{"id":301,"date":"2017-06-01T21:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T04:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/?p=301"},"modified":"2018-09-05T21:53:04","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T04:53:04","slug":"how-much-seminary-training-does-a-missionary-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/?p=301","title":{"rendered":"How much seminary training does a missionary need?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"301\" class=\"elementor elementor-301 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92cc058 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92cc058\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-800a366\" data-id=\"800a366\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5413401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5413401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA sense of urgency characterizes nearly everyone who believes that God has led them to become missionaries for&nbsp;the gospel of Jesus Christ. As a result, many consider going to the mission field with either minimum training or with no&nbsp;formal training at all. Why go through years of seminary training? &#8220;Will it actually prepare me for missionary service?&#8221; &#8220;If God could use someone like Charles Haddon Spurgeon, William Carey, or John Calvin with no formal theological education, why&nbsp;should I seek such training?&#8221; &#8220;Isn&#8217;t it wasting time and ignoring the urgency for getting to my mission field?&#8221; If you&#8217;re asking these questions, you are not alone. As an experienced missionary (15 years in Bangladesh), this blog presents my answers to such questions.\n\nAs a contributor to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkingspace23.com\/\"><strong>ParkingSpace23&#8217;s blog<\/strong><\/a>, I posted an article with regard to preparation for&nbsp;missions ministries. If&nbsp;you click on the following&nbsp;link <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkingspace23.com\/much-seminary-training-missionary-need\/#.WSux3xPyugw\"><strong>How much seminary training does a missionary need?<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;you will be able to read that blog post. Hopefully, it will either help you to decide on what training you need for missionary service or help you counsel someone who is asking that very pertinent question.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f62341\" data-id=\"4f62341\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b375b27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b375b27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/325043_265029193561217_1141123237_o.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-304\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/325043_265029193561217_1141123237_o.jpg 380w, https:\/\/drbarrick.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/325043_265029193561217_1141123237_o-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sense of urgency characterizes nearly everyone who believes that God has led them to become missionaries for&nbsp;the gospel of Jesus Christ. As a result, many consider going to the mission field with either minimum training or with no&nbsp;formal training at all. 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