Ok, time for an ugly reality check. Seminary does not prepare you for ministry. Or, at least, it does not prepare you in all the important ways you need to be prepared. How many times have you heard pastors remark about some issue they’re facing, “They didn’t teach us that in seminary?” You’ll be saying [...]
December 5th, 2007 | Mark | 1 comment | ContinuedAll Posts Tagged With: "General"
Welcome to Seminary Survival Guide
Do you want to survive seminary? We hope you will. Frankly, we want you not just to survive seminary, but to survive ministry, too. But the statistics aren’t good. Half of all seminary students drop out before they complete their degrees. The protestant clergy divorce rate equals that of the general population. The average seminarian [...]
December 1st, 2007 | Mark | 1 comment | Continued
Hello,
My story starts back two years ago when I first arrived at Dallas Theological Seminary.
We had just finished our ...
Hi Mark,
I, too am a MDiv student at Denver Seminary, and I am relatively new as I am only entering ...
Recycling is very very important in order to preserve mother earth.,~. 
Love, love, love a new add-on called Leechblock!! Developed by an assistant professor over at Reformed Theological Seminary, Leechblock is ...
I was That Guy, but in a slightly different form. I soon realized I wasn't that clever so early on ...
Thanks Cindi. Our Facebook page is up! 
In my church this is required. Someone who has a call has to appear before our board of Deacons, ...
"We’re very open to your comments and suggestions, so fire away."
Well, I didn't find an e-mail address or comment form, ...
Thanks for this encouragement. It's an Enlightenment-era fantasy that we can intellectualize ourselves into our faiths. Don't get ...
No, the "Golden Rule #1" does not say "WORSHIP". It says, at least in most interpretations, "LOVE". Not ...
