Ministry Preparation Project: Incorporating the Family into Seminary Education
Part 1: Family Integration Reflection Incorporating the Family into Seminary Education While reading the dissertation from Benjamin Forrest, How to Stay Christian in Seminary , Family to Family, and watching the team videos in the course, I was convicted by the Holy Spirit in many areas. The first main issue I would like to write about is the aspect of how to incorporate the family into my seminary education. There are innumerable needs in my family. I will reflect on four needs that require immediate attention. The first need is isolation. [1] The second need is the spiritual formation of prayer time with my spouse. Thirdly, the need for unconditional love and undivided attention. Lastly, incorporating family Bible time, prayer, and journaling. There are many more, however, I will only write about four, beginning with isolation. Isolation Benjamin Forrest wrote about seminary spouses feeling isolated from the student’s education and how that isolati...
