Church Is Not Seminary: Why Young Theologically-Informed 20-Somethings Should Manage Their Expectations of Their Pastors

We all have different impressions of what Christianity is. For the Apostle Paul, it meant counting his accolades as loss (Philippians 3:8), turning from years of tradition and zealotry into what his own kinsmen would regard as heresy. There is a sense in which we all share that insofar as we are all Christians. But a few years ago, for me, Christianity was an intellectual pursuit, and those who were not intellectual about their faith were derelict in their duties, especially when those people were leaders in the Christian Church.…