Age Old Questions Pt 3: Am I too Young to be a Pastor?
2I started seminary at the peach fuzz age of 23 years young. The naivety of youth made me feel invincible enough to take the 3 year route to a 4 year degree which meant I (pointlessly) graduated with the MDiv degree as a ministerial tadpole, at age [...]
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Age-Old Questions: Am I too Old for Seminary? Pt 2
Yesterday we tackled the question on the minds of some older men who feel called to the ministry, but fear the academic rigors of seminary. I promised to introduce you to the chief witness in my case that it’s never too late. I took doctoral [...]
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Age-Old Questions: Am I too Old for Seminary? Pt 1
“Is it too late for me to begin pursuing a seminary degree to equip me for fulltime ministry?” I get asked variations of that question more frequently than one would expect. Perhaps because I am the sunny side of 40, and was the pastor of [...]
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Don’t Buy It: 5 Guidelines for Seminoid Book Shopping
Seminoids are bibliophiles. I get that. In a bookstore we are like drug addicts in a crack house. But seminary is the worst time to be buying books. I know it may sound counter-intuitive, since you are heading into a profession that requires a well-stocked [...]
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