| For years I have contemplated attending | | | | as my mentor. Over the past two years he has |
| seminary. The biggest problem that I faced was | | | | made himself available to answer any questions |
| cost not to mention trying to find a school that | | | | that I've had and with grace pushed me to think |
| provided a quality education for my money. Well, | | | | beyond my own worldview and to think biblically |
| about a couple of years ago I did a Google search | | | | about the issues that face our culture and the |
| and came across a school called The North | | | | world in which we live. |
| American Reformed Seminary affectionately | | | | Second, the online course materials are excellent. |
| known as TNARS. The school was very appealing | | | | The DVD's, lectures and books are of the highest |
| to me because it met both of my needs in terms | | | | quality in terms of their academic strength and |
| cost (free) and academic strength in which I was | | | | quality. Each assignment has helped stretch my |
| look for. | | | | thinking and pushed me to want to learn more. (I |
| I enrolled in TNARS in August of 2008. The | | | | plan to further my education by enrolling in the |
| process was fairly simple which I appreciated. | | | | Bachelor of Arts in Theological Studies (BATS) |
| After completing the online application and | | | | within a month or two.) |
| submitting a letter of recommendation I was | | | | Third, TNARS is constantly improving. The |
| assigned a mentor shortly thereafter. Since it had | | | | Oversight Department is always adding new |
| been a quite some time since I had been in school | | | | mentors with excellent academic credentials. |
| and not exactly knowing what I was getting into I | | | | They've added an online library and recently a |
| enrolled in the Associate of Arts in Theological | | | | new online store. You get the impression that |
| Studies (AATS) program. It has been almost two | | | | they plan to be around for a long time. |
| years and I am nearing the end of completing the | | | | I'm not sure what your financial situation is |
| program so I thought that I would write a brief | | | | particularly in today's economy, but if you are |
| article on why I appreciate being a student at | | | | looking for an affordable quality Christian education |
| TNARS. | | | | that will help you become a better leader or |
| First, the mentors at TNARS are wonderful and | | | | servant I recommend TNARS, The North |
| loving men of God. I was assigned Dr. Bill Bauerle | | | | American Reformed Seminary. |