Hi All!
A couple weeks ago, I created a thread regarding academic theological education. You guys were so helpful, I though I'd throw a couple other questions into the ring.
I am currently enrolled with Reformed Theological College (RTC). Even though they've been awesome thus far, I am considering transferring to another school due to the fact that RTC's flexible delivery mode will not be as flexible as I'll need the course to be (I'll be studying part-time while working full-time). I am considering Ridley Theological College, which offers a fully online MDiv, and is a school that claims to provide theological education in the "Anglican, Reformed and Evangelical tradition". Yet the school features on its faculty ordained female lecturers (and boasts about hiring both complementarians and egalitarians). So let me ask a couple questions:
1) Any of you who are antiquated with Ridley, would you recommend the college despite their weakness in the area of gender distinctions?
2) Knowing what God has said about gender distinctions and the qualification of eldership, would it be against you conscience to take a class at seminary, sitting under a female lecturer? Why/why not? If not, would the fact that she is ordained into the ministry make any difference to your answer?
3) Are there any other seminaries in Australia/New Zealand that you would recommend, that offer a fully online (not just live-streamed) MDiv in the Reformed tradition, preferably accredited by the Australian College of Theology (ACT)? The school would have to be in Aus/NZ to qualify for government funding.
4) On a somewhat unrelated note, I am also interested as to what schools Aus/NZ minsters here on the Board send their aspiring theological students (online or on-campus).
Thanks in advance for all your responses!
[EDIT: I shortened the post to the bare substance]
A couple weeks ago, I created a thread regarding academic theological education. You guys were so helpful, I though I'd throw a couple other questions into the ring.
I am currently enrolled with Reformed Theological College (RTC). Even though they've been awesome thus far, I am considering transferring to another school due to the fact that RTC's flexible delivery mode will not be as flexible as I'll need the course to be (I'll be studying part-time while working full-time). I am considering Ridley Theological College, which offers a fully online MDiv, and is a school that claims to provide theological education in the "Anglican, Reformed and Evangelical tradition". Yet the school features on its faculty ordained female lecturers (and boasts about hiring both complementarians and egalitarians). So let me ask a couple questions:
1) Any of you who are antiquated with Ridley, would you recommend the college despite their weakness in the area of gender distinctions?
2) Knowing what God has said about gender distinctions and the qualification of eldership, would it be against you conscience to take a class at seminary, sitting under a female lecturer? Why/why not? If not, would the fact that she is ordained into the ministry make any difference to your answer?
3) Are there any other seminaries in Australia/New Zealand that you would recommend, that offer a fully online (not just live-streamed) MDiv in the Reformed tradition, preferably accredited by the Australian College of Theology (ACT)? The school would have to be in Aus/NZ to qualify for government funding.
4) On a somewhat unrelated note, I am also interested as to what schools Aus/NZ minsters here on the Board send their aspiring theological students (online or on-campus).
Thanks in advance for all your responses!
[EDIT: I shortened the post to the bare substance]
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