Another way to do theological education

New Church Planting

One of my favorite seminaries is in Indonesia. They live by the principle that obedience and follow through are what really matters. Dr. Chris Marintika has created a unique theological education program in Indonesia. In addition to completing traditional seminary...

Broadening the workforce

Leadership

I once asked a seminary dean the question, “When students graduate from your program, what can they do?” He later told me that question kept him up at night for a couple of months.  When we look at the ways we’ve traditionally trained people, there isn’t a strong...

Question #2: What’s missing?

Coaching

Note: part of a series started April 22nd. The next question my coach asked me—after I had wrestled for a while with “What’s next?”—was “What’s missing?” After reflecting on the state of the church in the U.S. I decided my answer was that true leadership...