Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church?




Straight Truth Podcast show

Summary: Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church? | Watch This Episode on YouTube<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/does-one-need-a-formal-education-to-teach-in-the-church\/#arve-youtube-4tbmecmsglm65fa06ffdb055177575687","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/4TBmECmSglM?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0","name":"Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/STP-S15-EP09-Theological-Trainning.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-05-13","description":"Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church? This topic is addressed by Dr. Richard Caldwell on the Straight Truth Podcast"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe To Our YouTube Channel<br> <br> Support Our Podcast<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join Our Mailing List<br> <br> <br> <br> Related MessagesTo learn more about these things, consider listening to sermons exposited from the Word of God by Pastor Caldwell. These sermons will help give a deeper insight into the role and responsibilities of those who shepherd us under the authority of the Great Shepherd, the Lord Jesus.Selecting &amp; Training Men For MinistryA Noble WorkThe Temperament of A Godly LeaderThe Ministers of The Word In The Life of The ChurchOur View of Spiritual LeadershipA Leadership Perspective That Pleases God<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> {"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@id":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/does-one-need-a-formal-education-to-teach-in-the-church\/#arve-vimeo-53649797965fa06ffdbbd9215398943","type":"VideoObject","embedURL":"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/536497979?h=c549a6025d&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;html5=1&amp;title=1&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;autoplay=0","name":"Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church?","thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/straighttruth.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/STP-S15-EP09-Theological-Trainning.jpg","uploadDate":"2021-05-13","description":"Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church?"}<br> <br> <br> <br> Follow Us On Vimeo<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Listen to the Audio Podcast<br> <br> <br> Subscribe on iPhone<br> <br> Subscribe on Android<br> <br> Subscribe on Spotify<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Does One Need A Formal Education To Teach In The Church?This week on the Straight Truth Podcast, a listener writes that 1 John 2:26 and 27 seem to imply that we do not need someone formally educated to teach us the Bible. The listener then writes and asks does someone need to have a formal education to teach the Bible? Should men be required to have formal education, such as theological education, or have gone to seminary before they can minister or serve as a pastor? Dr. Josh Philpot, our host, presents Dr. Richard Caldwell with these questions and asks him to help us think through them as they may or may not relate to the verses shared.Pastor Caldwell starts by telling us that the same Spirit of God who has given these verses in 1 John 2 has also given us verses and passages that speak of spiritual gifts given to the church. The spiritual gifts given include men, teaching, and preaching. So if the church didn't, and doesn't need, to be formally taught and instructed, and the men who would provide these things, why would the Spirit distribute gifts like that? So these verses in 1 John 2 are not teaching us that we don’t need teachers; that isn’t what they refer to.The message that our pastors, preachers, and teachers share with us is the Word of God; it is not their opinions nor their ideas. These men have a weighty responsibility. They are to take God’s Word and deliver it accurately and are to...