The Trouble With Patience

[Nahum]

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Originally Posted by rrford

Such statements are your right to make. However, I feel such ctatements are made by folks who either do not understand or who want to change the purpose of our Bible Colleges. We are talking about training folks for ministry. Not to find a secular job. Perhaps that is why I advocate only one year of BC for folks not pursuing full-time ministry.[/

I would have no problem with that. When do you think a non-ministry minded person should go, before or after secular education?

[rrford]

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I would have no problem with that. When do you think a non-ministry minded person should go, before or after secular education?

Preferably before. You neve know what direction a young person will take and BC could make the difference. It will also give them a year to hear basci doctrines taught more in depth than what they have heard them previously.

I have heard all of the arguments that folks backslide at BC. My opinion is that if they would backslide at BC they would probably definitley backslide in secular college.

[Nahum]

[QUOTE=rrford;3180]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Preferably before. You neve know what direction a young person will take and BC could make the difference. It will also give them a year to hear basci doctrines taught more in depth than what they have heard them previously.

I have heard all of the arguments that folks backslide at BC. My opinion is that if they would backslide at BC they would probably definitley backslide in secular college.

I have a daughter who is a junior in high school. She is brilliant (like her mom).

If she waits a year to attend secular college she loses all sorts of scholarship opportunities.

I was hoping Great Lakes University would be accredited before she graduated high school. Doesn't look like its gonna happen.

[rrford]

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Originally Posted by rrford

I have a daughter who is a junior in high school. She is brilliant (like her mom).

If she waits a year to attend secular college she loses all sorts of scholarship opportunities.

I was hoping Great Lakes University would be accredited before she graduated high school. Doesn't look like its gonna happen.

Ultimately, what does God want her to do? When that is answered everything esle falls into place. If she is entering full-time ministry then the secular education may only be a delay and may actually change her focus.

If she goes to BC first she can always attend secular college afterwards. It may take loans instead of scholarships but she can still get the job done.

Again, once one commits to God's will everything else has a way of falling into place, IMO.