many pastors are trained that way . the days of old time Holy Ghost conviction preaching is gradually being replaced by seminary preaching. to bad you dont live in my area i would gladly invite you.
my church is small in number i can hold a hundred if need. i ask that you folks pray for Fairview general Baptist church. there all lots of churches in our area that has small numbers sad thing is i fear many will never return . the Devil has used this virus as a tool to keep folks away from Church
I have no need to question your comment. I actually agree wit you that what you are saying is true. But that is NOT the fault of a Seminary.
I will tell you however that what you are saying is just an excuse for those who refuse to preach the Word of God. Instead of looking to themselves and accepting the correcting of God...those that you speak of instead blame a seminary for their failures.
I am a Seminary trained person myself. In fact two of them. I did hear and was told things that were silly and stupid and I rejected them because they were told to me by a man and what was said was not found in the Scriptures. It was MY choice and MY responsibility as a called man of God to follow what God said not what a man said.
Allow me to give you an example. Everyone I know of has read and believes what C.S. Lewis wrote and taught. I had a professor hold Mr. Lewis in the highest regard. He taught us what Mr. Lewis said and when I asked him why he thought that a man of such high esteem would write that "water baptism" and "Purgatory" was a requirement of salvation and was told to read again what he wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and then I could give the correct answer and pass his class.
So I did.....I gave the answer he wanted. Passed his class and never, ever taught what he taught again the rest of my life. WHY????
Because what he taught was not the Word of God.
That does not mean you can not find a church that would meet your needs. Please look around!
Thank you for the encouragement. I will start looking again.
Many churches in these times have evolved with bad doctrine, underlying motives in the preacher's sermon and, alas, the
personality of church members. When we go back to the Patristic Era, or early Church Fathers to the "Church in a Changing World" to the Industrial Revolution it's no surprise that much hasn't changed.
But we cannot write the church off as God's failure and we all should be encouraged that there are still many churches throughout God's nations, how He is moving in Africa, South and Central America, India, Korea, etc...and these United States.
Sad, but
we need to take responsibility for ourselves as well. God is angered when the church
talks and says behind the back of the Pastor and Spiritual leaders. God is
angered more when the Senior Pastor grumbles about the flock God has held him accountable. This can go on and on but the Good News is, God's church is alive and well and He is not going to allow the bad apples to fail His people, for He has so many reinforcements, the ones who truly love God and rely on the One, the Way, the Truth and the Life who will save and guide them.
I had no regrets about completing seminary but am still praying for my brothers who are much younger than I, flourished in their studies (man, these young people are smart) but they cannot find a church in their calling because they are
"looking for a career." Others were hired but only lasted a year or two because though
they had the knowledge, they lacked the shepherd's heart to lead His people and was asked to step down. I have to admit they didn't teach this at my seminary.
Major, personally, I'm encouraged by your post regarding the church, and the individuals who allowed God to build up their discernment, to recognize their calling and Holy Spirit conviction to send His vision and message to the church family. I'm also encouraged by those who are not giving up searching the church that God is leading and anointing them to serve.
Personalities? If anyone has a problem with my disposition, get in line. We are to go beyond personalities to the next level. Jesus teaches us the greatest commandment, Matthew 22:37-39,
37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
We need to stop putting fluff on this passage and starting putting meat on His teaching.
Let's all pray in accord for the church you are currently pastoring, serving and attending. For those were are searching, keep searching because there are still God's churches who are spirit led with good sound, teaching and truthful doctrine.
God bless
you all and your families.