Seminary

Can We Make Seminary More Effective?

By Jim
Jul 02 2018

"I am concerned that seminary focuses too little on discipleship and replaces it with scholarship. I am not against scholarship, but scholarship is a feeble substitute for biblical discipleship. A model of preparation for ministry based upon Jesus’ practice should seem a reasonable goal for educators with a high view of scripture." Can We Make Seminary More Effective?

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Seminary
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More seminary students leave the Master of Divinity behind

By Jim
May 15 2018

The gold standard for church leaders — the Master of Divinity — is losing some of its luster to its humbler cousin, the two-year Master of Arts.

“People are trying to get the training they need and get out,” said Robinson, 28, who graduated Friday (May 11) from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C. “It all boils down to time and convenience and the culture and lifestyle we see today.”

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Master of Divinity
Seminary
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Bonhoeffer’s Seminary Vision: A Case for Costly Discipleship and Life Together

By TylerR
Oct 20 2015

This book attempts to do two things. First, it tries to examine Bonhoeffer’s theology and practice of theological education in their original context. Second, it endeavors to assert the biblical necessity of personal, incarnational, face-to-face education for the health of pastors and churches.

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Andy Naselli
Pastoral Education
Seminary
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