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MacArthur ESV Study Bible
Crossway has officially announced that the MacArthur Study Bible is coming in the ESV. You can watch this video to see MacArthur introduce it.
The Importance of Seminary Training
Speaking of MacArthur, he and three others answered this question yesterday at the Shepherds’ Conference: “What is the importance of seminary training?”
Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book
This article from the New York Times looks at the way publishers make money through printed books and e-books. It reveals some of the challenges facing publishers as the realities of publishing change.
Witnessing at the Olympics
I was glad to read this great report from AIG on their evangelistic efforts during the Olympics. “The local residents and the international sports fans who assembled in Vancouver were very hospitable to our witnessing team. Over 92,000 people stopped to take our specially produced evangelistic booklets, ‘The Gold Rush,’ and many paused to hear a gospel message from our team members.”
Beginning with God
This book, geared toward exploring the Bible with very young children, looks quite interesting. “Beginning with God helps parents with young children to explore the Bible with their child. This book provides a simple way to start your child in a regular habit of reading God’s Word and growing to know God, who loves them.” Visit the link to download samples, etc.
It’s a Conspiracy
This is good for an early-morning laugh.
Crossway has officially announced that the MacArthur Study Bible is coming in the ESV. You can watch this video to see MacArthur introduce it.
The Importance of Seminary Training
Speaking of MacArthur, he and three others answered this question yesterday at the Shepherds’ Conference: “What is the importance of seminary training?”
Math of Publishing Meets the E-Book
This article from the New York Times looks at the way publishers make money through printed books and e-books. It reveals some of the challenges facing publishers as the realities of publishing change.
Witnessing at the Olympics
I was glad to read this great report from AIG on their evangelistic efforts during the Olympics. “The local residents and the international sports fans who assembled in Vancouver were very hospitable to our witnessing team. Over 92,000 people stopped to take our specially produced evangelistic booklets, ‘The Gold Rush,’ and many paused to hear a gospel message from our team members.”
Beginning with God
This book, geared toward exploring the Bible with very young children, looks quite interesting. “Beginning with God helps parents with young children to explore the Bible with their child. This book provides a simple way to start your child in a regular habit of reading God’s Word and growing to know God, who loves them.” Visit the link to download samples, etc.
It’s a Conspiracy
This is good for an early-morning laugh.
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Comments (10)
The issue of how to educate a man to fulfill the office of pastor is one that needs to be , I hold, revolutionized in this age of technology. Recently, Dr.James White briefly on one of his Dividing Line programs ,mentioned that he holds that the local church should be the primary teacher, and that way too many men are now saddled with debt up to their eye balls and it makes it very hard fro them to take that small little church be it urban or country.This is a real problem and one I have witnessed first hand. My brother who is finishing his Masters using distance education , when he is done , will owe almost 40 000 dollars or more. But in order for him to become accredited in his denomination , he needed a full under grad to qualify. The price for many christian seminary’s is way too high . Often showing no difference to their secular counter parts.I think the solution is having the local church become more involved. Education is still important but with the advent of distance education it changes everything. Your Pastoral leaders could over see a program from a legitimate seminary and help the man with cost by sponsoring him or even have a budget in the giving for equipping those called . It may not make the rank and file happy but things have to change . I will later this year begin taking courses online at a fraction of the cost it would cost me to attend the seminary . Things need to change and I hope those in areas of influence are open to the new technology that will help lower cost.
Kinda like a World Series that no one else plays in?
I would highly recommend the following article to anyone who is considering a seminary education:
http://thoughtsonthewayblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/are-seminaries-legitima…
Even if you don’t agree with everything he says, he will at least make you think!
-Garrett
Thanks for posting those thoughts on seminary education. I have long struggled with the desire for deeper study in the Word. I find it very difficult to pursue a seminary education with the cost being so high and already having student loans to pay off from my undergraduate. I think that my issue and maybe many a man’s issue is the cost does not seem justifiable but I often wonder if I am having a lack of faith because I’m so practical. When I view the economy, my budget, and circumstances, I feel that it is not wise to pursue the seminary education. So I guess my question is not whether seminary is good/needed but what should a person do who is called but does not have the finances? I am speaking from the practical view but again wonder if it would be a lack of faith.
The MacArthur Study Bible in the ESV translation is great news! I have been hoping they would do that for a while now!
I currently attend a denomination where it is atypical for ministers to be seminary trained. The belief is that theological education comes through the local church and a long leadership training/discipleship process. The pastors I have met have a better grasp of scripture, systematic theology, and Biblical orthodoxy than most pastors I have met. I would love a seminary education, but with 2 other graduate degrees under my belt and the debt to show for it, I am not in a position to pursue one right now.
Great find on the ESV version of the MacArthur Bible study. I passed it along on my own blog as I am going through the NASB version this year.
I am very glad to hear about the MacArthur Study Bible in ESV. I love John MacArthur, his sermons and his notes, but the NASB is tricky to read. Not to say that the NASB is bad, it’s still the Word of God, I just prefer ESV. The ESV is a beautiful translation that I believe keeps the literalness of Scripture and at the same time shows the eloquency of the Word.
It is a conspiracy, there are only 32 years listed but it totals 57, someone is trying to put earth ahead :S
Good words re seminary training but interesting that they addressed only men attending seminary.