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Free Tuition at Rockbridge Seminary!

Just got this news from Rockbridge, the online seminary: they are waiving tuition for all new students in September!!
I have a lot of respect for Daryl Eldridge, the founder of Rockbridge Seminary. The traditional seminary has its strengths, but I think there is a lot about online seminary that merits serious consideration.
From the Rockbridge [...]

August 18th, 2009 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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Thinking of Seminary?

During the summer, some folks are finalizing plan to begin seminary in the Fall. Whether you’re on your way, or thinking about it, here’s a summary of our series on calling to ministry.
Make Sure You’re Supposed to Be Here
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Sounding the Call
Part Four
The Calling to Ministry Self-Assessment (pdf)
And as a bonus:
Is “Calling” [...]

August 17th, 2009 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Seminary Students are “Self-Absorbed Pricks”?

Nothing like the perspective of an outsider to give us pause.  Over at Theophilogue, Brad reports an encounter with a coffee shop employee.
You should read it.  (It’s short.)
So my questions:

How much do you tip?
What does that say about you?
Is generosity an important virtue for people in ministry?

December 17th, 2008 | Mark | 4 comments | Continued
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Introducing Ed

You’ve probably seen Ed Eubanks’ comments around Seminary Survival Guide.  I’ve always found them to be mature and thoughtful.  Well, after some correspondence, Ed and I met face to face last week for the first time over great food at Growler’s off Lindbergh in St. Louis.  I’m happy to announce that in addition to his [...]

September 15th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Tim Keller on Time Priorities

This is definitely worth two minutes of your time.

(RSS readers: embedded video)
If you manage your time and priorities right, people will be mad at you.
Get used to it.
HT: Chris Gensheer

September 1st, 2008 | Mark | 3 comments | Continued
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A Little Seminary Is A Dangerous Thing

Beginning seminary students are often flush with excitement of the prospect of learning the deep things of God. With a legitimate hunger for God’s word, we tackle our language and theology study with great rigor, and begin having conversations with our fellow students, challenging each other’s understanding of the scriptures.
A little knowledge, however, is [...]

August 20th, 2008 | Mark | 5 comments | Continued
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Train for Godliness at Seminary

1 Timothy 4:7-8 – Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
Why are you at seminary? If you are [...]

August 18th, 2008 | Travis | 5 comments | Continued
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Live Off Campus

Seminary housing is often more affordable than comparable accommodations in surrounding communities, and it is definitely more convenient.
However, there is a snare associated with it. Seminary is not the real world. It is a bubble, insulated both physically and ideologically from the lost culture in which it stands. In one sense, this [...]

August 7th, 2008 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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“Learn to…” Series Summary

To tide you over as I’m traveling the next few weeks, here’s our completed contributions so far to the series, Things that you should learn while in Seminary that Seminary will not teach you:
Learn to Pray
Learn to Share Your Faith
Learn to Submit to Authority
Learn to Love People
Learn to Exercise
Learn to Confess Your Sins

June 30th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Free Seminary Survival Guide T-shirts!

Editor’s Update: Please note, we are out of shirts at present! Thanks for coming by!
A few weeks back, I had some Seminary Survival Guide T-shirts made up to help promote the site. I’ve been giving them to friends and offering them to active commenters.

So now it’s your turn! If you are a current [...]

June 4th, 2008 | Mark | 29 comments | Continued