Posts Tagged ‘advice’

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    How to develop a personal learning plan for the new year
    Jack was frustrated as he stared at his laptop screen. He was on an annual personal retreat planning his twelfth year as senior pastor at Christ Community Church. The screen showed all his learning activities from the year before – the conferences, seminars, and classes he had attended; the books he had read; the sermons he had studied; and the leadership groups he...
    by Sam Simmons at February 9th, 2010 at 03:02 pm
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    The Dog Ate My Paper! (hard drive nightmares)
    We’ve heard hundreds of horror stories of students losing their paper. Whether it is computer theft or a hard drive crashing, we are all vulnerable to loss of intellectual property. Days, even months of work can disappear in an instant. Each term we exhort students to back up their data frequently, but faculty members are just as guilty of not taking the necessary...
    by Brian Schmitt at December 1st, 2009 at 06:12 pm
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    Keeping Your Mind Fresh During the Summer
    For kids, having the summer off from school means lots of sitting around watching TV, riding bicycles or playing sports, and sleeping in. But seminary students are no longer kids, and summer break is not going to be like that anymore. At least they shouldn’t be. If you don’t take any classes during the summer, it is easy to get lazy. Once the required...
    by Jake Belder at June 11th, 2008 at 01:06 am
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    Wasting Seminary
    I’ve been meaning to point this out ever since it was posted, but so much has been going on I haven’t had the time.  So, if you haven’t already seen it by now, check out Derek’s list of 45 Ways to Waste Your Theological Education. I was digging #’s 2, 19, 20, 25, 36, 45 and, for those interested, Terry will be tackling #20 in a upcoming...
    by W. Ryan Burns at May 31st, 2008 at 01:05 am
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    Slacker Saturday
    Talk about being a slacker… One measly post this week and it was merely a job ad. Hopefully I can get my act together this week, but I guess only time will tell if I can do that… Until then, since I was a slacker this week, I’ll try to make up for it in one post. Two Cent Tuesday – Saturday Edition Saturday is always strange for me because I never...
    by W. Ryan Burns at May 10th, 2008 at 03:05 pm
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    Foreign Missionay Needs Seminary Advice
    OK everyone, time to help someone out. I was contacted by Dan and Chris who are missionaries in Poland. They have 2 daughters and are considering going to seminary. Below is a letter explaining their situation and they have asked for our help. So, please take a moment to read it and leave a comment for them. Thanks! Dan (my husband) talked about going to seminary...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 26th, 2008 at 02:02 pm
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    Setting Goals in Seminary
    So, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to this semester and trying to determine how I will know if the semester is a success. Is it a successful semester if I get straight A’s? Is the number of pages I read this semester a measure of success? Is going to class every day an indicator of a good semester? Well, I’m still working on this list. However,...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 20th, 2008 at 01:02 am
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    First Steps to Finding Your Seminary
    These aren’t four magic steps. I just thought it might be helpful for those who are wondering how to start the process of finding a seminary if I gave a couple “first steps.” Pray – Seminary is a big decision. So much of what you learn at seminary will greatly impact your ministry down the road (whether vocation or not). With so much riding...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 13th, 2008 at 02:02 am
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    Moving – A seminary’s advice
    There is a brief post on the Concordia Blog with some advice for those who have to relocate for seminary. While not an exhaustive post on the subject, there are some great little pointers in regards to the practicals… Like don’t pack your boxes over 50 pounds and give your current employer your new address so he or she can send you your W2. The post got me...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 6th, 2008 at 05:02 am
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    Moving – A seminary's advice
    There is a brief post on the Concordia Blog with some advice for those who have to relocate for seminary. While not an exhaustive post on the subject, there are some great little pointers in regards to the practicals… Like don’t pack your boxes over 50 pounds and give your current employer your new address so he or she can send you your W2. The post got me...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 6th, 2008 at 05:02 am
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