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Originally Posted by Jason Badejo
I don't have a formal education religious education, I believe God will make a way if someone is really called.
That said, I WOULD love to be able to attend a seminary or Bible college.
I wanted to attend a UPC Bible school, but was never able to, due to having a family very young. (Now I'm thankful for not going to a UPC Bible school, since they are unaccredited, and nearly everyone who did seems to regret going, and most don't even believe "the doctrine").
I would be interested in another venue, and where I live the most reputable school is Southwestern Theological Seminary, which is a Baptist school. But I cannot go, first off, because I am priced out of it , and secondly, because though I could be agreeable enough on most of the requirements to get in, affirming belief in the trinity is a requirement I cannot affirm.
Theres not really any other options as I really don't like the idea of online school, and I still have the responsibility to make a living for my family and help in the church, so full time school isn't an option.
Nevertheless, I think one can go pretty far in self education if they will commit themselves to reading the word, prayer, commentaries, word studies, etc.
Sometimes they are better off for it, because they don't have the indoctrination factor.
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I think there's definitely value to self-learning. And one can even be a functional minister that way (considering they are accountable to others). But as a generation, corporately, it's critical that men and women invest time to higher education in these matters as well.
Jason, I can relate to your desire vs. reality struggle. I'm surprised that any college requires you to affirm any particular doctrine. That hasn't been my experience. Most Christian universities (not operated by a local church) treat learning like most academics -- a place to reflect, ask questions, turn ideas upside down and come to conclusions. Perhaps affirming particular doctrines would be required for those that wish to be licensed or ordained with an organization, but that shouldn't be the fact for a university, and has not been the case for the universities I've attended (which were mostly AoG schools, and a midwest Baptist school).
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