Comments on: On the Dangers of Seminary (Pt. 6): The Danger of Becoming A Punk http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2010/08/27/on-the-dangers-of-seminary-pt-6-the-danger-of-becoming-a-jerk/ Tue, 14 May 2013 21:44:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Dean http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2010/08/27/on-the-dangers-of-seminary-pt-6-the-danger-of-becoming-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-17132 Dean Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:20:54 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=2129#comment-17132 Bruce, this has been a great series. I’m pretty sure I succumed in some way and to varying degrees to each of the dangers. About a year ago we were playing Trivial Pursuit 1990′s edition at a Sunday School gathering. It didn’t take me long to realize that, having gone through Bible College and straight into seminary in the 1990′s, I had no idea what went on in the world for an entire decade! I would add that the one thing that made seminary most valuable to me was being a pastor at the same time. Paying attention in class and interacting with professors felt many days like a life or death thing to me. (Not to mention that I met you and several other Campbell University Jesus freaks while I was a pastor in the tiny village of Ingold!) I know you touched on it in this series, but maybe you or one of the BtT writers could put something together on the value of being involved in vocational ministry while in seminary.

]]> By: Bruce Ashford http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2010/08/27/on-the-dangers-of-seminary-pt-6-the-danger-of-becoming-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-17128 Bruce Ashford Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:58:14 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=2129#comment-17128 Michael, thank you for your kind comments. Welcome to campus!

]]> By: Michael Davis http://betweenthetimes.com/index.php/2010/08/27/on-the-dangers-of-seminary-pt-6-the-danger-of-becoming-a-jerk/comment-page-1/#comment-17127 Michael Davis Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:48:39 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=2129#comment-17127 I have to be honest, one of the reasons I was so put of with Southeastern when I first arrived in North Carolina 11 years ago was this very reason. It seemed everyone I met that were graduates or current students of the MDiv program were complete punks that wanted to flex their superior biblical knowledge on any “simple-minded” Christian. They were arrogant and distracting to our church’s mid-week men’s bible study.

My impression is very much different now. I have been so overwhelmed by those I have come in contact with during NSO and my first week of classes in the ADiv program. Dr. Aiken and the faculty really strive to keep everything that Southeastern does focused on the Great Commission; a Gospel-centered theology; and I am very blessed. If the Lord should make it possible I would love to go beyond the ADiv and work towards my BA. A little difficult on my end as a “non-Baptist” financially. Why must I receive such a label? Haha!!!

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