Japan Presbytery - RPCNA

30/05/2026

A scene from the commencement at Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

30/04/2026

From RPTS' Instagram:

Prof Dr David Whitla visited with Rev Dr Yusuke Hirata
at Kasumigaoka RPC in Kobe, Japan.

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29/04/2026

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Stephen Steele, the author of WRITTEN ON THE HEART: THE LAW OF GOD, is pastor of Stranraer RP Church in Scotland. He is married to Carla and they have four children. He has an MA from Queen’s University Belfast where his focus was on nineteenth-century Presbyterianism.

Link for book is in the comments.

21/04/2026

Dr. Wayne Spear at KTH over a decade ago or so.

16/04/2026

An atricle by a mission organisation called OMF, which was formerly known as ChIna Inland Mission.

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There is great concern about the future of church leadership in Japan. In 2021, half of the pastors in Japan were aged 65 and over, with an average age of 62. Between 2009 and 2016, the number of churches without a pastor increased by 65% and seminaries reported decreasing enrolments. In 2023, a survey found only 480 students in Japanese Bible colleges or seminaries.

One in seven churches in Japan is experiencing a leadership shortage. This number is expected to increase because of the current age of pastors.

See this link to the Japan Prayer Guide website for more details: https://www.japanprayerguide.com/topics/church-leadership

-Pray for older pastors to trust and equip the next generation for leadership and evangelism.
- Pray for God to give daily refreshing and strength to Japanese pastors, both young and old.
- Pray for many Japanese believers to be called by God into pastoral ministry and to have the support they need to thrive in it.

01/04/2026

Our Japan 2026 short-term trip is a dynamite🧨chance to serve and encourage the congregations of the RPCNA's Japan Presbytery.

Learn more (and apply...hint, hint) at rpglobalmissions.org/shortterm.

19/03/2026

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17/03/2026

The Korean Psalter

Korean Psalter

07/03/2026

Rev. Bruce and Kim Backensto were honored last night at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary where they received the faithful service award. Bruce has been a faithful servant for many years among many different churches in the denomination (including ours!) and Kim has worked for 30 years at the seminary. Congrats! The honor is well-deserved.

06/03/2026

On Tuesday evening, I received word that former Reformed Presbytery Theological Seminary President Jerry O'Neill had passed into glory. My daughter, Celia, is married to his grandson, Ethan O'Neill. They had just seen Jerry a short time before he died and informed me of this news. I first met Jerry