Seminary Support
Seminary Support
Mark McElreath
Mark McElreath discusses the rewards and challenges of earning a seminary degree so that you can start, finish and get the most our of your seminary experience. Discussions with pastors, teachers, theologians, authors and students are both enlightening and helpful. Come alongside Mark on his own journey as he completes his doctorate.
33. Finish Your Degree by Beginning at the End
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 at the end, this is an opportunity to make sure you are on track. Find all our episodes on the website.Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featured on a future episode here!
Apr 22, 2021
12 min
32. How to Choose a Research Topic
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 specifically on. Here are some ways to help you choose and refine your research topic. Find all our episodes on the website.Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featured on a future episode here!
Apr 8, 2021
9 min
31. Why Do the "Smartest" People Reject Christianity?
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 may get featured on a future episode here!
Mar 11, 2021
11 min
30. Where Did Seminary Support Go?
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!
Mar 4, 2021
2 min
29. Zoom Right
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. Today we talk about some keys to using Zoom as an online student. Zoom right.Find all our episodes on the website.Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featured on a future episode here!
Jan 21, 2021
10 min
28. Preaching Old Testament Narrative
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 featured on a future episode here!
Jan 14, 2021
15 min
My Seminary Christmas List (2020 Edition)
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 time or another, and I recommend them.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 featured on a future episode here!
Dec 17, 2020
10 min
26. Late Semester Check In
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!
Nov 12, 2020
8 min
25. Break Out of Your Academic Cocoon
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 featured on a future episode here!
Nov 5, 2020
13 min
24. Dr. Bill Giallourakis on Overcoming Seminary Obstacles, the Importance of Your Family and How to Structure a Writing Retreat
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.Send an audio message with a seminary question that may get featured on a future episode here!
Oct 29, 2020
32 min
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