Comments on: Where Should Prospective Ministers Go To College? http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/archives/2009/08/18/where-should-prospective-ministers-go-to-college disciple, husband, father, college minister, blowhard Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mark Orfila http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/archives/2009/08/18/where-should-prospective-ministers-go-to-college/comment-page-1#comment-30850 Mark Orfila Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:13:03 +0000 http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/?p=2299#comment-30850 Glen, as my Albanian friends say when someone says something wise, "May your mouth rejoice!" I totally agree with this post. I remember my dad telling me essentially the same thing when I was just a kid. I attended a state school. Still haven't gotten around to seminary, but I intend to. Glen, as my Albanian friends say when someone says something wise, “May your mouth rejoice!” I totally agree with this post.

I remember my dad telling me essentially the same thing when I was just a kid. I attended a state school. Still haven’t gotten around to seminary, but I intend to.

]]> By: Glen http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/archives/2009/08/18/where-should-prospective-ministers-go-to-college/comment-page-1#comment-30849 Glen Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:10:12 +0000 http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/?p=2299#comment-30849 I hope I didn't give the impression that I think we ought to shut down all the Christian colleges in America. :) But in my denomination (the Assemblies of God) we very rarely acknowledge that going to a school like Berkeley or Ohio State or Cornell is a legitimate way to pursue ministry preparation, and that for many people it is the best way. Side note: you can find some interesting comments on this post on my Facebook account where it was imported as a note. I think my privacy settings will allow you to see it even if we're not friends (feel free to friend me in either case). I hope I didn’t give the impression that I think we ought to shut down all the Christian colleges in America. :)

But in my denomination (the Assemblies of God) we very rarely acknowledge that going to a school like Berkeley or Ohio State or Cornell is a legitimate way to pursue ministry preparation, and that for many people it is the best way.

Side note: you can find some interesting comments on this post on my Facebook account where it was imported as a note. I think my privacy settings will allow you to see it even if we’re not friends (feel free to friend me in either case).

]]> By: Guy Chmieleski http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/archives/2009/08/18/where-should-prospective-ministers-go-to-college/comment-page-1#comment-30848 Guy Chmieleski Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:46:27 +0000 http://glenandpaula.com/wordpress/?p=2299#comment-30848 Don't give up on the Christian College! No, there not for everyone... but they are for a lot of people! One of the best things about the Christian campus is that the faith conversation is a prized one... and not an awkward or out-of-place one. Student come expecting to hear about how their faith and what they're learning in the classroom connect. Their professors can serve as models and mentors to what faithful believers in their particular field of study can do and be! The college years are supposed to be some of the most formative in life... why not live them in a context that is asking serious faith questions, challenging students to live and worship in intentional communities, as well as being empowered to go and put their talents, gifts and passions into the service of others... even as a college student! Sure, I think the secular campus can also be a great training ground for future ministers... not to mention a great mission field for student leaders... but that is increasingly the case many Christian colleges and universities... the big difference is that in one context you have the support of the administration in having the faith conversation out in the open... and the other you have to be a bit more strategic. I think both the Christian and secular campuses can be great training grounds for future ministers... but much if it depends on the individual student, as well as the kind of community they become a part of in that place. Those are my thoughts... what do you think? Don’t give up on the Christian College!

No, there not for everyone… but they are for a lot of people!

One of the best things about the Christian campus is that the faith conversation is a prized one… and not an awkward or out-of-place one. Student come expecting to hear about how their faith and what they’re learning in the classroom connect. Their professors can serve as models and mentors to what faithful believers in their particular field of study can do and be!

The college years are supposed to be some of the most formative in life… why not live them in a context that is asking serious faith questions, challenging students to live and worship in intentional communities, as well as being empowered to go and put their talents, gifts and passions into the service of others… even as a college student!

Sure, I think the secular campus can also be a great training ground for future ministers… not to mention a great mission field for student leaders… but that is increasingly the case many Christian colleges and universities… the big difference is that in one context you have the support of the administration in having the faith conversation out in the open… and the other you have to be a bit more strategic.

I think both the Christian and secular campuses can be great training grounds for future ministers… but much if it depends on the individual student, as well as the kind of community they become a part of in that place.

Those are my thoughts… what do you think?

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