by Luke Geraty | Sep 10, 2015 | Church Life, Leadership, Practical Theology, The Vineyard Movement, Theological Training
On Tuesday of this week, I typed the final sentence of the dissertation I have been working on for the past two years. As soon as the last stroke of my MacBook Pro’s keyboard, I had this very surprising sensation come over me. On one hand, I couldn’t...
by Robby McAlpine | Jun 23, 2015 | Evangelicalism, Leadership, Practical Theology, Revival, The Vineyard Movement, Theological Training
“What can you tell me about your involvement with the Vineyard? “The question hung in the air, the chasm between us suddenly gaping like a bottomless pit. Ah, and there it is, I thought to myself. The “Vineyard” question. I had approached one...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 27, 2015 | Leadership, Practical Theology, Theological Training
If Jesus asked you to do more, would you? How about if Jesus asked you to slow down, would you? What if the Lord wanted you to both do more, slow down, and refocus? Socrates said “Beware of the barrenness of a busy life.” In Sacred Rhythms, Ruth Haley...
by Brad Blocksom | Sep 17, 2014 | Church Life, Evangelicalism, Leadership, Messy Church, Practical Theology, Small Groups, Theological Training
While the idea of men walking between the two halves of a sacrificial animal as a means of ratifying a covenant may seem strange to our modern mindset, this is exactly what is being pictured when Yahweh “cut” a covenant with Abraham in Genesis 15:18....
by Luke Geraty | Sep 12, 2014 | Leadership, Practical Theology, Theological Training
So you want to be a scholar? You likely already are aware of the fact that you are going to be reading a lot and writing heavily footnoted academic papers while engaging in discussions about methodology while analyzing and assessing arguments. You’ve probably...
by Brad Blocksom | Jul 22, 2014 | Church Planting, Conflict Resolution, Disciple Making, Discipleship, Evangelicalism, Messy Church, Missional, Practical Theology, Small Groups, Theological Training
Yep, I’ve been reading up some on the organic church movement as well as perusing that ever dependable source of indisputable facts on the internet – the Blogsphere & Facebook! Truth be told, there is a lot that really attracts me about more organic...
by Daniel J. Fick | Apr 7, 2014 | Leadership, Practical Theology, Theological Training
I’m hoping to begin my PhD in Religious Studies through the University of Cape Town in early 2015; as such, I’ve been thinking more about my formative years in seminary. The following are several exhortations for the young, aspiring theologian: 1. Read...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 21, 2014 | Surviving with Logos
Last month I started working on a paper for the academic program I’m currently in and I’m very glad I had Logos Bible Software to help me. There are a couple reasons why Logos saved me time and energy and gave me more time to research and read helpful...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 25, 2013 | Surviving with Logos
There’s nothing like reading a course syllabus and coming to terms with the fact that not only do you have to read more than you’ve ever read in your life, but you have to remember what you read and then write a huge paper on the subject! College,...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 18, 2013 | Church Planting, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Theological Training
A friend of mine asked me the following question: “Would you go work in a church under another pastor where you have a masters and he only has a bible college degree?” I think this is actually a very important question. I think it’s entirely possible...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 28, 2013 | Church Planting, Cultural Engagement, Leadership, Practical Theology, Theological Training
I am cautious about pragmatic practitioners and scholars. I fear that any attempt to explain this may alienate people I love and care for, as well as trust. But I also believe that it’s helpful for different perspectives to interact and communicate about their...
by Luke Geraty | Mar 19, 2013 | Across the Web, Church Planting, Cultural Engagement, Leadership, Missional, Pneumatology, Technology, Theological Training
My good friend, Brian Fulthorp, has written a blog post that I think raises some good issues – “On Promoting Theological Education.” His concerns are related to a new ministry focus by The Gospel Coalition (TGC) called “Theological Famine...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 15, 2013 | Across the Web, Ecclesiology, Leadership, Practical Theology, Theological Training
Dave Workman is awesome. I haven’t personally met him, but I’ve greatly benefited from his book The Outward-Focused Life. If you are interested in learning about being a servant or “servant evangelism” or aspects of missional theology, this...
by Luke Geraty | Dec 12, 2012 | Leadership, Preaching, Theological Training
During my first year of pastoring, we had a guest speaker come and preach for us. He had been the pastor for a couple in our church and had been in ministry for a number of years. Actually, he had a ton of experience. This wise pastor knew that I was brand new to...
by Luke Geraty | Sep 4, 2012 | Church Planting, Cultural Engagement, Small Town Church, Theological Training
One of the questions raised in the comment section of Able’s infamous blog on the 11 mental, emotional, & spiritual challenges unique to rural pastors was a question: “So what advice would you give to someone contemplating leaving a suburban ministry...
by Luke Geraty | Feb 5, 2012 | Theological Training
I’m not an angry pastor-theologian. I don’t wake up in the morning and read through my Google Reader in order to find the blogs that are teaching heresy so I can comment and post responses here. That’s not the general thrust of what I think is a good...
by Luke Geraty | Jan 15, 2012 | Hermeneutics, Scripture, Theological Training
Have you ever wondered how other people process through a passage of Scripture when they are doing exegesis? Asking questions is essential to good biblical interpretation, so I often write questions down in a notebook or if I’m using my iPad (which I was),...
by Able Baker | Jan 13, 2012 | Theological Training
I enjoy books that help me to fly by faith not show me how to arrive by faith. I hate arriving to soon at a conclusion only to back pedal later on because I have grown. My worst nightmare is that I would fix myself to an unmovable position on a moving issue. Many...
by Luke Geraty | Nov 2, 2011 | Theological Training
Yesterday I had some correspondence regarding my continued education, as I’m strongly considering either doing a ThD or a PhD program. Wading through a variety of programs has been kind of exhausting. I have to really think about my goals. If I intend to teach...
by Luke Geraty | Apr 29, 2009 | Theological Training
I wanted to take a few moments to make some observations and state some of my thoughts in regards to theological education. Two weekends ago I spent some time with some folks interested in my opinion on the subject of ministry training and I just read through an...
