So I'm in Dunn Bros, my usual camping grounds when I need to read and get some work done, and I see my friend Kate, a sem student from Bethel that I met a month or so ago over here. I begin talking to her, along with a friend of hers who is also a sem student, and soon we're in a full-fledged theological discussion about things that don't really matter at all, talking in circles, impressing each other with each other's knowledge... I couldn't take it anymore and was trying to figure out an exit strategy without being rude... and so, at a pause in the conversation, I introduced myself to her friend, and then said it was good to meet her and see Kate again, and I was out of there. They are still talking pretty hard.
This is the reason seminary scares me. Yes, theology is very important. I want to know it, I want to soak it up, and I believe that one's view of God propels their mission... it is of vital importance. But talking in circles about minor issues that don't really matter when it comes to building relationships and reaching people who don't know Jesus... I guess I kinda know why my dad gets so burned that he doesn't like to be in discussions like those...
I want to be in an environment where I can learn and apply, learn and be on mission... I find it kind of funny that our seminaries don't look a little more like the discipleship process Jesus modeled for us in the Gospels to train His disciples... just a thought, I guess...
No one reads this, but if anyone does, please feel free to comment and tell me I'm wrong or something...
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I TOTALLY AGREE! I have thinking about this same thing for awhile now. It wasn't until I was in Transnistria over the last couple of weeks that I was reminded of the beauty and simplicity of the gospel..and realized that I should cling to that, not on the minute details
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