by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 15, 2015 | Opinion
Pope Francis addressed recently an ever-present challenge for local church leaders – the disconnect between the academy (seminaries, religion departments, divinity schools) and the local church. The theme of a papal address at the Pontifical Catholic University...
by Rupen Das | Mar 25, 2014 | Opinion
How can the effectiveness of a theological seminary be assessed? Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) recently hosted a conference organized by Overseas Council, where this question was asked. It has often been assumed that seminaries train pastors to preach,...
by Jerry Young | Jun 7, 2013 | Opinion
Graduation week at The John Leland Center for Theological Studies is an occasion that puts me in a reflective mood. In 1970, it was me, and the world was changing. Rapidly. But since the church in general and Baptists in particular tend to lag at least several decades...
by Ircel Harrison | Feb 5, 2013 | Opinion
Several blog writers that I follow have recently posted observations about the needs of pastoral leaders in the contemporary setting and in the coming years. They have asked questions like, “What are the competencies required?” and “What type of...
by EthicsDaily.com Staff | Nov 15, 2012 | News
An African-American seminary professor blasted President Obama for being an inauthentic African-American. Union Theological Seminary professor Cornel West accused Obama of being “a Rockefeller Republican in blackface.” Blackface was a makeup used in the...