Archive for January, 2008

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Classes Worth Taking

The reasons for the value of a class can vary widely. Some factors can be:

High-value books as part of assigned reading
High-value lectures – good information
High-value assignments which help you learn critical skills
High-value professors whose teaching, life and/or personal example are impactful

If the 80/20 principle holds true, then the highest value of my 92 hour M. [...]

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January 15th, 2008 | Mark | 5 comments | Continued
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Some Classes Stink, or Introducing Mr. Pareto

After you’ve chosen a degree, you need to plan your study within your degree curriculum. To do that, we’ll use the 80/20 Principle.
The 80/20 Principle, also known as Pareto’s Law, is an incredibly powerful tool for time and priority management, with thousands of uses. The reality, for instance, that 80% of the work in a [...]

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January 14th, 2008 | Mark | 6 comments | Continued
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New Orleans Baptist Bloggers?

Joshua Stewart is just starting up Said at New Orleans Seminary, and is looking for bloggers from NOBTS.
If you are one or know of any, go comment at Said at New Orleans.
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January 11th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Challies on Discernment and Calling

Tim Challies, the author of The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment, has some good remarks about calling that are along the lines of some things we’ve said here.
Popularity: 35% [?]

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January 11th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Link Love and Your Stories

Just a brief note to seminarians in the blogosphere. There are many of you out there! I’ve been surfing around as time permits, and I’ve been very impressed with the level of thinking and writing I’ve seen.
Anyway, I’d be happy to link to your blog from Seminary Survival Guide.com. Just leave a comment, and I’ll [...]

Popularity: 26% [?]

January 10th, 2008 | Mark | 5 comments | Continued
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Which degree should I get?

Since planning your study is your responsibility (not your seminary’s), then the first level of planning is to choose your degree program wisely.

The M. Div. is the standard ministry degree, but it also takes 3 ½ - 4 years or more to complete. By comparison, many seminaries offer shorter Master of Arts in biblical studies, [...]

Popularity: 49% [?]

January 8th, 2008 | Mark | 5 comments | Continued
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Time to Get Back in the Saddle: Plan Your Study

Is the break over already? I expect most of you are getting back into the groove of studies, whether tackling a J-term or starting the Winter semester. Time to get back in the saddle.

So in honor of that, I’ll be posting some thoughts on planning your study. Here’s an introduction:
Plan your study
If the goal of [...]

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January 7th, 2008 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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Make Sure You’re Supposed to Be Here, part four

To complete this series on calling, I offer a personal exercise to help you examine your calling. I’d enjoy hearing from any of you who find this beneficial.
I recommend printing the pdf of this, and working it out on paper.
Calling to Ministry Assessment
Part One: Self-Assessment
1. Write out your sense of calling to ministry. Include as [...]

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January 3rd, 2008 | Mark | 3 comments | Continued
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Sounding My Call to Chicago

In part three, I recommend having your calling verified by a group of mature believers who know God well and you well. Here’s my story.
I greatly benefited from the counsel of a group like this when I was trying to find a church right out of seminary. I had interviewed with a church in Chicago [...]

Popularity: 49% [?]

January 2nd, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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