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2011-11-14T12:20:27+00:00

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The Future of Seminary Education: Admit What We Don’t Know

Last updated on: November 14, 2011 at 12:20 pm By Deborah Arca

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As we head into our final week of our Symposium on the Future of Seminary Education, we offer a few last perspectives for your pondering. Perhaps one of the wisest thus far, and a fitting piece to conclude with, is from David Lose, professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary and one of the founders of WorkingPreacher.org. He invites us to a piece of humble pie in Thriving Seminaries Admit What They Don't Know, contending: "It's at the edges of our knowledge, the places where we recognize and embrace what we don't yet know, that the potential for salutary learning and growth is greatest." Read more

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2011-11-08T12:23:12+00:00

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New Voices on Seminary Education

Last updated on: November 8, 2011 at 12:23 pm By Deborah Arca

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As our Symposium on the Future of Seminary Education enters its fourth week here at Patheos, we continue to add compelling perspectives from a variety of voices on the future of theological education. If you haven't seen these new pieces by some of our favorite scholars and bloggers, I encourage you to check them out, and join the conversation with a comment or two: Read more

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2011-11-06T22:35:19+00:00

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Seminary: Growing Roots, Spreading Wings

Last updated on: November 6, 2011 at 10:35 pm By Elizabeth Nordquist

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As the discussion about what and if a seminary should be and do swirls around this website, I remember a quotation I read once about good parents: "There are two things we can give our children: one is roots,the other is wings." Read more

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2011-11-02T12:33:34+00:00

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Seminary Ed: What To Do? A Follow-Up to “Renew or Plan the Funeral”

Last updated on: November 2, 2011 at 12:33 pm By Guest Contributor

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If the growing majority of students desiring an MDiv today come from non-euro-centric communities, have not completed a BA, are looking for shorter—less expensive programs, and have several years of pastoral experience, then we need to redesign the degree to fit this market—or create something entirely different. Read more

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2011-10-28T13:53:43+00:00

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What I Wish Seminaries Would Teach

Last updated on: October 28, 2011 at 1:53 pm By Jim Burklo

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I pray that seminaries will morph into prayer tanks, places where lay and professional people can come to deepen their spirituality and hone their leadership skills. I envision a time when seminaries are better known as retreat centers for lay people than as schools for professional pastors. Read more

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2011-10-27T15:17:50+00:00

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Ken Schenck on the Future of Seminary Education

Last updated on: October 27, 2011 at 3:17 pm By Guest Contributor

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The ideological challenge for seminaries is America's move toward a post-Christian society. Whether one agrees with their thinking or not, evangelical seminaries remain in demand because their students sense something living there, something that might make a difference. The question is whether these answers have staying power. What institutions will future ministers perceive to be able to best address the issues that our culture is raising? Read more

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2011-10-27T13:54:58+00:00

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Occupying America

Last updated on: October 27, 2011 at 1:54 pm By Jim Burklo

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What is your one-sentence summation of the sentiments of the Occupy Wall Street movement? Write it up and send it to everybody on your email lists! Or copy mine and do the same. It's up to us to re-frame the political discourse in this country. Our politicians aren't going to do it for us. Read more

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2011-10-21T13:13:26+00:00

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Does Seminary Have a Future?

Last updated on: October 21, 2011 at 1:13 pm By Deborah Arca

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What challenges do seminaries face in the coming years? How are they—and the churches and communities that are the focus of their mission—preparing for those challenges? What signs of transformation can we see as we survey the horizon of theological education? What will seminary look like 10 years from now, and what purposes will it serve? Join Patheos this month and next for a special series spotlighting perspectives from more than 25 thought leaders on the future of seminary education in America. Read more

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2011-10-10T11:41:11+00:00

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I Love Wall Street

Last updated on: October 10, 2011 at 11:41 am By David Henson

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About a month ago, on the anniversary of 9/11, a bevy of progressive bloggers, including me, spoke out about the need to forgive the terrorists who attacked the United States a decade ago. That altruistic sentiment to love one’s enemies was all over the Internet. A quick Google search yields some 42 million hits — way more than the seventy times seven Jesus commands. While all our posts were admirable, it was, I would wager, an easy thing to forgive... Read more

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2011-09-30T16:03:44+00:00

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An Open Letter to Progressives: Speak Out for our GLTB Teens

Last updated on: September 30, 2011 at 4:03 pm By Brian Kirk

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Even as we point the finger at the possible oppressors, I have to wonder: "Where is the loud and unambiguous public voice of the progressive Church on this issue?" Read more

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