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Hello dear peers,
Someone please guide me about the hierarchy at DXC.
4.1 professional - 1
4.2 professional - 2
5 Senior Professional / Associate Manager
Where does manager lie in this hierarchy .
Is it above level 5 and is it called level 6.
And what is the salary range for Manager position.
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Getting an MDiv right now. Family + work + seminary can be a lot.
Would recommend walking with your church elders / leaders closely (praying and asking for guidance).
Can be a huge blessing but is a lower priority than taking care of your family (physically and spiritually). 1 Timothy 5:8
Good call thanks B1. Good luck with your studies!
I actually have experience with this. I started down getting my Masters in Divinity from one of the Wesleyan universities. My goal was similar to yours and I had no intention of pursuing vocational ministry. The class was largely remote, however there was a small in-person component to it too.
My experience was somewhat disappointing and I wound up not continuing on after the second semester. The classes that I was having to take were largely about how to run a church - the operational aspects. They touched on a number of different topics and there was some theology that was woven in to be sure, but it was largely for application in vocational ministry. I, like you it sounds like, wanted to get closer to Christ in a structured fashion, and instead I was learning how many services I needed to appeal to all groups and troubles that you could get into if proper tax documents weren’t filed with the IRS or how many pastors and of what variety you needed for a particular sized church. I was the only one in my cohort that wasn’t already in vocational ministry in some way.
I guess my advice would be to really understand the curriculum beyond just a name of class level. I had explained my goals to the admission counselor, but it doesn’t seem that she either understood the program or there was some disconnect. I wish you well in you studies however you choose to move forward with them.
This is helpful, thanks K2! And sorry your experience wasn't really what you were looking for.
The certificate I applied for is part of their "academic programs" (separate from the "professional ministry" degrees). The classes are like Bible survey, hermeneutics, introductory theology, and a few electives. It's marketed on their page to lay people specifically, so hopefully it will be a good fit... but we'll see. As you suggested I'm going to spend some time looking more in depth at the syllabi. Thanks again!
Reformed Theological seminary is considering/developing a vocational seminary type degree/certificate for working professionals not in a church setting. I would keep an eye for that. 👀
I think that is because PCA/reformed theology tends to focus on orthodoxy vs orthopraxy and so stemming from that they place a focus on academia. “If we teach it properly, and our pastors learn it properly, our congregations will know the right things and that’s what matters”
Yes, definitely worth it. Years ago I started at Phoenix Seminary and only completed a few classes before leaving ministry. But I plan to go back eventually and get a Masters in Theology.
As with most places your experience will depend on the quality of professors. I would do some detailed research first and make sure the seminary hasn’t been “converged” into some of the woke nonsense and is otherwise focused on biblical fidelity.
Thanks K1 and good luck with your further pursuits!
And yea that's kind of what I meant about a lot of the "blue chip" divinity schools. To each their own, but they just seemed too progressive for me. Liberal theology and text critical approaches, which don't get me wrong I find valuable to an extent, but for me personally am looking for education that places higher authority on the scripture.