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33. Finish Your Degree by Beginning at the End

Seminary Support - April 22, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes
If you are going to finish your degree, you have to begin at the end. "When am I going to finish?" and "How am I going to finish?" may be two of the most important questions you ask yourself as you begin your seminary journey. If you are in the middle of a degree program, and you haven’t looked ...

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32. How to Choose a Research Topic

Seminary Support - April 08, 2021 09:00 - 9 minutes
For some courses you will have to pick a research topic to write on. Often this is a large percentage of your final grade, so you want to do a good job on it. The instructions you receive on your syllabus may give you a broad area or topic, but you will need to hone in on what your paper is spec...

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31. Why Do the "Smartest" People Reject Christianity?

Seminary Support - March 11, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes
In reading and studying varying sources, it can seem like everyone with higher degrees and years of education are the ones who don’t believe the Bible. So why do the “smartest” people reject Christianity? Find all our episodes on the website. Send an audio message with a seminary question that...

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30. Where Did Seminary Support Go?

Seminary Support - March 04, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes
No worries because Seminary Support is back! Find all our episodes on the website. Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featured on a future episode here!

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29. Zoom Right

Seminary Support - January 21, 2021 16:00 - 10 minutes
In our ever-changing world of online education, many innovations have shaped the medium of how knowledge is communicated. Zoom, a video communications company that is taken off during the pandemic for both workplace and education settings, is now a key part of almost any online degree program. T...

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28. Preaching Old Testament Narrative

Seminary Support - January 14, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes
Season 2 is here! the Bible is 77% Old Testament, and the main genre of the Old Testament is narrative. Do you know how to preach Old Testament Narrative? Find the blog post with links here. Find all our episodes on the website. Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get feat...

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My Seminary Christmas List (2020 Edition)

Seminary Support - December 17, 2020 10:00 - 10 minutes
Christmas is a great time to ask for things you probably are not as likely to splurge on during the year. People are actually asking you what you want at Christmastime! Here are some ideas that I think are an absolute must for every seminarian. I own or have owned each of these products at some...

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26. Late Semester Check In

Seminary Support - November 12, 2020 10:00 - 8 minutes
This is a late semester check in as we seminary students are finishing up the final weeks of class and final projects. Find all our episodes on the website. Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featured on a future episode here!

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25. Break Out of Your Academic Cocoon

Seminary Support - November 05, 2020 10:00 - 13 minutes
Do you feel that? That soft, warm fuzzy cocoon of academia. Ah… well get out of there! That’s nowhere to live. Today we’re talking about five ways you can break out of your academic cocoon. Find all our episodes on the website. Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featur...

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24. Dr. Bill Giallourakis on Overcoming Seminary Obstacles, the Importance of Your Family and How to Structure a Writing Retreat

Seminary Support - October 29, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes
In our conversation with Dr. Bill Giallourakis, we discuss overcoming seminary obstacles, the importance of your family and how to structure a writing retreat. Dr. Bill Giallourakis is the pastor of Columbia Road Baptist Church in North Olmstead, Ohio. Find all our episodes on the website. S...

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23. Dr. Bill Giallourakis on How God Saved an Atheist, Is a PhD Right for Me?, and Starting Seminary with No Bible Background

Seminary Support - October 22, 2020 09:00 - 23 minutes
In our conversation with Dr. Bill Giallourakis, we discuss how God saved him as an Atheist, whether or not you should consider a PhD, and starting seminary with no Bible background. Dr. Bill Giallourakis is the pastor of Columbia Road Baptist Church in North Olmstead, Ohio. Find all our episo...

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22. Bonus Episode: "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain"

Seminary Support - October 15, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes
This bonus episode is the full Bible message entitled "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain" which I preached on Sunday Morning, October 4, 2020 at Peoples Baptist Church in McDonough, GA. This bonus episode is connected to episode 21 of the Seminary Support podcast. Find ...

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21. Gaining Deeper Understanding of the Third Commandment Using Biblical Hebrew

Seminary Support - October 15, 2020 09:00 - 16 minutes
Biblical Studies is one of the fields you can choose to go into as you go deeper into your seminary training. Today we are going to take a look into Biblical Studies, specifically into the Old Testament talk about something you've probably never seen before in the third commandment. Special tha...

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20. 6 Ways You Should Plan Your Next Study Session

Seminary Support - October 08, 2020 09:00 - 12 minutes
No one sits down and finishes seminary at one sitting. You and I both know that seminary work is completed over a long period of time through innumerable short sessions- what I call a study session. A study session is just a block of time you set aside to get work done. Planning a proper study s...

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19. Dr. Michael Kibbe- Confirming Your Gifts, Going to Seminary with a Community and the "Slog" of Doctoral Work

Seminary Support - October 01, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes
My conversation today continues with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss why you should confirm your gifts, what it means to go to seminary with a community behind you and the "slog" of doctoral work. Find From Topic to Thesis here...

