{"id":28959,"date":"2025-09-16T16:52:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=28959"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:53:00","slug":"ministers-wellness-webinar-exploring-ministry-graduate-school-specialized-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/ministers-wellness-webinar-exploring-ministry-graduate-school-specialized-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister&#8217;s Wellness Webinar: Exploring Ministry Graduate School &amp; Specialized Training"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ICOC Minister&#8217;s Wellness Committee recently hosted a webinar focused on exploring ministry graduate schools and specialized training, featuring a panel of experts who shared their educational journeys and current roles in ministry. The panelists discussed the challenges and experiences of balancing ministry, family, and academic pursuits, particularly pursuing graduate degrees, while exploring various funding strategies and educational approaches. The conversation ended with discussions about the benefits of studying theology inside and outside Stone Campbell schools, including different education formats and approaches to engaging with diverse theological perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0Y9kM1OH38?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the 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