this process.
As we continue to balance the safety of those joining us for in-person worship with the Sunday morning experience, there are some very encouraging signs. More and more people are joining us for in-person worship. Vaccination rates for those ages 12 and up continue ...
Watch the VBS Missions Video!
June 16, 2021
For our 2021 Vacation Bible School, Redeemer's Children's Ministries produced a video featuring four of Redeemer's ministry partners in Peru, Ukraine, Reynosa and El Salvador. The video highlights the work of missionaries there and invites our children and families to pray for the needs of their communities. Redeemer supports 10 missionary families in these four countries, and we are delighted to have this glimpse into their work. We thank them for taking the time to film their ministries and share their work with our congregation. Enjoy the ...
Erin Hurt to Join RPC Staff As Sunday Morning Logistics Coordinator.
June 14, 2021
Redeemer is pleased to announce that Erin Hurt will join the RPC Staff as Sunday Morning Logistics Coordinator effective July 1st.
In this newly-created role, Erin will schedule and coordinate teams critical to Sunday morning worship services including greeters, communion prep volunteers and servers, Scripture readers, the coffee team, and other areas of Redeemer’s ministry.
Erin and her husband, Morriss, have been members at Redeemer since 2017. The Hurts have three sons, Hudson, 10; James, 8; and William, 6. Erin is currently ...
Audio from Men's Ministry Sendoff for Tom Gibbs
June 10, 2021
If you missed the Men's Ministry Sendoff Breakfast for RPC Senior Pastor Tom Gibbs on June 5th, you can listen to audio of remarks from Pastor Gibbs and RPC Ruling Elder Dr. John Fitch here.
RPC Senior Pastor Tom Gibbs featured in byFaith magazine.
June 08, 2021
RPC Senior Pastor Tom Gibbs has an article today in byFaith Magazine, the magazine of the Presbyterian Church in America, offering his hopes for the PCA's upcoming General Assembly and the denomination as a whole as he prepares to transition into the presidency of Covenant Theological Seminary.
Click to read the article, "A Denomination That is Quick to Hear."
RPC Staff Update
June 02, 2021
Redeemer is pleased to announce that Amy Arguello, current RPC Ministries Coordinator, will step into a new role as Director of Women’s Ministry effective July 1st. Current Director of Women’s Ministry Tara Gibbs will be moving to St. Louis, Missouri in June, where RPC Senior Pastor Tom Gibbs will serve as president of Covenant Theological Seminary.
Sarah Doerfler, RPC Special Projects Coordinator and Assistant to the Senior Pastor, will move into the role of RPC Ministries Coordinator on July 1st.
Amy Arguello has served as Ministries ...
June 6 Congregational Meeting Update and a Celebration for the Gibbs.
May 20, 2021
Redeemer family and friends,
In the coming weeks, Senior Pastor Tom Gibbs and his wife, Tara, will formally transition out of their roles with Redeemer and on to their new calling in St. Louis. Tom and Tara have ministered to our congregation and city in beautiful ways over the past 19 years. We are very thankful for their strong leadership, caring spirit, and joyous support of our church. While we are sad to see them leave, we are hopeful to see the ways God will continue flourishing their ministry to new generations of leaders in St....
Session Announces Updated Worship Service Guidelines.
May 13, 2021
Good afternoon Redeemer friends and family!
Over the past year all of us have had to make some form of personal sacrifice as we navigate this global pandemic. Whether it is the way we grocery shop, attend school, go to work, vacation, visit family, celebrate, or mourn, our lives have been impacted. For all of us, these experiences have been hard, challenging our faith in new ways. By God’s grace, we have had to learn to walk graciously alongside one another in spite of differing opinions and experiences of the pandemic.
Another important ...
May 12 Update from the Pulpit Committee
May 12, 2021
Greetings Redeemer members and friends,
“I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.” –Psalm 89:1
As the Psalmist reminds us above, God is faithful to His church! We have seen His steadfast care even in these early stages of the Senior Pastor search and are excited to update you on our progress. Last month, 90 of our members graciously participated in a Discovery Weekend hosted by our consulting firm McGowan Global Institute. The Discovery Weekend was used ...
Congregational meeting called for June 6th.
May 04, 2021
The Redeemer Session calls a congregational meeting for Sunday, June 6th for the purpose of voting on a change of call for Rev. Matthew Beham to Associate Pastor of Spiritual Formation and electing our 2024 class of officers.
The Session is pleased to recommend to the congregation that Rev. Beham, currently Redeemer’s Assistant Pastor of Youth and Children’s Ministries, become Redeemer’s Associate Pastor of Spiritual Formation. The key difference between an assistant pastor and an associate pastor in the Presbyterian Church in America is ...
New Campus Minister for Trinity RUF.
April 19, 2021
Redeemer is pleased to welcome Rev. Ross Lockwood, who will serve as the new Reformed University Fellowship Campus Minister at Trinity University.
Rev. Wil Nettleton, who has served as Campus Minister at Trinity RUF since 2017, has accepted the role of Pastor of Outreach at Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Lookout Mountain, Tennessee, starting June 1st.
Ross Lockwood was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. He attended Mississippi State University where he received a degree in Communication and met his wife, Anne Todd. Ross ...
RPC Youthies announce three new hires.
April 13, 2021
Redeemer is pleased to announce three new hires in the RPC Youth Ministry.
Catherine Clark will join Redeemer as Girls’ Discipleship Coordinator for the Youthies; James Boswell will be the full time Youth Intern; and Mercy Jackson will serve as Summer Intern. All three will join the RPC staff on June 1st.
Julianne Atkinson, who has served on the Youth Staff since 2018, and her husband, Spencer, will move to New York this summer. Julianne’s last day on the staff will be May 31st.
RPC Assistant Pastor of Youth and Children’s Ministries ...
Rev. Matthew Beham assumes new responsibilities; Oscar Palin to join RPC staff as Director of Youth
March 29, 2021
As we continue to prepare for the transition of our our senior pastor to a new role in ministry, Rev. Matthew Beham, RPC Pastor of Children’s and Youth Ministries, will assume new and expanded pastoral leadership duties at Redeemer. After preaching on Easter Sunday, RPC Senior Pastor Tom Gibbs will go on sabbatical in preparation for his transition to the presidency of Covenant Theological Seminary. He will return on May 24th, and his last Sunday in the pulpit at RPC will be June 20th. As Pastor Gibbs begins his sabbatical, Pastor Beham will ...
Jacob Tilton to join RPC as Director of Music Ministry
March 24, 2021
Redeemer is pleased to announce that Jacob Tilton will join the Redeemer staff in June as RPC Director of Music Ministry.
Jacob has served as music director at Fort Worth Presbyterian Church since 2006. He is a native of Sulphur, Louisiana and met his wife of 23 years, Kerrie, also a Louisiana native, when they were both college students at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The Tiltons have three children: Emma, 20; Eli, 18; and Annalise, 16. Before moving to Texas, the family lived in Jackson, Mississippi, where Jacob ...
March 17 Update from The Pulpit Committee
March 17, 2021
Greetings Redeemer members and friends,
As a Pulpit Committee, we have begun the work of finding our next Senior Pastor. We are still in the early stages of a more extensive process, but we have reached two important milestones that establish critical building blocks for the future success of the search process.
First, we have engaged the services of a consulting firm to assist in the search process. McGowan and Associates has decades of experience helping PCA churches conduct successful searches for their next Senior Pastor. We and the ...
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