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Dr. Kyuboem “Kyu” Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. He was educated in evangelical and reformed institutions in the US. He has lived, church planted, and ministered cross-culturally in Philadelphia since 1993. He has also taught urban mission at the graduate level since 2006, has edited the Journal of Urban Mission since 2010, and serves as a leading voice with Missio Alliance. Kyuboem is married to Christe and is the father of two sons, Amoz and Theo.
You can follow Kyuboem on Twitter, @kyuboem.
In this episode, Kyu and Shane talk all things seminary – from the challenges Christian higher-ed currently faces, to its importance for the local Church… and not shying away from the irony of appearing on a podcast hosted by someone who dropped out of seminary.
Very good and interesting episode. I’m wrapping up a year long discipleship program and have signed up for the second year of the program. One of the thoughts I have had over the last year is why haven’t the churches I’ve been a part of for all of my life had any programs like this? I tried to to start a small group focused on systematic theology and had 0 sign ups. My current church and many I have belonged to focus on converting people and maybe had a 3 week new believers class but nothing more in depth. Your comments on the cost of seminary and removing from community are spot on. Plus the addition of debt for the knowledge when we have literally over a hundred seminary trained pastors in our community but I have to drive over 2 1/2 hours to get an in depth discipleship and learning I am looking for. The learning has deepened my walk with Christ, which should be the ultimate aim of such knowledge. But as you said in the article seminary is more of a what do I have to do to pass this class. We have accepted a secular model and we we need to modify it.
Thanks John. I also would like to see more theological training in churches.