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One of our readers is well-employed and competent, but is now considering a mid-life change to attend seminary and pursue \u2014 well, he\u2019s not sure if it will lead to church ministry or possible academia. He\u2019s asked to open this up to the Jesus Creed blog community \u2026 so what do you think?<\/i><\/div>\n

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I\u2019d be interested to hear from Jesus Creed readers who made a career change to attend seminary in mid-life. \u00a0What prompted you to make the change? \u00a0Did you have a certain \u201ccalling\u201d to vocational ministry? \u00a0How did you manage the family and financial issues? \u00a0What seminary did you attend, and why? \u00a0Where did you land afterwards? I\u2019d also be interested to hear from folks who\u2019ve made time to study theology without fully changing careers. \u00a0How did you integrate that study with other aspects of your life? \u00a0What made you decide not to pursue vocational ministry?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of our readers is well-employed and competent, but is now considering a mid-life change to attend seminary and pursue \u2014 well, he\u2019s not sure if it will lead to church ministry or possible academia. He\u2019s asked to open this up to the Jesus Creed blog community \u2026 so what do you think? 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