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Welcome to Colorado Christian Theological Seminary

By madwire / January 1, 2016

Deciding to go to seminary school can be a big change for you and your family.  Choosing any way to further your education is a big financial and time commitment. It requires discipline and dedication. If you are currently working, are a parent, or are juggling both, online seminary school could be the perfect fit…

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No Matter What Your Educational Goal is, Be Deliberate

By madwire / August 10, 2015

If you have had a chance to read the last blog entry “Choosing College, A Hierarchy” and have had a chance to look over the flow chart, hopefully one of the conclusions you came to was: You have to take ownership of not only your education but your future too. Teaching English at the university…

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Accredited or Not Accredited?

By madwire / August 10, 2015

It is unfortunate, but each year thousands of students fail to ask two crucial questions: is my school accredited and do I need to attend an accredited school to accomplish my future goals and dreams? The repercussions of this failure to examine ones school are not felt until, in many cases, years later. The most…

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By madwire / August 10, 2015

The conversation of “brick and mortar” versus online has been going on since at least the 1970’s.  Getting educated through a computer network seemed like a crazy idea.  As crazy as it seemed, many educators and former students felt that online education was a threat to the real education, the kind that can only take…

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Education Today Has Changed?

By madwire / August 10, 2015

Education clearly has changed, hasn’t it?  We no longer push our children to select a college or university based upon the exclusive book collections that it houses inside its libraries.  The academy no longer has a stranglehold on textbooks and thus your access to textbooks is not determined by access to a specific academy.  You…

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The State of Online Learning in Higher Education

By madwire / August 10, 2015

Grade-Change-2013-Infographic An infographic from ACCESS – The Association of Christian Distance Education

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The Accreditation Debate

By madwire / August 10, 2015

The topic of accreditation is a very confusing one. The Department of Education or Education Department (ED) does not itself accredit institutions, per se. However there are approximately forty or so organizations that do that have ties to the Department. Essentially, schools which are accredited are authorized to receive Title IV funding and offer student loans.…

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By madwire / August 10, 2015

Colorado Theological Seminary has been supporting the Christian Law Association for a few years now.  They do a great service in using their legal expertise to defend Christians and their constitutional rights.  This article made a particular impact on me since I am a Vietnam veteran.  Dr. Delbert Chapman is Korean War veteran.  We both,…

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Expanding Your Borders – from Christianity Today Online

By madwire / August 10, 2015

I find this to be a good and interesting article.  Fourteen years ago, when Dr. Del Chapman, myself and our wives started Colorado Theological Seminary, the main stream brick and mortar seminaries and bible colleges wanted nothing to do with distance or online learning.  Now of course, online instruction is their cash cow.  It’s funny…

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Considering Distance Learning… From Christianity Today Online

By madwire / August 10, 2015

I came across this article today while looking over the online version of Christianity Today. I thought it relevant and wanted to share it with you.  I have also added my comments.  Let me know what you think or if you happen to have other pertinent questions a prospective student should ask him or herself.…

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