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18. Author of From Topic to Thesis, Dr. Michael Kibbe- Difference between a Topic and a Thesis, the Value of a Theological Library and His Five Steps of Moving from Topic to Thesis

Seminary Support - September 24, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes
My conversation today continues with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss the difference between a topic and a thesis, the value of a theological library and his five steps of moving from topic to thesis. Find From Topic to Thesis he...

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17. Author of From Topic to Thesis, Dr. Michael Kibbe discusses Theological Research, the Difference Between Information and Transformation, and Why You Can't Just "Wing It"

Seminary Support - September 17, 2020 09:00 - 20 minutes
My conversation today is with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss foundational principles of theological research including its goal, and why you can't just "wing it." Find From Topic to Thesis here.

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16. With the World on Fire, Is It Time for Seminary?

Seminary Support - September 10, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes
Our world, and specifically our United States of America is seemingly on fire. Is now the time, when there seems to be so much at stake religiously, politically, and even constitutionally, to give so much effort in earning a seminary degree? 

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15. My First D.Min. Course and Five Takeaways

Seminary Support - September 03, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes
Last week I took my first module of my Doctor of Ministry program. I am going to tell you a little bit about it and give you my five takeaways including the importance of research and writing, why a Zoom module is so hard and a great textbook I recommend. 

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14. Conversation with Dr. Herb Samworth continues about the Greatest Contribution of Baptists, the Gospel Order of Salvation and How Historical Figures Should Be Judged

Seminary Support - August 27, 2020 09:00 - 18 minutes
I continue my conversation with Dr. Herb Samworth as he talks about the greatest contribution of Baptists, the gospel order of salvation and how historical figures should be judged. Find out more about my guest at www.tyndalesploughboy.org.

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13. Conversation with Dr. Herb Samworth about Pastoring, the Danger of Academics and Church History as the Most Practical Discipline

Seminary Support - August 20, 2020 09:00 - 22 minutes
My guest, Dr. Herb Samworth, talks about his own seminary journey, how he always had the heart of a pastor, the danger of academics without practical application and how church history is the most practical of the disciplines. Find out more about my guest at www.tyndalesploughboy.org.

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12. Plan Your Week, Not Your Day

Seminary Support - August 13, 2020 09:00 - 9 minutes
Due to the way our lives play out in cycles, many time management experts recommend that you plan your week instead of planning your day. These principles are key for the seminary student planning out study time each week.

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11. Not By Might

Seminary Support - August 06, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes
A simple talk about being a man of God. Zechariah 4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.

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10. Conversation with Nick Leopper about his Masters in Education, Unconscious Preparation and Church Volunteers

Seminary Support - July 30, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes
My guest, Nick Leopper, talks about earning his second Masters degree (this one in education), the Lord's unconscious preparation for his current ministry role, how he found himself in the middle of Christian education as a Christian school administrator and how lay people in the church can play...

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9. Accredited or Unaccredited: Does It Matter?

Seminary Support - July 23, 2020 09:00 - 10 minutes
As you consider a seminary, you have probably jumped from website to website pouring over programs, costs, location, and faculty. One thing you may not look at or even think about is the question of accreditation. You may not even know what accreditation is. Today we will discuss what accreditat...

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8. Conversation with Dr. Scott Pauley about his D.Min., Unreached Teenagers and His New Book

Seminary Support - July 16, 2020 09:00 - 30 minutes
My guest, Dr. Scott Pauley, talks about his own seminary journey, what it took to earn his Doctor of Ministry degree, what his doctoral project unveiled to him to about unreached teenagers and how studying a prayer from Ezra sparked his new book. Find out more about our guest at www.scottpaule...

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7. How to Choose a Seminary

Seminary Support - July 09, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes
If you are listening to this podcast, you have probably asked the question at some point, “How do I choose a seminary?”. It can be a daunting proposition to consider where you may spend the next two, three, four or more years in diligent study. Here are several questions I recommend students ask...

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6. Nine Ways to Regain Momentum in Your Program After You've Stalled

Seminary Support - July 02, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes
There comes a point for many seminary students where they stall in their program, and there are scores of things that can come along to derail even the best of intentions at finishing. Maybe you had a baby, you moved to another house, you took a new job, you are now serving in a new ministry. Wh...

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5. The Bullet Journal- Give Your Time Management a Shot in the Arm

Seminary Support - June 25, 2020 09:00 - 13 minutes
At some point we have all attempted to keep a journal. The Bullet Journal method may the simple and efficient solution you are looking for to take control of your day and your to-dos.

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4. Andover Theological Seminary- The 1st Seminary in America

Seminary Support - June 18, 2020 09:00 - 8 minutes
If you were to walk the countryside of Andover, Massachusetts in the afternoon of September 28, 1808, you would probably hear the chapel bell ringing long before you crested the hill and stumbled across a group of people who had assembled that day.  As the cool fall breeze fluttered in the tall ...

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