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Theological Educators and What It Is Like to Be a Minister: A Qualitative Study of Five Protestant Settings
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Lincoln, Timothy D. – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2020
To increase the alignment between the lives of ministers serving congregations and what seminary professors think that congregational ministry is like, this study used qualitative methods to examine the themes voiced by seminary professors and graduates in ministry at five Protestant seminaries in the United States. There was some agreement about…
Descriptors: Clergy, Theological Education, Protestants, College Faculty
A Relational Study of the Perceptions of the Students, Faculty, and Administration Concerning the Master of Divinity Program at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary from 2005-2009
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Kimak, Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The seminary is an educational institution that exists for the purpose of training people for a variety of vocational and academic ministries such as local church pastors, missionaries, educational instructors, seminary professors, and a plethora of other local church positions, and para-church organizations. The seminary has existed in various…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Student Attitudes, Statistical Analysis, College Faculty
Faith in the Classroom: The Perspective of a Pastor Called to College Teaching
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Martin, Thomas W. – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2008
Can one uphold a call from an ecclesiastical body while teaching in a college classroom? This paper will argue that the dual roles of pastor and professor can be integrated by the adoption of faith development as a learning goal. This goal seems to stand at odds with three important aspects of academic teaching: the demographic reality of…
Descriptors: Christianity, Protestants, Clergy, Career Development