In our conversation with Dr. Bill Giallourakis, we discuss how God saved him as an Atheist, whether or not you should consider a PhD, and starting seminary with no Bible background.

Dr. Bill Giallourakis is the pastor of Columbia Road Baptist Church in North Olmstead, Ohio.

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This bonus episode is the full Bible message entitled "Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain" which I preached on Sunday Morning, October 4, 2020 at Peoples Baptist Church in McDonough, GA.

This bonus episode is connected to episode 21 of the Seminary Support podcast.

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Biblical Studies is one of the fields you can choose to go into as you go deeper into your seminary training. Today we are going to take a look into Biblical Studies, specifically into the Old Testament talk about something you've probably never seen before in the third commandment.

Special thanks to the Bible Project for permission to use a portion of their podcast from March 19, 2020 entitled "Taking God's Name in Vain?"

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No one sits down and finishes seminary at one sitting. You and I both know that seminary work is completed over a long period of time through innumerable short sessions- what I call a study session. A study session is just a block of time you set aside to get work done. Planning a proper study session will boost your productivity and it can even be used beyond the classroom. Today I’ve got six ways you should plan your next study session.

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My conversation today continues with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss why you should confirm your gifts, what it means to go to seminary with a community behind you and the "slog" of doctoral work.

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My conversation today continues with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss the difference between a topic and a thesis, the value of a theological library and his five steps of moving from topic to thesis.

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My conversation today is with Dr. Michael Kibbe, the author of From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research. We discuss foundational principles of theological research including its goal, and why you can't just "wing it."

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Our world, and specifically our United States of America is seemingly on fire. Is now the time, when there seems to be so much at stake religiously, politically, and even constitutionally, to give so much effort in earning a seminary degree? 

Last week I took my first module of my Doctor of Ministry program. I am going to tell you a little bit about it and give you my five takeaways including the importance of research and writing, why a Zoom module is so hard and a great textbook I recommend. 

I continue my conversation with Dr. Herb Samworth as he talks about the greatest contribution of Baptists, the gospel order of salvation and how historical figures should be judged.

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