Andy Naselli » education

Should Pastors Get PhDs?

Andy Naselli — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:52:37 +0000

John Piper answers that question in three and a half minutes (transcript | audio | video):

My initial response yesterday after reading and watching Piper’s answer was this:

I think I understand where Piper is coming from here, but it seems to me like he devalues his PhD without sufficient warrant. Did the PhD not help him hone his ability to think and communicate clearly and carefully?

I just read Dane Ortlund’s response to Piper’s answer. It’s excellent. (Dane just completed a PhD in New Testament at Wheaton under Doug Moo.)

Update: Just for the record, I certainly don’t think that all pastors should get PhDs. (But that’s not the point of this post. I am questioning whether we should devalue them so much.)

Why Are There So Many New Bible Colleges and Seminaries?

Andy Naselli — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:42:49 +0000

Jon Pratt answers this question in two parts:

Another Bible College?

America’s Best Colleges 2009

Andy Naselli — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:24:44 +0000

That’s the title of a recent article on Forbes.com that ranks 600 schools. (Cf. the ranking methodology.)

Some highlights (including #279):

HT: A. J. Gibson