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A review by scottacorbin
Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry by Paul David Tripp
3.0
There are some helpful nuggets here and there, but I found myself annoyed with some of the premises and writing style. For one thing, the "seminary is for Satan" premise grates on me. The idea here is that folks go to seminary and learn to "master" the Bible, theology, etc. and then begin to instrumentalize it for their own glory. I'm sure this is a narrative for many people, but I've found the problem to be people thinking that seminary is supposed to supply them with more than the institution actually can give (e.g. pastoral instruction, counseling, etc.) Seminaries aren't supposed to be churches after all.
In fact, some of the worst instruction in seminary I received was mediocre classroom education that tried to incorporate lukewarm homiletics with lecture material. Some of the best was learning, and failing, at Greek, and the character formation that came from that.
That might seem like a pedantic point, but I only raise it because of the way that this narrative continues to impact theological instruction.
In fact, some of the worst instruction in seminary I received was mediocre classroom education that tried to incorporate lukewarm homiletics with lecture material. Some of the best was learning, and failing, at Greek, and the character formation that came from that.
That might seem like a pedantic point, but I only raise it because of the way that this narrative continues to impact theological instruction.