practical wisdom to help seminary students avoid burnout and finish well
Today is Friday, August 29th, 2008
I approached seminary with many of the common illusions seminary students have. I thought it would be a spiritually vibrant and intense time, full of people who were overflowing with passion for Christ.
Boy was I surprised. My first semester, I enrolled in Hebrew class, like many beginning M.Div.-ers. I made friends with some other young [...]
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December 14th, 2007 | Mark | 8 comments | Continued
One of the dangers of seminary to your spiritual life is that so much emphasis and time is spent on the expansion of your knowledge base. Hidden within the academic environment is the deadly assumption that knowledge is what qualifies you for ministry.
It’s not. What qualifies you for ministry is the life of God in [...]
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December 8th, 2007 | Mark | 4 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 ...
