When a man and a woman make a baby, what kind of baby do they make? A human baby. Frogs make more frogs, fish make more fish, and dragonflies make more dragonflies. Like begets like; you reproduce what you are. The same is true in education. When I was learning to be a school bus […]
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In this lovely little recording, Alistair Roberts — himself a product of the conventional ministry preparation system — gives a run-down on the areas where his formal training did not, in fact, prepare him for ministry. The recording is only a tad over 15 minutes, and it’s well worth your time. Roberts is not complaining. […]
So let’s talk about seminary. You ship yourself off for two to four years of preparation, and come out the end ready to go, a newly-minted ministry professional. What’s not to love, right? Well… You’re attending an Institution of Higher Learning. There are Impressive Buildings, Distinguished Faculty Members, and Excellent Administrators (more layers of them […]
In my experience with grad schools, I’ve found that unfortunately, they mostly think of character formation as someone else’s job. The church should do it, or the students should find a mentor on their own, or…well, someone else, anyhow. The school focuses on knowledge, and somebody else can worry about the students’ character. It makes […]