tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post3098063512399887859..comments2023-10-27T02:21:24.958-05:00Comments on Liberal Faith Development: More on Ministerial Formation and EducationSteve Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333184436301854794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post-55569375073402939532010-05-21T13:11:19.876-05:002010-05-21T13:11:19.876-05:00It depends on the benefits. In another post you wr...It depends on the benefits. In another post you wrote about the growth of the nones. If growth in a church is important, and people without degrees bring that in a time when the secular is growing, then churches will utilize this. <br /><br />If we see a need to grow and somebody has an alternative to the ministerial degree that includes growth, then it will get tried.Donald R. S. Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03151736351804557554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6877063.post-9644435616980430912010-01-10T12:30:26.938-06:002010-01-10T12:30:26.938-06:00Well, the Universalists certainly started OUT that...Well, the Universalists certainly started OUT that way. Full circle perhaps? As an unschooling parent, and a current M.Div student, I have mixed feelings on the issue, but I do believe it is possible to attain the necessary information to do whatever you want without going to school or having letters after your name. <br /><br />Not to mention that being outside the assumptions of the "academy" certainly can have benefits in thinking outside the box.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288925493907687573noreply@blogger.com