KEEPING CURRENT

KEEPING CURRENT

Virgil Warren, PhD

   I. In World Affairs

         A. Radio and television

         B. Local and national newspapers

         C. Subscribe to Christianity Today (religious world news), Christian Century (religious world news).

         D. Get on the mailing lists of missionary agencies.

  II. In Practical Ministry Skills

         A. Subscribe to Leadership, Pulpit Helps, Discipleship, Christian Standard, and the like.

         B. Attend seminars (National Pastors Conference), ministerial gatherings, conventions (North American Christian Convention, National Missionary Convention, preaching conventions associated with several Bible colleges)

III. In Education

         A. Get on as many publishers’ mailing lists as possible.

         B. Enroll in continuing education courses. Several Christian colleges have added graduate programs designed for ministers on the field. Usually these programs meet for two-week periods two or three times a year at various places around the country. A Master of Ministry degree (MM) can be earned in about three years. There are correspondence programs available. If you are located near a graduate school, you may be able to take one course a semester or ever other semester.

         C. Buy Cyril Barber’s The Minster’s Library and the supplements that come out every two years. Important books are listed and briefly described from a relatively conservative perspective.