From the category archives:
I saw a survey once of the least respected professions. Among the “winners” were lawyers, pastors and used car salesmen. Is there a joke for this? “A lawyer, a pastor, and a used car salesman walk into a bar…”
When I tell people that I have entered seminary, expecting at some point to enter ministry full [...]
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Terry Delaney posted a great article at Going To Seminary titled The Ultimate Scholarship: Jehovah-Jireh
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Today is the final day of my final on-campus class for my current (and possibly final) degree. After today, I will only have one online class in order to graduate in December. My wife is already celebrating.
It’s been a good class and has reminded me why I’ve loved my time at Southern (and Boyce). There [...]
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I’m sure this only applies to the careerists among us, but I see too much of it in my own heart.
@ Seminary
Time + $$$ + Hard Work = Status (degree)
@ Churches
Status + Hard Work + Time = $$$ + praise of man
I wonder why we are so eager to follow Paul’s doctrine but not his [...]
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Les Puryear said…
I am issuing a call to all SBC seminaries to add new curriculum for the training of the future pastors of the majority of our churches: small churches. The following are just a few of the principles of the small church which all pastoral students need to learn:
1. The differences between relationship-driven and [...]
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Read this post by Derek Brown (SBTS student) before it’s too late:
How to Waste Your Theological Education
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It didn’t take long for my wife to ask, “Now that your classes are over, what will you do with all your extra time?” If I was a handy kind of guy, then I would suspect some kind of honey-do-list behind that question. But I’m not, and there wasn’t.
It did get me thinking about making [...]
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