Celebrating 15 Years of God’s Faithfulness at RBC
Posted On October 21, 2025
A letter from our president, Dr. Stephen Nichols
Dear Friend of RBC,
This fall marks the beginning of our fifteenth year at Reformation Bible College.
In 2011, RBC welcomed the first class of twenty-five students to its one building. Today, we have 200 students on our beautiful campus of three buildings. Nearly 100 students live in the residence hall. It is so exciting to see Dr. R.C. Sproul’s vision for RBC come to fruition with each passing semester.
I believe strongly in the urgency of the education and discipleship provided here at RBC. Any survey of the landscape of American higher education reveals deep cracks in the system. The chaos encircling higher education is garnering headlines nearly every day. RBC is a beachhead for education and discipleship in this moment.
It was Dr. Sproul’s vision for RBC to be a small college. He would say he was far more interested in training special forces than the regular army. He would look to the past and consider that places like Wittenberg or Calvin’s academy in Geneva were not large institutions with thousands of students, but small colleges with a deep and wide impact. Their graduates helped spread the Reformation across Europe and overseas to the colonies.
What excites me most about RBC over these fifteen years is our graduates. They come here for the one-year certificate program, two-year degree programs, or the four-year Bachelor of Arts in Theology. God’s Word is at the center of all that we do as we train specialists in the Bible in a convictional and confessional context. I want to put a name to one of those specialists. We recently interviewed Nate, one of our graduates, for RBC’s annual newsletter, The Wild Boar. I’ve pulled some highlights of Nate’s story to share with you.
Nate wanted to pursue a career in law from a young age. He explains how that led him to RBC:
“After digging deeper, I determined that the legal field was inundated, perhaps even completely overwhelmed, with questions necessarily theological in nature. I purposed in my heart to serve God and love my neighbor by being a lawyer who cared deeply about understanding and applying God’s Word. This, I came to believe, was the only way an attorney could truly make a difference in the profession and in the lives of his clients. So, with the advice and counsel of my loving parents, I intentionally sought out a theological education in a place where I could learn to make biblical truths efficacious in legal practice.”
He continues to speak of his time as a student at RBC:
“I learned deep and abiding truths about God’s Word—truths which prepared me to answer the questions posed all throughout the law. I cannot express deeply enough how profound the experiences at RBC were to my professional, intellectual, and spiritual development. The academic rigor during my time at RBC was equal to or greater than what I have experienced in graduate school. The late nights of study with dear friends are unforgettable. I was tested, taught, and shown Christlike love by all the faculty and staff and students at RBC. This institution forged friendships that have stood the test of time, readied me for the harshest rigors of academia, and fanned the flames of my love for Christ.”
Nate is currently enrolled in a dual J.D. and M.B.A. program. He’s married and has three children. He started a business along the way to help fund his education and provide for his family. He closed out his interview by reflecting on what he has taken from RBC:
“RBC helped foster in my heart a sincere and abiding love for serving others. After all, with a free gift as wonderful as salvation, how could I not mirror the grace of God in my life toward others?”
I could speak of many, many more graduates like Nate. Students like Kate, pursuing nursing studies after earning her associate’s degree here. Or Ian, who works for Rafiki Foundation, a mission committed to Bible study and classical education across Africa. Tim and Jillian, who met at RBC, are now both pursuing graduate degrees in seminary with a view to working in Bible and theological resource translation efforts.
I could also speak of the many new initiatives at RBC, but let me close with one: RBC Inside. This year, I spoke at our opening chapel of our first remote location: Bibb Correctional Facility in Alabama. Fourteen men incarcerated at Bibb have begun the four-year B.A. in Theology program. We are humbled to be able to bring RBC Inside to Bibb. It is a marvelous work of God.
God has richly blessed RBC over these fifteen years, and we have many opportunities on the horizon. Many have prayed for us, and many have come alongside to help educate and disciple these students who will have a lifetime of service in the church and in the world. To keep an RBC education affordable and to launch new initiatives like RBC Inside at Bibb, I am asking you to consider a gift to the Every Generation Campaign. We have a significant fundraising goal this year. Your gift goes directly to scholarships, operational expenses, and new initiatives.
There are so many times when I say to myself how I wish Dr. Sproul could be here to see his college. I’m so thankful for his vision. And I’m so thankful to God that He uses you to stand with us in bringing a rigorous Reformed theological education to this next generation.