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“Mr. Ask a Question in Class to Try to Look Smarter” Guy

We’ve all seen examples of people who, when the scene plays out, we know that we do not want to be “that guy.”  For example, when you see the guy who has just barely learned a new theological term throwing it around among people who know what that term means so as [...]

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January 14th, 2009 | Travis | 5 comments | Continued
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Stumbling at Seminary: Laziness

In the face of all the multiple demands at seminary, the temptation to laziness can be acute.  I’ve spoken with a number of students who succumb to laziness, to their own hurt.  They have much to get done, but cannot get themselves to do it.
Often laziness will show up as procrastination; or choosing to [...]

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October 6th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Learn to Confess Your Sins

Confession is a much neglected discipline in Protestant life, despite the clear biblical command to “confess your sins to one another and pray for each other that you may be healed.” (James 5:16) Speaking your depravity out loud to a listening brother or sister in Christ is one of the most powerful means of sanctification [...]

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June 16th, 2008 | Mark | 4 comments | Continued
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45 Ways to Waste Your Seminary Education

Last week, while I was vacationing in the Keys, Derek Brown posted a devastating list every seminary student should read, entitled “How to Waste Your Theological Education.” Here’s a sample:
1. Cultivate pride by writing only to impress your professors instead of writing to better understand and more clearly communicate truth.
2. Perfect the fine art [...]

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May 22nd, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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Using Mentors in Seminary

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 | 5 comments | Continued
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Seminary Evangelism Class Must-See

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
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Learn to Love People

(”Learn to…” Series, part four)
Seminary cannot teach you to love people. If you are going to lead God’s people, however, you must learn to love them.
Seminary by its nature is primarily devoted to the formation of the mind, to think right thoughts about God, to master theology. This is an important pursuit which I do [...]

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March 27th, 2008 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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Intellect or Love?

Here’s a poll question to inform our post coming this Thursday.

Given the choice, would you rather have a pastor noted for his intellect or for his love?

I’d want a pastor with an uncommon love (81%, 25 Votes)

I’d want a pastor with an uncommon intellect (19%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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March 25th, 2008 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
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Bursting the Seminary Bubble

Bryan Lilly wrote a great post about the pretension and unreality that is bred by the academic environment at seminary. He calls it being in “academic mode.”
Here’s an excerpt:
I can be at the ready to discuss at length why I’m an amillennialist, but I’m afraid to come up to that same person and say “hey, [...]

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March 14th, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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You want me to do WHAT??

“Learn to…” Series, Part three: Learn to Submit to Authority
You will always be under someone’s authority. Always.
Even if you plant the next megachurch, lead a staff of hundreds, and have tens of thousands flocking to hear you preach every weekend, you will still be under authority.
And I don’t mean just the authority of God; I [...]

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March 3rd, 2008 | Mark | 0 comments | Continued
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