Pastor's attitudes toward their seminary classes
Here are some interesting data from Lifeway Research. Going to seminary is usually a rite of passage for Protestant pastors, and here are some survey questions regarding what they think about the experience.
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I'm not sure how to measure this, but I would be interested in a slightly different kind of survey about seminary. Perhaps some questions like:
- What percentage of your seminary courses have proven useful?
- something about the role of seminary in spiritual growth.
My experience is that I'm glad I took seminary courses, but that many courses were not useful for ministry because a classic MDiv these days tries make pastors and scholars at once, creating this huge course load that still only scratches the surface for a pastor, since pastors are expected to be managers, teachers, coordinators, counselors, and mystics. In addition, many seminaries are still teaching against liberalism like it's still 1930.
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