LAMP Report

I've come back from the LAMP luncheon. LAMP is an alternative ministry training program that through a six-year program prepares men for pastoral ministry, receiving either a Bachelor of Divinity (if no college degree) or a Master's. It's target is mostly those already in ministry or other careers and active in ministry. There is a strong emphasis on "mentor-based" training, each student meeting weekly with a mentor. The annual tuition cost (including books) is $1,500. (The average debt of a church planter coming out of seminary is $45,000.) Anyone interested?