Monday, 13 October 2014

No Physical Boundary For Online Seminary Courses

By Estelle Larsen


Due to advancement in technology, communication has made breakthrough for a couple of years now and has given a lot of convenience and ease for various people, organizations, communities, and especially the academic sector. They are most likely able to hold classes and lessons without having to be restricted in a physical setup in a room. This is through online teaching and communication.

A lot of demand for quality education and a move convenient way of accessing lessons have driven a lot of universities to adapt to modern methods to make their courses more efficient and flexible. Online seminary courses are now the choice for most students who have that calling but are restricted to their locale from the institute or academy. A few schools have offered this but there are factors that needs to be considered first and foremost.

Be definition, seminary, divinity school, or theological college, is an institution of post or secondary education for students who wish to go for ordination as clergy or any other ministry. These students are called Seminarians. It is taken from the Latin word seminarium which roughly translates as seed bed. Although now it is referred to as Roman Catholic Educational Institutes which expanded and included other denominations of Christianity and Jewish Institutions.

For this major, there are a lot of different career paths that are available. Careers which are Parish Ministry, Academic, Chaplaincy, Psychiatry or Psychology, Community Organizing or Social Justice, Social Work, also Christian Education, and various Cross Disciplines like Law and Journalism. Universities may support the ordination or with just the process.

For those with a calling through Pastorship in the midst of the 21st Century, Parish Ministry can be taken as a path. The challenges include the fast changing surroundings and society amongst it also the Church being able to redefine itself constantly. They have to adhere to these changes, act accordingly, and make decisions.

Chaplaincy. They can grow their career in hospitals, military units, schools and universities, police departments, and also private chapels. They are referred to as Chaplains although the term can be used for non Christian sectors as well, like Humanist Chaplains. This is an initial career option to some and others may migrate to this from parish.

Students who have the call to teach may opt for an Academic career path. Ordination may be given by the academy or if not, a guide for their process. Some will pursue a concentrated field of study and research in order to widen their fields so as to bring fresh ideas to the institute or academy. All educational levels are supported and the option to go for a higher education is viable.

Psychology or Psychiatry may be an option as well for career development in this field. Psychology subjects are not originally offered in some programs of schools but they may be taken in order to take other related subjects that are higher for more focus on this field. All of this would be depending on the programs that are offered in the school you want to attend to. One of the tasks for this career is to determine if a certain individual would be needing a professional counselor.

There are other various career paths that a Seminarian can gain and follow depending to their calling. It is not limited to Parish ministry as what is the most common connotation that people have. The seminary education improves greatly the opportunities that a seminarian has.




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