The school wants to build luxury condos to pay the bills. Some students say this plan contradicts their values.
Seminary gets OK for online M.Div.
Central Baptist Theological Seminary recently got approval from the Association of Theological Schools to offer the full master-of-divinity degree online. Robert Johnson, the seminary’s dean and provost, said in a March 30 press release that ATS approval means a student…
Theology schools, facing lean times, look to one another and the Web
Seminaries and divinity schools are in a period of unprecedented experimentation. Schools are merging; or joining together, across religious lines, in interfaith consortiums; or moving online.
unprofessional christianity VII: calling.
Ultimately, calling has nothing to do with who hears you, and everything to do with who you hear whispering to you to keep going, even in the dark. Calling isn’t about all the things you’re willing to go through until…
Wheaton and the future of Christian education
It isn’t easy being in Christian education these days. The case of Dr. Larycia Hawkins and Wheaton College is showing us why. You’ve read it in multiple places and from various sources: Things aren’t what they once were.
The 40-year-old seminarian
Steve Carell starred as The 40-Year-Old Virgin. If someone made a movie of my life this year, they could call it The 40-Year-Old Seminarian. After 23 years in public ministry, 17 of them as pastor, and 10 as the lead…
Five keys to thriving in seminary
By Eileen R. Campbell-Reed What does it take to succeed in the Women’s Leadership Initiative – or most any other MDiv program? Recently I was talking over tea with a prospective seminary student when she asked, “What will it take…
Educating healthy ministers outside ‘The Bubble’
By Kate Riney I am a proud product of distance learning. I was homeschooled until my sophomore year of high school, when I entered public school at age 13. Yes, I was that kid. The homeschooler. I heard it all…
Seminaries, spiritual formation and personal story
By Ron Crawford I am indebted to the thoughtful response of Scott Hudgins to my response to Brett Younger’s original article about seminary education. I will not review these two fine offerings but will extend the conversation. A key point…