SkylerGerald
Puritan Board Freshman
The MDiv certainly enjoys being the industry standard, as it were, of theological degrees for pastors. I think that's for good reason as it covers a lot of ground. However, I know there are seminaries such as RTS who offer high-quality MABS and MATS degrees. Assuming he's a proper candidate in other respects (personal piety, etc.) would you have hesitations in ordaining a guy who has an MABS/MATS from a reputable seminary like RTS and not an MDiv?
It seems the PCA's BCO doesn't overtly prohibit this as 21-4 describes the seminary requirement as being the presentation of a "diploma of Bachelor or Master from some approved theological seminary". Still, curious to hear what you all think/how you suspect that would be viewed within your presbytery.
(I see this topic has been discussed before but not at length at least in my opinion)
It seems the PCA's BCO doesn't overtly prohibit this as 21-4 describes the seminary requirement as being the presentation of a "diploma of Bachelor or Master from some approved theological seminary". Still, curious to hear what you all think/how you suspect that would be viewed within your presbytery.
(I see this topic has been discussed before but not at length at least in my opinion)