practical wisdom to help seminary students avoid burnout and finish well
Today is Friday, August 29th, 2008
Having a learning coach or ministry mentor is a great way to leverage your seminary experience.
Our research on theological education as well as surveys with people in the field led us to make mentoring a significant part of our learning model. Many seminaries will involve mentoring during the last two semesters of their study [...]
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April 28th, 2008 | Daryl Eldridge | 2 comments | Continued
Five years ago, I left a residential seminary campus to start a fully online seminary from scratch, known today as Rockbridge. In my travels and discussions with ministers around the world, I discovered many ministers that wanted seminary training but didn’t feel called to leave their ministry fields in order to get it.
Technology [...]
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April 21st, 2008 | Daryl Eldridge | 1 comment | Continued
I’ll be traveling for the next couple of weeks.
I’m very excited to report that Daryl Eldridge, the President and co-founder of Rockbridge Seminary has written a few posts for Seminary Survival Guide about online education and the learning process. These are scheduled over the next couple of weeks to help cover my absence.
Before leading [...]
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April 17th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
A common frustration about seminary is all the balls you have to keep in the air at once. Seminary coursework alone can have you managing several multi-step projects with their own timelines and deadlines. Add to that your job, family commitments, and whatever ministry you’re serving in. It’s a lot to keep [...]
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April 14th, 2008 | Mark | 2 comments | Continued
The new Seminary Survival Guide.com logo is now proudly displayed at the top of the header. (RSS readers might want to visit the site to see for themselves!)
I want to thank my friend Stephanie, a great graphic designer who helped me cook up the logo, and refused to let me pay her. Gotta [...]
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April 11th, 2008 | Mark | 2 comments | Continued
A few different bloggers have chimed in on the disconnect between seminary and the local church.
Timmy Brister highlighted a Pastor-In-Training program at Third Avenue Baptist in Louisville. In summary, it seems that this church is actually taking responsibility for the development of new ministers, and not delegating that responsibility to the seminaries. Way [...]
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April 9th, 2008 | Mark | 2 comments | Continued
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April 8th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
Learn to exercise while you’re in seminary. I’m serious.
The first time I was embarrassed of my Baptist (SBC) heritage was when we were identified by Jay Leno as the fattest denomination in the world. It was sad, but I believed it. It’s not just Baptists, either. Ever been to a pastor’s conference? Look around. Full [...]
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April 8th, 2008 | Mark | 2 comments | Continued
This woman should teach a seminary evangelism class. If you haven’t yet seen this clip about this sweet woman sharing Christ with a would-be mugger, you must watch. This stirs me up.
“Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season.” 2 Timothy 4:2
HT: Timmy Brister
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April 2nd, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
Good thoughts again. Thanks, as always, Mark.
A couple of thoughts I might add in:
~For one, expect that you will ...
I just wanted to thank y'all for all of your great posts. They have been very helpful, and have ...
Well said.
The whole of 1 Cor. 8:1-3 seems to tell more of the story, as “knowledge puffs up, but ... Amen again. Great post.
A wise leader once told me that, "work expands to fill the time allowed it." What I ... Ditto on Shaun's comment.
Also, it's too late now for summer-- but as Christmas break approaches, you might also consider ...
Also, take a book with you wherever you go. You'd be amazed at how much extra reading you can ... If you have more than one computer in your home, you may want to consider using an online calendar like ...
This was a very insightful message, and couldn't have come at a better time. I was in church this ...
I have often found it really is better to be silent and though a fool than speak and prove it. ... Christ never won people over by extensive knowledge; in fact it was quite the opposite. Jesus would rebuke the ...
