Seminary Support
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2021
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 b…
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 syl…
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 Christia…
30. Where Did Seminary Support Go?
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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 fo…
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?
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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 thi…
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.
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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.
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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 C…
23. Dr. Bill Giallourakis on How God Saved an Atheist, Is a PhD Right for Me?, and Starting Seminary with No Bible Background
In our conversation with Dr. Bill Giallourakis, we discuss how God saved him as an Atheist, whether or not you should consider a PhD, and starting seminary with no Bible background.
Dr. Bill Gialloura…
22. Bonus Episode: "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain"
This bonus episode is the full Bible message entitled "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain" which I preached on Sunday Morning, October 4, 2020 at Peoples Baptist Church in McDon…
21. Gaining Deeper Understanding of the Third Commandment Using Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Studies is one of the fields you can choose to go into as you go deeper into your seminary training. Today we are going to take a look into Biblical Studies, specifically into the Old Testam…
20. 6 Ways You Should Plan Your Next Study Session
No one sits down and finishes seminary at one sitting. You and I both know that seminary work is completed over a long period of time through innumerable short sessions- what I call a study session. …
19. Dr. Michael Kibbe- Confirming Your Gifts, Going to Seminary with a Community and the "Slog" of Doctoral Work
My conversation today continues with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss why you should confirm your gifts, what it means to go to semin…
18. Author of From Topic to Thesis, Dr. Michael Kibbe- Difference between a Topic and a Thesis, the Value of a Theological Library and His Five Steps of Moving from Topic to Thesis
My conversation today continues with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss the difference between a topic and a thesis, the value of a the…
17. Author of From Topic to Thesis, Dr. Michael Kibbe discusses Theological Research, the Difference Between Information and Transformation, and Why You Can't Just "Wing It"
My conversation today is with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss foundational principles of theological research including its goal, an…
16. With the World on Fire, Is It Time for Seminary?
Our world, and specifically our United States of America is seemingly on fire. Is now the time, when there seems to be so much at stake religiously, politically, and even constitutionally, to give so…
15. My First D.Min. Course and Five Takeaways
Last week I took my first module of my Doctor of Ministry program. I am going to tell you a little bit about it and give you my five takeaways including the importance of research and writing, why a …
14. Conversation with Dr. Herb Samworth continues about the Greatest Contribution of Baptists, the Gospel Order of Salvation and How Historical Figures Should Be Judged
I continue my conversation with Dr. Herb Samworth as he talks about the greatest contribution of Baptists, the gospel order of salvation and how historical figures should be judged.
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