Tuesday, March 21, 2006

The Local Church a Training College?

Some question whether a man could be duly equipped for Pastoral Ministry without formal Seminary training. I question whether a man could be duly equipped for Pastoral Ministry with ONLY Seminary training. In fact, I have known men who were disqualified from ministry (on Biblical basis) because all they had was a seminary education. I have had several friends who graduated from Seminary, were installed into their first pastorate and still were convinced they didn't know what they were doing. Not all Seminarians feel this way or necessarily are this way, but I think we ought to at least consider alternatives. This link is to a short-ish artice by a Pastor who advocates local churches training ministers. Any thoughts after reading it?

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