Seminarians of the World, Unite!
ByOne of the things I do on a regular basis is take courses at the Austin Graduate School of Theology. I am very fortunate that they are allowing me to participate in their program and enjoy the benefits of great teaching of the Scriptures consistently.
But the truth is that anybody can do it if a local seminary is available to you. It isn’t too hard to walk in and sign up to audit a course in Biblical Theology or New Testament Studies. Austin Grad is really great about this, and I’ve been in some classes where auditors outnumbered the students taking the course for credit!
The value of seminary training can’t be underestimated. Look, we all know that the Christian message is ultimately easy to understand, but that doesn’t mean that all theology is easy as pie. In truth, it’s hard. Real hard. Actually, hard is putting it mildly. It takes serious work and dedication to learn what you need in order to be an excellent student of Scripture and the church. I’m so thankful for my professors and for their commitment to teaching the community of faith in Austin. Seminary isn’t just for seminarians anymore – if you want it bad enough you can do it.
But for some people, going to seminary is the next big step to entering full-time ministry, and this requires an even greater commitment on their part. Scholarship is tough.
I hope you might consider attending a class at a local seminary at some point in your life; you won’t regret it. I highly recommend taking either Greek, a New Testament Introductory course, or a course in Biblical Exegesis as a great way to start out. And for those of you looking towards seminary (or attending) right now, there’s a cool $1000 scholarship opportunity out there with basically no strings attached (no denominational/demographic requirements, etc.) at www.SeminaryScholarship.com. Check it out if you’re interested (application deadline is Oct. 15)…
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