Bill_Vincent
Puritan Board Freshman
Hey all, I was hoping to glean from your collective experience and wisdom. I was raised a reformed baptist, grown up in baptist churches, and am currently attending a baptist seminary for my undergraduate degree. In have long said that the only thing keeping me from becoming Presbyterian was infant baptism. As I was studying the Lord's supper over the last two semesters in school, I found that I aligned much more strongly with the traditional reformed view of the sacraments, which led me into a study of infant baptism. I now stand in agreement with infant baptism, a reformed view of the sacraments, and I like but do not fully understand the Presbyterian view of church polity.
With that said, I want to ask any of you who have transitioned from a baptist to a Presbyterian understanding for any experiencial advice. In the near future I want to join a Presbyterian church. I want to attend a reformed seminary for my M.Div. However, change is intimidating and is never easy. What are some suggestions you have about the transition? Any advice? Also, is there any difficulty in ordination coming from a baptist background? Will that reflect badly when being examined for the ministry?
With that said, I want to ask any of you who have transitioned from a baptist to a Presbyterian understanding for any experiencial advice. In the near future I want to join a Presbyterian church. I want to attend a reformed seminary for my M.Div. However, change is intimidating and is never easy. What are some suggestions you have about the transition? Any advice? Also, is there any difficulty in ordination coming from a baptist background? Will that reflect badly when being examined for the ministry?