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“Over the past twenty years significant interest and research has focused on the issue of clergy burnout and clergy health. A 1991 survey by the Fuller Institute of Church Growth reported that 50% of respondents had considered leaving their ministry vocation during the previous three months. In a 2008 survey of 358 parish-based clergy, 13% reported themselves as burned out, 23% as depressed and 45% rated themselves as high or moderate in emotional exhaustion.” (Jackson-Jordan 2013 Online) Clergy

In preparing to be a pastor of a small church, one must have accepted his or her calling, be trained and be willing to serve the people. Pastoring is a spiritual work which will lead you to some amazing people if given the chance to lead them. This will truly be a test of your faith as one prepares to pastor a small church. Some people would say, what must you do to be a pastor? Will Doran Mc Carty tell us that you must be spiritually prepared, educated on the word of God, have a lifelong commitment

Winsomely presented, B.B. Warfield is well known for his scholarship with no exception seen here, In The Religious Life of Theological Students. Here as seminary students, we must chiefly be Godly men, apt to teach with the added passion of devotion driven by our love of God. As a result of our love for God, we are encouraged to have in our vocation a devotion with zeal and piety. We are to be as Warfield puts it; God-made, meaning a minister is called, shaped and developed divinely by God’s decree

Paul Tillich, born in the 19th century in Germany, is an American philosopher. Due to his father being a pastor he was raised to be a strong follower of faith. Tillich was part of the German ground forces during World War I where he encountered brutal, near-death experiences. In the trenches he either saw his friends dead or dying and this provoked him to further his education to learn more about faith and God. Tillich studied theology which is the study of the nature of god and religious beliefs

Western Theological Seminary A Congregation Care Analysis: Describing We chose to do our Congregation Care Analysis on Western Theological Seminary. The work being doing with and for the students at Western Theological Seminary can be further explained through this institution's stated “Identity Statement,” “Mission Statement,” and “Vision Statement” that can be found on the institution’s website. MISSION: The purpose of Western Theological Seminary is to prepare Christians called by God to lead

What is the goal or mission for United Lutheran Seminary? Can you unpack this mission and give some states about how United Lutheran Seminary will fulfill this mission? What do you think is the biggest challenge or challenges facing United Lutheran Seminary? Why keep both campuses? What are the costs and benefits for this? What will be the main focus of the curriculum? How will ULS maintain the rural

Introduction I feel blessed for the opportunity to study Bible history and theology at Northeastern Seminary. Since seminary was never in my plans, I know God orchestrated this opportunity. As I reflect, my preparation for seminary begin in 2005 when I had a desire to become a Christian Counselor for women and children. As a result, I enrolled in a Christian Counseling program offered by the American Association of Christians Counselors. When I completed the program, I discovered that in order

Krissanapong Samruamram New Testament Book Study M. Div (Biblical Studies) Asian Theological Seminary – 2nd semester AY 2015-2016 Exegetical Summaries and Reflections (a) ΠΡΟΣ ΚΟΡΙΝΘΙΟΥΣ Β΄ - 2 Corinthians 2:14-3:6 Literary Context 1. The majority of Biblical scholars treat this unit as the opening of second section of the letter body. In previous section, Paul still assured the Corinthians about his concern on them even though there were some issues

Recently I met with a seminary student I have been meeting with for the past two years. Our normal room was taken and we ended up in one across the hall. After setting into his chair, the man looked around and said, “I am glad we are in this room today.” I wondered out loud, “Why?” He then explained it was the room we used when we first began to meet in 2014, and being in it reminded him of how much God had grown him since then.. We spent much of the hour remembering each semester and what changed

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY TOPIC: “AN UNFAMILIAR APOSTLE COINED FOR HONESTY” Submitted to Dr. Dwayne H. Adams IN PARITAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE. NBST 515-B08 John S. Hicklin March 5, 2017 “AN UNFAMILIAR APOSTLE COINED FOR HONESTY” Introduction – Nathanael is one of the most dubious, mysterious and hazy characters out of every one of the twelve apostles. When looking through the literature available one must find his or