Holy Preacher Batman I Am Doing A Sermon Tomorrow!

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[quote name='Revprodeji' post='1119031' date='Nov 13 2006, 04:39 PM']
are you getting your masters right now?
Ive been thinking about this all weekend. I really wish I could.
For a while this year I almost thought about taking up one of the evangelical schools offer for a scholarship but I am really struggling at my school right now because everything turns into an argument it seems. Teachers trying to trap me into saying something un-catholic or just the conversion language. Hemeneutics and christology have been chaos, hebrews is ok. But without phatmass and certain goofy posters in particular I dont know what I would have done.

Still workin on the presentation. Needs to be done tommorow.

I need illustration (stories, metaphors) and an application for each point.

as well as an appeal/challenge/application that moves the listener.

Protestant sermons need to have a level of munipulation in them. Im not being mean, just quoting my professor from the 2nd day
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Nope. If I was working on my masters, I'd have letters after my name. :


I'd help with the presentation, but I'm studying for a test, writing a short paper, and working on two presentations of my own. :

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bloody mid-terms eh? I guess I have the pastoral training so I should use it.

I thought you were in the FUS masters program. You come across like you truly know your stuff. I thought you were graduating from the program and looking for teaching spots

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[quote name='Revprodeji' post='1119060' date='Nov 13 2006, 05:07 PM']
bloody mid-terms eh? I guess I have the pastoral training so I should use it.

I thought you were in the FUS masters program. You come across like you truly know your stuff. I thought you were graduating from the program and looking for teaching spots
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I'm graduating from the undergrad program. PhatCatholic is a grad student, though.

Yes, catechetics classes here are just that good (that and the fact that I'm also a theology major).

I am looking for jobs, though.

It's a rewarding field, but not everyone is called to it.

[kateri05]

why yesi am in the distance program and its fabtabulous (except eccelesiology with dr. martin ) you're welcome to PM me with any questions


as for your "preaching".... do protestants fail to realize that Jesus converted (not to mention fed) the thousands WITHOUT powerpoint?!? argh....

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I am incredbily curious about the distance program.

I am considering St. Thomas, but I have a friend in the program that does not speak high about it, so I am keeping my options open and anything that is good enough for Nick is good for me.

My questions are probably typical. I will keep it here instead of PM so others may value as well.

1.) Enter requirements.
2.) How Fasfa works with a distance program. St. Thomas gives alot for living expenses so the student doesnt work full time.
3.) WHat academically do you lose from not being in a class dialogue setting
4.) Is the degree valued the same as if you were local.

Just tell me about the in and outs.

I took eccesiology last year..I wonder if it transfers..hehe

[shortnun]

This is your brain --->

This is your brain on drugs --->

This is your brain after ecclesiology --->


Sorry for the hijack.

Edited November 16, 2006 by shortnun

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I like eccesiology alot. I read some awesome books on the various views of eccesiology among protestant groups. Seriously, might have been one of my favorite classes.

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[quote name='shortnun' post='1121597' date='Nov 16 2006, 12:29 PM']
This is your brain --->

This is your brain on drugs --->

This is your brain after ecclesiology --->
Sorry for the hijack.
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After ecclesiology with Dr. Martin? Dr. Martin makes theology easy, yet profound...but his soothing voice makes me tired at times.

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How'd it go?

[kateri05]

[quote name='Revprodeji' post='1121411' date='Nov 15 2006, 08:52 PM']
I am incredbily curious about the distance program.

I am considering St. Thomas, but I have a friend in the program that does not speak high about it, so I am keeping my options open and anything that is good enough for Nick is good for me.

My questions are probably typical. I will keep it here instead of PM so others may value as well.

1.) Enter requirements.
2.) How Fasfa works with a distance program. St. Thomas gives alot for living expenses so the student doesnt work full time.
3.) WHat academically do you lose from not being in a class dialogue setting
4.) Is the degree valued the same as if you were local.

Just tell me about the in and outs.

I took eccesiology last year..I wonder if it transfers..hehe
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well since we're

sidenote: i LOVE ecclesiology, but hated the class with dr. martin. i actually think that he is a brillant guy, very holy and well educated but a TERRIBLE professor.

anyways back to your questions
1) ummm application, pry an essay, i dont remember, 3 recommendations and NO GRE!!! heck yes!!!!

2) if you are enrolled in at least 2 classes at once, you are eligible for stafford loans. this is the only student aid option because the tuition is already so discounted (like $500 something per CLASS). you do have to take 2 classes on campus (ie FULL Price), but really, this degree will cost me LESS than one SEMESTER of my undergrad.

3) as for what you lose for not being in a dialogue setting.... i never got much out of dialogue settings in college. maybe this is because my school was a liberal bastion of liberalness : so i just spent all the time argueing the Truth to people. so, i would often contribute a lot but without any feedback worth listening to. obviously, this wouldn't be the case at steubenville but, i dont know. i don't really care too much
anyways, i DO wish sometimes that i could ask questions. like prof. militec's exegesis instructions were confusing (heck, so are prof mintos) and sure, i suppose i could email them or something, but sometimes things come up in class that i'm sure people actually ask questions about themselves, but they dont tape record the questions, only the answers, so i dont always get my exact questions covered. i have like a 4.0 (3.9?) right now (with 4.5 classes under my belt), so obviously its not been too much of a problem the convenience of doing the work at my pace, when i want and the cheapness far outweights the discussion attraction

4) degree = same exact thing. its nto a "distance learning" masters, its a masters in theology same as the rest. heck, considering how hard the comp is supposed to be, esp for distance, i'd say its worth more

anymore questions?

/hijack

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By "GRE" do you mean "GPA"?


FAid is an important part and one of the attractions of St. Thomas because they allow 18,000 per year towards living expenses because they do not want their students working while attending their masters program.

Also, you said I would need to attend 2 classes as FUS, how does that happen?

3 letters of rec and an essay sounds too easy

[phatcatholic]

rev............you needed stories and stuff, right?

try this:
[url="http://www.sermonillustrations.com/"]http://www.sermonillustrations.com/[/url]

if you do a google search for "bible illustrations" you'll find more sites just like it. its protestant, so it will probably work well w/ what ur tryin to do.

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What are you doing getting back on topic..

yea, I know that site. I have no problem with sermons, i have a bloody undergrad in it. I just wanted he advice of the pham on how to use this chance to show catholic truths without plowing them over.

Now, the important thing..How good of a reference would you give me if I seriously considered FUS..

[Thy Geekdom Come]

Did you give your sermon? How'd it go?

[Norseman82]

A few ideas from Romans:

Romans 2:15 - Natural Law

Romans 5:12-19 - original sin

Also, if you really want to analyze something, analyze Acts 15 - the Council of Jerusalem - and how the apostles rendered a decision as part of their "binding and loosing" and how they did not practice "sola scriptura"