Grounded in Faith, Formed in Community
This week marks three years since I graduated with my MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. It has been a fun adventure. I have learned and grown a lot. It has also been a sad three years as many of my friends have scars and some have even already left ministry. So I have come up with these 10…
It’s a genre now: the article or blog post about how seminary fails to teach the practical things pastors need to know. “Five Things They Didn’t Teach in Seminary.” The piece usually mentions monthly finance reports and broken air conditioners. I’m sympathetic. For five years I co-pastored an urban church with my wife. Each month,…
Last week the National Football League handed down a four game suspension for Tom Brady of the New England Patriots for his part in deflating footballs before a playoff game this past year. The team was also penalized $1 million and 2 future draft picks. If you turned on ESPN recently you saw all kinds of debates in…