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Article

Publication Date

2023

Abstract

I have spent 35 years of my life educating ministry leaders, innovators, spiritual companions and academics in a seminary. I had wanted to pastor a church, but during the early feminist movement in the US, churches in my denomination were not willing to take a risk on a woman. So instead I was invited to educate and form leaders for these same churches. God has a sense of humor. And, my disappointment became my joy, investing in seminarians who lead and serve all over the US and world. I believe in seminary education. I have seen it’s value.

Yet, I often hear reasons people give for not going to seminary. Because of today’s abundance of podcasts, training programs, and conferences available about the church and ministry, why bother going to seminary? Some say it is better to learn on the job and save your money. Others believe that seminaries are just places where you learn arcane academic topics which are of no interest to the average church attender. Why waste your time? Another common belief is that the Holy Spirit will guide you into all truth, so you don’t need formal training.

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Originally published at https://missioalliance.org/why-go-to-seminary/

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