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Its understood that education is a powerful tool for having a better life and being more productive. Training is important. The right kind of education is an absolute plus. However, someone drowning is not concerned if the one attempting to rescue them, has a college degree. If someone comes by to rescue them, they are not going to ask, Do you have a degree? In all these many years of ministry, not one time has anyone I was ministering to, in the U.S. or overseas, asked if I had a degree. In the job market, having a degree is often required. It is a signal that one has invested the time and money to be prepared.One could make the case that the Disciples of Jesus did not have an equivalent to a college degree today. Yet, they changed the world.One could also say, that the Disciples had been in Jesus College for three years as they learned personally from the Lord Himself. That kind of practical training is incredibly powerful even if it does not come with a degree.Of course, people should not misrepresent their qualifications by claiming education they do not have. Even in cases where someone has completed enough college-level instruction and training to qualify, they also need

True. A drowning person doesn't care if you have a degree. But, a student cares if his teacher has a fake degree.A church may not care if his pastor has a degree. But, people think you have insecurity issues if you go around touting a fake degree. It's an ethics/integrity issue. I don't understand it why we do that. We don't look smart when we're telling untruths. We don't look courageous when we're acting insecure.

can't believe Im saying this

but I'm with travis on this. the call of the pastor and the christian is closer to a teacher than a lifeguard.If you don't have a real wife, don't say you have one in hopes to raise your credibility.If you don't have a real relationship, don't name drop to make yourself look more connected.if you don't have a real degree don't say you have one to make yourself look more qualified.Jimmie- assault theology? thats a bit harsh. Why can't adults have adult conversations about theology where they disagree. OTCP rings this bell a lot and frankly Im tired of hearing it, but it doesn't make it less true.

I'm a pastor, not a doctor, Jim! (Said in Dr. McCoy's voice

As a former lifeguard/water safety instructor, I can say that an untrained rescuer could quite possibly do more harm than good, regardless of intentions, and might even result in a double drowning of both the rescuee and the rescuer.

Let's take it a step further. Ifn OTCP was drowndin, an a feller comes by in a boat an says, hey, I got two unaccredited doctorates an a fake doctorate, do you want me to help you? OTCP would, without hesitation, say No thank you. Cause hey, ifn he is out on a boat toutin his questionable credentials, how do I know the rope is secure? How do I know his boat ain't gotta hole in it an once in the boat we both drown, then my legacy is marred for dyin with a unaccredited degree holder? Or still yet, what ifn he posts on Acts an tells everbody how a unaccredited degree holder saved OTCP's life an that somehow validates his life experience doctorate?

Re: Someone DROWNING is not concerned if the rescuer has a degree.

How are you going to live to expose this feller if you don't accept his help

But you should care where they got a degree from if it is from a diploma mill to land a job at the children’s home that requires a PHD for federal funds..... that’s fraud... Proof degrees still matter in some situations www.themountainpress.com/homepage/smoky-mountain-children-s-home-dissolves-position/article c15409da-2e1b-5c58-8c52-d2d0577dfcae.html