Seminary + Local Church
Dee, great list, brother. I'm not sure anything prepares you for many of the things you list except having to do many of them. Doesn't this argue for pastoral training to include greater emphasis on service in the local church? I'm not seminary trained (he says with a twinge of "what if"), but a good deal of what you're listing I feel like I've gotten a dose of in the local church herself, by God's grace (and design?).
So, the money question: If a man agrees with you and feels ill-equipped for these things following his seminary training, any suggestions for getting better prepared to handle these issues?
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