My Advice to Students — Stephen Garrett Says "Connect with a Local Church"

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A few weeks before I started my M.Div. program seven years ago I asked a friend, “What’s the one piece of advice you have for me as I start my program?”

My friend’s advice is the same advice Stephen M. Garrett has for you:

“Make sure you have a close connection with a local church.”

Garrett, co-editor of Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy, says it’s vital for you to have a community of believers to walk with you through this process—for one major reason:

Studying theology and the Bible can lead to a spiritually dry period.

I agree.

Watch Garrett explain how you’ll benefit from this close connection and how it will help you avoid a potentially barren spiritual experience.

Listening to my friend’s advice made all the difference in my journey, and I trust Garrett’s can do the same in yours.

-Jeremy Bouma, Th.M. (@bouma)

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"My Advice to Students" videos are designed to advise and guide students who are studying for a future of ministry in the Church, whether in the academy or in congregations. In these specially curated videos, leading scholars of biblical studies share their seasoned wisdom to help you navigate this important season of preparation.