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Seven Things They Don't Teach You in Seminary

Seven Things They Don't Teach You in Seminary
By John Killinger

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John Killinger, author of Ten Things I Learned Wrong from a Conservative Church, offers this insightful, very honest, and even sometimes humorous look at the most important things all seminarians need to know—and aren't learning in seminary.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1052017 in Books
  • Published on: 2006-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 176 pages

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About the Author
John Killinger renowned pastor and author of more than 50 books holds his doctorates in both Theology and Literature. Dr Killinger has taught at Vanderbilt, Princeton, Claremont and the University of Chicago. He and his wife currently live in Virginia, USA.

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An absolute "must-read" for anyone contemplating any type of church career or service.5
Theologist, churchman and former seminary professor John Killinger presents Seven Things They Don't Teach You In Seminary, a no-nonsense guide to the practical, real-world truths that every prospective minister should know - truths that are driven home through sometimes bitter experience. Among the important real-world lessons that Seven Things They Don't Teach You In Seminary expounds are "Churches Are Really Institutions, Not Centers of Spirituality", "Every Successful Minister Is Drowning in a Sea of Minutiae", "There Is a Meanness in Some Church Members that Is Simply Incredible", and "The Calling to Be a Minister Transcends All the Problems that Being a Minister Entails". An absolute "must-read" for anyone contemplating any type of church career or service.

Pastors, you'll think he's read your mind!5
Killinger tells it like it is. As I read, I thought "truth, truth, truth". At times I thought "You mean someone besides me experienced that?" At other times I laughed out loud. This is an experienced pastor who takes the high road as he shares the struggles of being a pastor. Pastors would be better off if we could share as openly as Killinger, maintain a Christlike bearing, and not judge one another for being so brutally honest. Laypeople need to read this to relate better to their pastors.