Prospective seminary students frequently ask whether it’s advisable to try to save money by getting a degree by distance or by attending a non-accredited school. Here’s a resource page:
- Why Pastors Need A Seminary Education
- And Now for the Rest of the Story: Distance Ed
- Education True and False
- Who Should Go to Seminary?
- Who Should Not Go to Seminary?
- What is a Seminary?
- How Not to Train Pastors (pt 1)
- How Not to Train Pastors (pt 2)
- How Not to Train Pastors (pt 3)
- Distance Ed: After The Hype
- Why “Distributed” Pastoral Education Is Not The Solution
- Resources On Online Pastoral Education
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.
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