Wondering
In our small group yesterday for Nature of Christian Ministry, we discussed the fact that several people have dropped out of school after one semester. Several other people are still contemplating leaving during this semester.
Debbie Jones brought up that while Dr. Jones was in school at Emmanuel, this semester - second semester of the first year - was the most difficult semester of their time here. I wonder why that is. Is it just the idea of getting back into the daily grind of academia? Money? Home issues? Just curious. I'd like to know what we can do to a) prepare new students for the issues that will come up, or b) be able to recognize the issues during the semester to pray extra-hard for them while they're making these decisions.
I'm not judging any of the people who dropped out. If they believe God is calling them to leave, then who am I to say it isn't so? It just seems like there is more we can do as a community of faith to encourage people in their pursuit of God's will - even if it involves leaving seminary.
Debbie Jones brought up that while Dr. Jones was in school at Emmanuel, this semester - second semester of the first year - was the most difficult semester of their time here. I wonder why that is. Is it just the idea of getting back into the daily grind of academia? Money? Home issues? Just curious. I'd like to know what we can do to a) prepare new students for the issues that will come up, or b) be able to recognize the issues during the semester to pray extra-hard for them while they're making these decisions.
I'm not judging any of the people who dropped out. If they believe God is calling them to leave, then who am I to say it isn't so? It just seems like there is more we can do as a community of faith to encourage people in their pursuit of God's will - even if it involves leaving seminary.