tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post2369294642789202233..comments2024-01-05T13:36:55.379-06:00Comments on Two-Edged Sword: Time to reconsider the SeminaryLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10422257306176024118noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-4408178249435553622014-07-22T09:08:27.061-05:002014-07-22T09:08:27.061-05:00Thanks Lee
Imagine one could level the same criti...Thanks Lee<br /><br />Imagine one could level the same critique at distance education provided by any of the seminaries, which is being done by most, if not all. Of course, low cost and not moving would be two things it would seem that you'd be advocatig in favor of. Whitefield does have students have a local mentor that they are to meet with periodically (ideally ones pastor), so as to continue under church oversight. As a seminary they are connected with the RPCGA, so they are very much under church control denominationally as well.<br /><br />A local teaching model can only happen when pastors give themselves to the work of mentoring those under their care. Truth is, one cannot so much as get some pastors to communicate with them, much less meet for lunch, much less act as a mentor.<br /><br />So yes, lets lament the state of the seminary. Also though, lets lament the state of the pastorate. While we're at it, lets lament the state of the church as well. All are symptomatic of the same problem, so lets lament when the state of our own souls and our own sin has contributed. Lets give ourselves to the mutual edification and commitment to the sound pattern of words of Scripture and as summarized in those faithful creeds and confessions to which we adhere.Jeremy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-32083199369814776632014-07-11T09:48:33.946-05:002014-07-11T09:48:33.946-05:00It seems to me Whitefield records class room type ...It seems to me Whitefield records class room type lectures and then you get to watch them at home. So while there is some contact with a local guy (I think) the model is really still class room learning. <br /><br />Whitefield still separates the teaching and instruction from the local church. In some ways it even further removes the education from actual contact with the student. I do believe Whitefield has found the model of the future for seminaries (low cost, no need to convince people to move, and little to no effort), I think it is still a seminary model and outside of church control. I don't think I like it.Leehttp://www.twoededgedsword.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-67846253649049587482014-07-10T08:00:18.979-05:002014-07-10T08:00:18.979-05:00Sorry, thats mentorship not "meny outshot&quo...Sorry, thats mentorship not "meny outshot"Jeremy Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-17362212993053250302014-07-08T13:12:05.268-05:002014-07-08T13:12:05.268-05:00That was the most fun and refreshing thing that I&...That was the most fun and refreshing thing that I've read online in a long time. <br /><br />Imagine there's no seminaries.<br />It's easy if you try.<br />No church splits or fights<br />Only mentoring in what's right<br />Imagine all the churches<br />Ministering in peace...<br /><br />Thanks.Andrew Duggannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-87650981366935131782014-07-08T11:57:18.716-05:002014-07-08T11:57:18.716-05:00I think the mentorship model is what I would lean ...I think the mentorship model is what I would lean toward now. It gives the best church oversight, it could be the least disruptive to the life of a prospective ministerial candidate, and provides a look at pastoral ministry up close as opposed to the view of pastoral ministry from the class room. <br /><br />But I am open to more suggestions.Leehttp://www.twoedgedsword.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9387707.post-73248187382238059622014-07-07T13:03:36.983-05:002014-07-07T13:03:36.983-05:00I have a lot of sympathy for a lot of your argumen...I have a lot of sympathy for a lot of your argument here. But- what would be your preferred model? The mentorship model you suggest in your post?Matt Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13897429041255136652noreply@blogger.com