“Students Flock to Seminaries, but Fewer See Pulpit in Their Future”

Okay, file this under “things that help me feel better about the twists and turns in my life.”
Last Spring, Neela Banerjee at the New York Times wrote about the increase in the number of people attending seminary and the decrease in the number heading to any parish ministry or leadership (“Students Flock to Seminaries, But [...]

Duke Divinity School’s “Center for Theological Writing”

Just wanted to make note of Duke Divinity School’s Center for Theological Writing at Duke Divinity School and this cool introduction:
Writing forms a constituent practice of the ministry, as integral as prayer and preaching, rather than a tool employed toward other ends. And like prayer and preaching, writing requires a lifetime’s commitment to growth and [...]

Master of Divinity (M.Div.) with writing emphasis!

The Earlham School of Religion (Quaker) in Indiana has an M.Div. with a writing emphasis!  What a great idea.

Writing as Ministry
ESR’s ministry of writing emphasis is one facet of its Master of Divinity program that sets the school apart from its peers. While many seminaries [...]