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Interview with Derek Cooper

March 27th, 2009 at 06:03 am
The other day we ran a review of Derek Cooper’s book, So You’re Thinking About Going to Seminary (We’re also giving away 2 copies as well–See the bottom...

Money»

Internet Assistant Needed – Thrifty Thursday

June 25th, 2009 at 03:06 am
I need an assistant. Come to think of it, don’t we all? Imagine all the projects you could complete if you had an assistant. Imagine all the mundane and annoying tasks...

The Call»

Realizing Seminary’s Not for You

July 2nd, 2009 at 03:07 am
I think it’s time for me to start the site NotGoingToSeminary.com. It’s almost been five whole months since my last article was posted on this site. Much has happened....

The Journey»

Realizing Seminary’s Not for You

July 2nd, 2009 at 03:07 am
I think it’s time for me to start the site NotGoingToSeminary.com. It’s almost been five whole months since my last article was posted on this site. Much has happened....

Tips and Advice»

Bookstores on Twitter

July 1st, 2009 at 03:07 am
I work at the bookstore at the Orlando campus of Reformed Theological Seminary, and we’ve been slowly experimenting with using Twitter as a way to send out notices about...

Recent Articles

  • Realizing Seminary’s Not for You
    I think it’s time for me to start the site NotGoingToSeminary.com. It’s almost been five whole months since my last article was posted on this site. Much has happened. As I recently revealed in a recent post on my personal site, I’m not going back to Westminster...
    by Paul Burkhart at July 2nd, 2009 at 03:07 am
  • Bookstores on Twitter
    I work at the bookstore at the Orlando campus of Reformed Theological Seminary, and we’ve been slowly experimenting with using Twitter as a way to send out notices about promotions and sales.  We’re slowly building up our number of followers, and we’ve...
    by Jake Belder at July 1st, 2009 at 03:07 am
  • Summer Plans – Two Cent Tuesday
    Tomorrow is July 1st and summer is in full swing. Now, summer means different things for each of us so I thought it would be fun to see what everyone has planned. I’ve put a few items in the poll already, but feel free to add your own answer and drop a comment below. What...
    by W. Ryan Burns at June 30th, 2009 at 03:06 am
  • One Month. Disappointment: The Results of Idolatry.
    This is a guest post written by Monica Marusek. Monica recently began her seminary studies at Gordon-Conwell. You can read more of Monica’s writing  at Reform and Revive. Seminary has not been my only idol the past year… as I stood beside a fellow seminarian at...
    by W. Ryan Burns at June 29th, 2009 at 05:06 am
  • Ministry in a Rural Context
    There is a book at the RTS Orlando Bookstore called Rural Evangelism: Catching the Vision. I haven’t read it yet, though I want to. The author’s intention is basically to help rural congregations avoid stagnation and decline by engaging in evangelism methods tailored...
    by Jake Belder at June 26th, 2009 at 03:06 am
  • Internet Assistant Needed – Thrifty Thursday
    I need an assistant. Come to think of it, don’t we all? Imagine all the projects you could complete if you had an assistant. Imagine all the mundane and annoying tasks you could pass off to him or her so that you could focus on the stuff you want to do. Well, are...
    by W. Ryan Burns at June 25th, 2009 at 03:06 am
  • Am I in Limbo
    Do any other seminarians ever feel as if your time in seminary is (or was) a sort of limbo (not “limbo” as in the Roman Catholic doctrine)? An in between stage? Or, perhaps a combination of the two? Well, if you do (or did), then hopefully you will find comfort knowing...
    by Joel Usina at June 19th, 2009 at 03:06 am
  • Seminary Scholarship – Thrifty Thursday
    If you’ve ever searched for a seminary scholarship then you know how difficult it can be. Well, good news, there is now a seminary scholarship that is open to all seminarians and only takes 15 minutes to apply. The $1,000 scholarship is given out quarterly and includes...
    by W. Ryan Burns at June 18th, 2009 at 11:06 am
  • Choosing a Church
    As I was writing my previous post, ‘Balancing Church and Seminary,’ I realized that a lot of what I was writing assumed that you were in a time in your life where you needed to choose a church.  But since not everyone in seminary is in such a season of life,...
    by Daniel Moch at June 17th, 2009 at 03:06 am
  • Godliness is of Value in Every Way
    As I began discerning a call to seminary, 1 Timothy 4:6-16 came up early and often. Early in the discernment process, when I read that passage, I ended up focusing my attention on parts of verse 6, “you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words...
    by Stephen Hess at June 15th, 2009 at 03:06 am