a good post for anyone in a leadership position in ministry:
Rules for Breaking the Rules
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Since he doesn't have a comment section (that I could find), I'll share my thoughts with Kara. She's thinking "O, joy!" I'm sure.
While I TOTALLY agree with what he was saying, I think he actually backed away from it at the end.
I can't imagine a pastor NOT going to seminary. I can't imagine NOT knowing the Biblical languages and being taught exegesis in the original languages. I can't imagine NOT being able to dialogue with others who are specializing in this study as one learns Church History, Theology, Ecclesiology, etc.
In Japan there is an ancient custom of The Tea Ceremony. People actually become Masters of it. Yet, when someone prepares for this they will spend 30-40-even50 years doing EXACTLY what their Master taught them.
Once they can do the ceremony flawlessly, and only then, are they allowed to add their own touches to the ceremony.
Too often I hear, "The people in the Bible didn't go to seminary..."
Right...Let's look at this a bit closer.
"The Disciples had no formal education." Right, they lived WITH Jesus for 3 years...I'm sure that wasn't enlightening at all [roll eyes].
"Amos was a shepherd/farmer." Who owned land? Who was bringing in the money? Who is writing/speaking the brilliantly poetic text? This is no mere poor, uneducated farmer.
Who was Isaiah? What was his position?
The Gospel of John is referencing Philo...and he's NOT learned!?! Give me a break!
Quick, Paul's profession before becoming a missionary?
Anyone who really believes that a pastor doesn't need a formal education from the Church is crazy wrong.
I truly fear for the Church as we move further away from Discipleship into Cult of Personality (aka the Pastor is cool, funny, charming, good speaker, etc.). Jim Jones was all of those things, yet the Methodist process tagged him as unfit. Doesn't matter, he doesn't "need a church to ordain him." Story ends in Kool-Aid.
I think Steve was right...He just backed away from his own conclusion in the end.
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