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A Letter on Christian Enculturation

April 30, 2025 by Andy Naselli

The member covenant of Christ the King Church says that we commit “to encourage fathers to bring up their children with a Christian education and enculturation.” Here is a letter I coauthored with my fellow pastors to our church regarding Christian enculturation and government schools (PDF).

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Surviving and Thriving in Seminary: An Academic and Spiritual Handbook

November 14, 2017 by Andy Naselli

This new book is full of good advice from two young guys who recently completed doctoral degrees and are now full-time professors:

Danny Zacharias and Benjamin K. Forrest. Surviving and Thriving in Seminary: An Academic and Spiritual Handbook. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2017.

Also available from Logos Bible Software.

25 excerpts: [Read more…] about Surviving and Thriving in Seminary: An Academic and Spiritual Handbook

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Advice for Students Considering a PhD

April 11, 2017 by Andy Naselli

Southern Seminary’s magazine recently asked me three questions. Here’s how I answered the first:

What advice would you give to students considering doctoral studies but unsure whether they should pursue them?

Think through diagnostic questions such as these: [Read more…] about Advice for Students Considering a PhD

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Should Seminaries Require Students to Write So Many Academic Research Papers? John Frame Says No

May 17, 2016 by Andy Naselli

FrameJohn Frame stirred the pot about how a seminary should train church leaders in “The Academic Captivity of Theology,” John Frame’s Selected Shorter Writings: Volume Two (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2015), 59–76. He follows up with a new essay: “What Seminaries Can Do Without,” in John Frame’s Selected Shorter Writings: Volume Three (Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R Publishing, 2016), 145–56. He provocatively elaborates on seven items he thinks seminaries can do without: [Read more…] about Should Seminaries Require Students to Write So Many Academic Research Papers? John Frame Says No

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3 Reasons for a Pastor-Theologian to Get a PhD

October 13, 2015 by Andy Naselli

theologianGerald Hiestand and Todd Wilson give three reasons for a pastor-theologian to get a PhD. This is from their book The Pastor Theologian: Resurrecting an Ancient Vision (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2015), 104–5:

Strategy One: Get a PhD

We begin with this not because it is the most important strategy, but because it is a critical part of the preparation we believe is necessary for ecclesial theologians. The costs of a PhD—financial, emotional, familial—are significant and not to be taken lightly. For some, a PhD may not be possible or prudent. Yet those who aspire to be ecclesial theologians should think seriously about pursuing a PhD. True, Karl Barth didn’t have PhD. But until you’ve written something remotely akin to his Römerbrief, you should probably get on with getting one; it will almost certainly be necessary for pursuing the sort of vision we’ve laid out for the ecclesial theologian. We say this for at least three reasons. [Read more…] about 3 Reasons for a Pastor-Theologian to Get a PhD

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Should You Be a Pastor or a Professor?

October 6, 2015 by Andy Naselli

In his post “Should You be a Pastor or a Professor? Thinking through the Options,” Michael Kruger lays out six options in a chiasm:

1. The Pastor

2. The Pastor-Scholar

3. The Pastor-Scholar who is active in scholarly world

4. The Scholar-Pastor who is active in the church

5. The Scholar-Pastor

6. The Scholar

Kruger’s taxonomy (and the way he explains it) is insightful and helpful. [Read more…] about Should You Be a Pastor or a Professor?

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What, How, and Why I Teach

August 21, 2014 by Andy Naselli

What, how, and why do we teach at Bethlehem College & Seminary?

My answer:

I explain the context here.

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Education Exists Because Worship Doesn’t

May 15, 2014 by Andy Naselli

I’m just completing my first year on faculty at Bethlehem College & Seminary, and it’s been a joy to serve here. My family loves Bethlehem College & Seminary, and we’re all in. We love the mission and strategy.

I explain why in this 4-minute video:

[Read more…] about Education Exists Because Worship Doesn’t

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