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Originally Posted by larryjf  I disagree with Dr. Clark's ideas regarding online schools.
There is no biblical warrant to pull someone away from his family and local church in order to study for the ministry.
I believe that seminaries have taken over a function that rightly belongs to the Church, training its members to minister in Christ's name. In my estimation the Church is the God-ordained tool that God uses for education, not the seminary. |
I will not argue against seminary, nor will I argue against alternative pastoral preparation. I believe there is room for both. I am very wary of elitism within the church. It exists and is to be opposed at every opportunity. Seminaries are not a function of the local church, even if a particular seminary is supported by a church or churches. That said, not every local church is capable of training qualified men. We have to be careful about throwing the baby out with the bathwater on either end of the discussion.