Nazarene Theological Seminary

Dr. Ron Benefiel, NTS President, was interviewed by KCUR (Kansas City's source for NPR news) for a program that aired on October 12th -- KCUR's Up to Date, "Religion Roundtable: Training Clergy." Listen to the Interview

The following is KCUR's description of this podcast episode (http://archive.kcur.org/kcurArchive.asp?ProgID=6):

"Religious communities of all shapes and sizes depend on their spiritual leaders. They expect them to be teachers, counselors, administrators and sages. They turn to them for answers and stand with them at gravesides. But who teaches the teachers?

Up to Date's monthly Religion Roundtable explores the world of theological education, including the handful of institutions right here in the metro area. Guest host Brian Ellison talks with Molly T. Marshall, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Shawnee, Ron Benefiel, president of Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City as well as Fr. Samuel Russell, president-rector of Conception Abbey and Rabbi Ken Ehrlich of Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati about how students -- and the classes they take -- have changed over the years, and about what it's like for students graduating with their degrees as they seek communities to serve."