{"id":2527,"date":"2021-06-01T03:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/?p=2527"},"modified":"2021-05-31T11:17:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T16:17:56","slug":"s1-e7-what-seminary-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/s1-e7-what-seminary-is\/","title":{"rendered":"S1 E7: What Seminary Is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2097 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2019\/04\/2019-04-04-10.16.07-1-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2019\/04\/2019-04-04-10.16.07-1-192x300.jpg 192w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2019\/04\/2019-04-04-10.16.07-1-96x150.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2019\/04\/2019-04-04-10.16.07-1-768x1200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2019\/04\/2019-04-04-10.16.07-1-313x490.jpg 313w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2019\/04\/2019-04-04-10.16.07-1-1080x1688.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2528 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/2021\/05\/Zane-Res-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>Host Erik Masci and producer Zane Goggans sit down to talk about what a seminary education looks like for someone who has completed an M.Div. and for someone who is currently working on one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class='author-shortcodes'>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-inner'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='author-image'>\n\t\t\t<img src='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/acugst\/files\/et_temp\/SEMINARY-ISNT-SCARY_3000-2-scaled-246288_60x60.jpg' alt='' \/>\n\t\t\t<div class='author-overlay'><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<div class='author-info'>\n\t\t\tSeminary Isn\u2019t Scary is a podcast about theological education, ministry practice, and the cross-sections between the two. 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