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Thursday, July 01, 2004
Online university offers busy pastors many options - Linda Leicht, Springfield, MO News-Leader
Wayne Ogle is full-time pastor at a growing church outside Arlington, Texas, so going to seminary to get his degree seemed out of the question — until he discovered Rockbridge University in Springfield. Rockbridge has no campus. The new online school, housed in an office at Second Baptist Church, allows people like Ogle to take classes and continue working. Since January, he has been taking classes that will not only earn him a master's degree in the next few years, but provide him with practical, usable information for his work. "My church is already employing several things I've learned in my classes," said Ogle. "It's pretty immediate...." Rockbridge classes are held in a "virtual 24/7 classroom," said Daryl Eldridge, president and founder of the online university. All students have to do is log on to get lessons, participate in class discussions, ask questions and submit their work.
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