Hello All,
Sorry, I haven't posted in a long while. Just wanted to let you know that I will graduate from Luther Rice Seminary this Friday, 15 May, with a Master of Divinity degree. I have been working on this degree for about eight years through four different schools. I thank God that I am finally done!
Currently, I am being considered for a bivocational pastor position at a local Baptist church. I am praying that I will be selected so that I can put to good use what I've learned in seminary as I serve God's people.
Additionally, I entered the Ed.D in Educational Leadership program at Liberty University earlier this year. I'm in my third class right now. Because I can use Air Force civilian tuition assistance to pay for many of the Ed.D classes, I couldn't let this opportunity pass me by. I hope, Lord willing, to finish this doctorate in three to four years. I would like in the future to pursue employment opportunities at the Community College of the Air Force, Air University, or DANTES. Presently, I am the Education Services Officer for Columbus AFB.
If anybody wants current information about Luther Rice or Liberty, let me know! Luther Rice and Liberty have been a tremendous blessing to me.
Eddie
I'm Done at Luther Rice...Just Started at Liberty
Discussion in 'Baptist Colleges & Seminaries' started by eddie, May 13, 2009.
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Congratulations on your completion! I just finished my last class at Liberty, and I now have a Bachelors degree.
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Congratulations.
I'm interested in LRU. If you don't mind my asking: what was the quality of the education? -
Congratulations on your graduation.
I took a look at the program and if I were you I would take more statistics classes than they require. Some doctoral programs require at least three statistics classes. You will never regret it. -
Eddie,
Congratulations on your graduation and your moving on to your doctoral education. :applause: -
Congratulations! :applause: -
Congratulations, Eddie! As an '08 Luther Rice M.Div. grad, I know the feeling! I'll be praying that God's will is done concerning the bivocational church job. I have been a bivocational pastor in a small church for over 5 years, along with teaching in the public schools. God bless you!
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Eddie,
Congrats, I am leaning heavily on LRU for the MDIV, what information and advice can you give me?
PreacherTeacher,
How has teaching/preaching as a bivocational pastor been for you? The reason I ask is because I do my student teaching this fall, and will also be a public school teacher/pastor. How has LRU helped you? It is encouraging to see someone in a similar situation as myself. I feel called to both teach and preach and have been seeing how the Lord will lead in these directions. -
The quality of education is good. Like at any other school, some of the courses were rigorous and some were not. Thankfully, the discussion board assignments at LRU have prepared me well for Liberty U., which also requires a lot of discussion board assignments.
My biggest regret is not having taken Greek language courses. Greek and Hebrew are not required at LRU. LRU does offer Greek online, so I would recommend that you take the Greek courses. I'm thinking about taking a couple of online Greek classes through LRU in the future.
Here are what I consider to be some LRU pros and cons (please keep in mind that all schools have pros and cons):
Pros
- Unwavering commitment to the authority of Scripture
- Caring professors
- Heavy emphasis on missions
- Solid preparation for church leadership
- Excellent library support
- School reps (Financial Aid, Registrar, Academic Advising, etc.) are easy to get a hold of (hold times when calling Liberty are ridiculous!)
- Very reasonable tuition rate!
- Nationally accredited
Cons
- Nationally accredited
- Lack of rigor in some M.Div classes
- Biblical languages not required
Overall, I think LRU is a wonderful school, and I thank God for my degree!
Liberty Ed.D update:
I've gotten an "A" in each of my first two Ed.D classes. I really like the program so far. -
yo! Congrats!
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- I recommend that you take the online Greek classes. I wish that I had.
- When you answer the discussion board questions, give answers based on research you've done. The professors don't like discussion board answers based on what you "think" or how you "feel" about the subject; interact with what biblical scholars have to say on the topic.
- Keep in mind that LRU is nationally accredited. Unfortunately, many regionally accredited seminaries do not accept students with nationally accredited M.Div's into their D.Min programs.
- Take advantage of the excellent library support. The library will send books to your house at no charge. You pay the return postage.
- Buy your books from Amazon.com, not through the LRU MBS Direct book store. Amazon is a lot cheaper.
I think LRU is a wonderful school. Just make sure that a nationally accredited school like LRU will allow you to achieve your goals. If you'd like more information, please let me know.
Thanks,
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They are accredited by tracs -
Even though ATS is a "national" accreditor of theological schools, I don't think of ATS in the same way that I think of other national accreditors, such as TRACS or DETC. From what I can tell, ATS accredition is highly respected among seminaries and university-based divinity schools. TRACS does not enjoy anyone near the same level of respect as does ATS. Am I wrong about that?
Thanks,
Eddie -
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I took all my classes online in Liberty's distance learning program. I LOVED the Bible courses that are required - I learned so much from Dr Caner's class - and from Dr Hindson's class. My Criminal Justice classes were good too....the texts are tough reading and I had to take lots of notes.
Debbie Mc -
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Can you trust the federal government?
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