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June 29th, 2012 - 8:10 am § in Church

Eight Is (More than) Enough: Of Seminaries and Church Support

Father Anonymous at Magdalene’s Egg recently posted about faculty changes at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, which will shortly be completing its merger with Lenoir-Rhyne University. In the process of the merger, three faculty members will be leaving, their positions being eliminated. [...]

February 16th, 2010 - 7:00 am § in Church, Theology

Identity Crisis, Not Structural Crisis

A couple of friends pointed out an interesting blog entry by Walter Russell Mead (son of Loren Mead) titled The Holy Crap Must Go. Mead notes the troubled finances and struggles for existence of many congregations, church bodies, and seminaries. Seminaries have been closing. Regional and national ch[...]