RJ Spencer
Puritan Board Freshman
I know that this has been asked on the board before, but there is a clear difference between the way that Reformed Baptists answer this question and the way that Presbyterians answer it so I'm going to put it in a poll form. Part of the reason why I ask is because I felt the call to preach at the age of 16 in a Methodist Church and this call was affirmed by the denomination. In the UMC there is no college required to preach, but there is college required to become an ordained Elder. I received a Laity certificate and was allowed to preach beginning at the age of 16, one of the youngest in the denomination to earn a Lay leader certificate. When I left the liberal UMC for the Church of the Nazarene I received a Local Ministers License, again without college and preached occasionally. I have my application on churchstaffing.com and I have been in contact with a non denominational Community Church in Montana about possibly being their next associate Pastor. Their lead pastor is a graduate of Master's seminary.
In another thread, https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/do-pastors-have-to-have-a-college-education.53359/ someone said that in America we have no excuse not to go to college. But College is quite expensive and I come from a very poor family, I feel that this "excuse" is quite reasonable. I do plan on going to school eventually though.
In another thread, https://www.puritanboard.com/threads/do-pastors-have-to-have-a-college-education.53359/ someone said that in America we have no excuse not to go to college. But College is quite expensive and I come from a very poor family, I feel that this "excuse" is quite reasonable. I do plan on going to school eventually though.