2007-11-15 06:14:22 · 28 answers · asked by STFU Dude 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2007-11-15 06:17:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
Actually, you need to get out more. The entry level degree for a priest or pastor is the M.Div. (master of Divinity), and this is at least a three year program. Add specializations, and you're up to four or five years easy. You do not have to go to seminary to pastor a church, but you do need certain skills. It's a sort of pure capitalism, if you will: you start a church, and if people find they need what you offer, they'll support you. If not, then you'll find other work very soon. In my own experience in seminary, I found that many of those folks who had churches were going back to school so they could earn an M.Div. so they would know in a more organized way what they were doing. If you do a survey, I think you will find that most of your pastors in fact are involved in some kind of continuing education, and have had some training to begin with, although they may not have a formal degree. There are some denominations that actually look at seminaries with suspicion, and they prefer pastors who have very little education, but I doubt that in this day and age you will find these folks have a very large piece of the pie.
2016-04-04 02:54:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a) Forget the pastor and take a biology class at your local junior college. Pay attention in class, do all the reading and homework.
b) Forget the pastor and go to your local public library and check out a freshman textbook on biology, and read it.
c) Forget the pastor and buy the book
Cliff's Quickreview Biology
and read it.
2007-11-15 06:22:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kent Hovind videos if you're ok learning from a criminal. They're probably on Youtube.
The Way of the Master has some interesting arguments. Completely false, but that's why they're interesting.
AIG is always an option. They're probably the most "respectable" of the three, though that's not saying much.
Oh, and there are some awesome Chick Tracts you can try. They're about as awesome as Snakes on a Plane.
2007-11-15 06:20:28 · answer #4 · answered by Eiliat 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Your options are limitless! Hardly any pastors know anything about biology, so you can have your pick.
Of course, if you really want to learn about biology, go to a biologist. If you want to learn about history, go to a historian. If you want to learn about theology ... go to a high school science teacher? Wait! There's a lesson in your question!
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2007-11-15 06:43:46 · answer #5 · answered by Stranger In The Night 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have many, many options. Biology is not a closely guarded secret. Any aspect of biology can be found with your computer. In just a couple hours, your knowledge of biology could increase by one hundred times over than when you first started.
2007-11-15 06:22:27 · answer #6 · answered by Derail 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
very little I would say, I think most people have a good grasp on the subject of biology, even if there are parts that are completely unprovable that are being taught as fact. But we are changing that as well.
2007-11-15 06:26:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interesting(no star though, unoriginal). We all know how impossible it is to learn things from people who have only studied the subject and not immersed themselves in personal experience. It's astounding you thought of this with no humor training whatever, either!
2007-11-15 06:18:43 · answer #8 · answered by Goethe's Ghostwriter 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Creation Museum!
2007-11-15 06:20:15 · answer #9 · answered by grandfather raven 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Take a class in biology.
2007-11-15 06:40:06 · answer #10 · answered by Spiffs C.O. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are too many to list. But my favorite is still our own beloved Dr. Dino. You might ask him for lessons on tax preparation too. His expertise on that subject is exceeded only bt his expertise in biology.
2007-11-15 06:20:32 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