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Ministerial Students, Calling, and PhD Studies
Sean Michael Lucas has written an insightful post entitled Ministerial Students, Calling, and PhD Studies. If you’re struggling about the idea–whether God has called /is calling you to the pastoral ministry or academia this post was written exactly for you.
Acceptance to Aberdeen
It is with great joy that I’ve learned two weeks ago that my application to do PhD ( New Testament) has been approved by the University of Aberdeen. The letter states as follows,
” I am pleased to inform you that your application for admission as a postgraduate student in the University of Aberdeen was approved on behalf of the Senate today.”
I will be working with Dr. Jutta Leonhardt- Balzer, a specialist in the Gospel of John and Philo. My topic is to research “The concept of seeing God in the Gospel of John in light of Philo.” Please pray for me in this process. This is a hard decision for my family to make. For I’m already accepted to a PhD (History and Philosophy) program here at the University of Texas at Dallas, which I begin this summer. However, I would love to go to Aberdeen, and my wife is quite a supporter of my education. The big problem for us now is to finance a 3 year education in the UK, which amounts to $ 50,000 – $ 70,000.
Pray for scholarships opportunities, and other opportunities to fund my study. It would be nice to receive any advise or suggestions.
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