By Chad Brooks on February 6, 2009
I know of a student (through a friend at a different seminary than mine) that is finishing his M.div in 5 semesters. This means that in two and a half years, he finished a 90+ hour masters level degree. While it had to be cheaper, and quicker, I really have to think about how much Read More...
By Chad Brooks on January 17, 2009
One of the opportunities that I have while in seminary is working as an Intern in the Chapel office here at Asbury. This year, I am leading the student team that designs and coordinates three services a week as well as many special events. I came to the seminary with experience both leading and designing Read More...
By Chad Brooks on September 8, 2008
The greatest task of the seminarian is to somehow separate the devotional life from the academic life. It is the failure to do this that causes many ministers to speak ill of their time in seminary. The fact is, as ministers we have to read scripture and know how to study it. The other side Read More...
By Chad Brooks on August 31, 2008
I remember my grandmother thought it was a disastrous thing to write in a Bible. I also remember seeing other kids write in hymnals and thinking they were going to Hell. Between a rabid fascination with the Bible and classical music training I have gotten both of these ideas out of my system. Last night Read More...
By Chad Brooks on August 13, 2008
There are plenty of resources on the net about how to write good papers, take the right classes…you know that sort of thing. Here are is my Top 5 “secret” tips (in no particular order) that will help you out in your first semester. 1. Get a job on campus. If you live on campus, Read More...
By Chad Brooks on August 4, 2008
I remember when I was anxiously awaiting my first day of classes at Asbury. I had bought all of my books beforehand and had even started reading. I was really hoping that I would be able to find a Seminary 101 list of a few things that would come in handy but I never did. Read More...
By Chad Brooks on July 24, 2008
In an earlier post, I talked about why it was important for the seminarian to start building a good library (you can read the post here). In this post, I want to talk about how to build up a library when you don’t have much cash. The first tip I can give you is to Read More...
By Chad Brooks on July 7, 2008
I am sure that there are many unique stories about how people end up getting to seminary. On our forums there is a topic describing peoples top choices in regard to different schools. I didn’t chime in because the only school that I applied to was Asbury. Here is a quick version of how I Read More...
By Chad Brooks on June 20, 2008
Many Seminary students like books. Some of us, I being one, are book geeks. This means that we drive our spouses or housemates crazy with the amount of books that we seem to go through. So why is it important for the seminarian (and minister) to maintain a good library? 1. It allows you to Read More...